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The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department confirms a 67-year-old male died July 30 and a 27-year-old male died Aug. 5 due to complications from COVID-19, according to a Thursday morning news release. This brings the total number of COVID-19 deaths to 21 in Madison County.
The health department received positive test results for 45 more cases of COVID-19. We now have 1,310 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Madison County.
The newest confirmed cases include 24 males, 21 females, and range from ages 15 to 87.
The department’s epidemiology staff are reaching out to these individuals and people who had close contact with these cases.
Eighteen Madison County residents are currently hospitalized. One of those patients is on a ventilator.
The release said 886 Madison County residents have recovered from COVID-19 and 42 people say they are feeling better.
The department’s released the following demographic information about Madison County’s confirmed COVID-19 cases.
GENDER
|
Sex |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Female |
699 |
53.3% |
|
Male |
610 |
46.6% |
|
Unknown |
1 |
0.1% |
HEALTH STATUS
|
Health Status |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Recovered |
886 |
68% |
|
Not Recovered |
292 |
22% |
|
Better |
42 |
3% |
|
Unknown |
69 |
5% |
|
Deaths |
21 |
2% |
ZIP CODE
|
Zip Code |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
38305 |
750 |
57.3% |
|
38301 |
423 |
32.3% |
|
38356 |
25 |
2% |
|
38391 |
19 |
1.5% |
|
38366 |
15 |
1% |
|
38343 |
15 |
1% |
|
38313 |
24 |
2% |
|
38392 |
6 |
0.4% |
|
38355 |
5 |
0.3% |
|
38362 |
13 |
1% |
|
38006 |
4 |
0.3% |
|
38302 |
1 |
0.1% |
|
38308 |
3 |
0.2% |
|
38378 |
1 |
0.1% |
|
Unknown |
6 |
0.4% |
RACE
|
Race |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Black or African American |
427 |
33% |
|
White |
479 |
37% |
|
Asian |
7 |
0.5% |
|
Hispanic |
45 |
3% |
|
Other/Multiracial |
17 |
1% |
|
Unspecified |
335 |
25.5% |
AGE
|
Age (years) |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
0-10 |
53 |
4% |
|
11-20 |
128 |
10% |
|
21-30 |
272 |
21% |
|
31-40 |
222 |
17% |
|
41-50 |
175 |
13% |
|
51-60 |
201 |
15% |
|
61-70 |
133 |
10% |
|
71-80 |
73 |
6% |
|
80+ |
47 |
3.5% |
|
Unknown |
6 |
0.5% |
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.