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The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department received positive test results for 14 more confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to Director Kim Tedford Monday morning. There are now 861 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Madison County, with 246 active cases.
Tedford said an 88-year-old male died Sunday, July 26, due to complications from COVID-19, bringing the total number of COVID-19 deaths to 14 in Madison County.
The newest confirmed cases include:
- 49-year-old female (not hospitalized)
- 85-year-old female (not hospitalized)
- 56-year-old male (unknown hospitalization)
- 40-year-old female (unknown hospitalization)
- 17-year-old female (not hospitalized)
- 23-year-old male (not hospitalized)
- 17-year-old male (not hospitalized)
- 61-year-old male (unknown hospitalization)
- 46-year-old female (hospitalized)
- 49-year-old female (unknown hospitalization)
- 33-year-old female (not hospitalized)
- 69-year-old female (not hospitalized)
- 75-year-old female (unknown hospitalization)
- 66-year-old male (unknown hospitalization)
The department’s epidemiology staff are still trying to contact some of these individuals, so hospitalization status is unknown at this time, according to a news release from the department. The staff is also reaching out to people who had close contact with these cases.
Thirteen Madison County residents are currently hospitalized. One of those patients is on a ventilator.
There are 601 Madison County residents have recovered from COVID-19 and 40 people say they are feeling better.
You can watch Monday’s media briefing below:
The department also released these see the following demographic information about Madison County’s confirmed COVID-19 cases.
GENDER
Sex |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
Female |
505 |
58.6% |
Male |
355 |
41.3% |
Unknown |
1 |
0.1% |
HEALTH STATUS
Health Status |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
Recovered |
601 |
69.8% |
Not Recovered |
156 |
18.1% |
Better |
40 |
4.7% |
Unknown |
50 |
5.8% |
Deaths |
14 |
1.6% |
ZIP CODE
Zip Code |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
38305 |
528 |
61.3% |
38301 |
227 |
26.3% |
38356 |
16 |
2% |
38391 |
16 |
2% |
38366 |
11 |
1% |
38343 |
12 |
1% |
38313 |
19 |
2% |
38392 |
5 |
1% |
38355 |
5 |
1% |
38362 |
11 |
1% |
38006 |
4 |
0.5% |
38302 |
1 |
0.1% |
38308 |
1 |
0.1% |
38378 |
1 |
0.1% |
Unknown |
4 |
0.5% |
RACE
Race |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
Black or African American |
312 |
36% |
White |
369 |
43% |
Asian |
7 |
1% |
Hispanic |
39 |
4% |
Other/Multiracial |
16 |
2% |
Unspecified |
118 |
14% |
AGE
Age (years) |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
0-10 |
32 |
4% |
11-20 |
85 |
10% |
21-30 |
172 |
20% |
31-40 |
134 |
15% |
41-50 |
125 |
14% |
51-60 |
135 |
16% |
61-70 |
86 |
10% |
71-80 |
52 |
6% |
80+ |
35 |
4% |
Unknown |
5 |
1% |
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.