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The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department received positive test results for eight more confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to a Thursday morning news release from the health department. There are now 217 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Madison County.
The newest cases include:
- an 82-year-old male (hospitalized)
- a 51-year-old female (not hospitalized)
- a 29-year-old male (not hospitalized)
- a 25-year-old male (not hospitalized)
- a 29-year-old female (not hospitalized)
- a 21-year-old male (not hospitalized)
- a 64-year-old female (not hospitalized)
- a 19-year-old female (not hospitalized)
The department’s epidemiology staff are still trying to contact several of these individuals. Staff are also reaching out to people who had close contact with these cases.
Three Madison County residents are currently hospitalized. One of those patients is on a ventilator.
The release said 198 Madison County residents have recovered from COVID-19 and three people say they are feeling better.
The department released the following demographic information about Madison County’s confirmed COVID-19 cases:
GENDER
|
Sex |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Female |
122 |
56% |
|
Male |
95 |
44% |
HEALTH STATUS
|
Health Status |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Recovered |
198 |
91% |
|
Not Recovered |
11 |
5% |
|
Better |
3 |
1.5% |
|
Unknown |
3 |
1.5% |
|
Deaths |
2 |
1% |
ZIP CODE
|
Zip Code |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
38305 |
131 |
60% |
|
38301 |
56 |
26% |
|
38356 |
5 |
2.5% |
|
38391 |
5 |
2.5% |
|
38366 |
2 |
1% |
|
38343 |
5 |
2.5% |
|
38313 |
4 |
2% |
|
38392 |
1 |
0.5% |
|
38355 |
1 |
0.5% |
|
38362 |
3 |
1% |
|
38006 |
3 |
1% |
|
38302 |
1 |
0.5 |
RACE
|
Race |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Black or African American |
124 |
57% |
|
White |
71 |
33% |
|
Asian |
5 |
2% |
|
Hispanic |
2 |
1% |
|
Other/Multiracial |
7 |
3% |
|
Unspecified |
8 |
4% |
AGE
|
Age (years) |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
0-10 |
3 |
1% |
|
11-20 |
12 |
6% |
|
21-30 |
33 |
15% |
|
31-40 |
31 |
14% |
|
41-50 |
41 |
19% |
|
51-60 |
50 |
23% |
|
61-70 |
28 |
13% |
|
71-80 |
13 |
6% |
|
80+ |
6 |
3% |
Find more information about COVID-19 from the Tennessee Department of Health at https://www.tn.gov/health/cedep/ncov. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated information and guidance available online at www.cdc.gov/COVID19.