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The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department received positive test results for 75 more cases of COVID-19, according to Director Kim Tedford. There are now 1,704 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Madison County.
“It’s pretty alarming,” Tedford said.
The newest confirmed cases include 32 males, 43 females, and range from ages 1 to 79.
The department’s epidemiology staff are reaching out to these individuals and people who had close contact with these cases.
Twenty-two Madison County residents are currently hospitalized. One of those patients is on a ventilator.
Amy Garner, West Tennessee Healthcare Chief Compliance & Communications Officer, said there are 104 COVID-19 patients at Jackson Madison County General Hospital, with 33 in ICU and 23 on ventilators. The hospital had it’s highest number of cases Wednesday with 109.
You can watch Friday’s media briefing below:
The department also released the following demographic information about Madison County’s confirmed COVID-19 cases.
GENDER
|
Sex |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Female |
892 |
52.4% |
|
Male |
810 |
47.5% |
|
Unknown |
2 |
0.1% |
HEALTH STATUS
|
Health Status |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Recovered |
1231 |
72% |
|
Not Recovered |
280 |
16.5% |
|
Better |
107 |
6% |
|
Unknown |
58 |
3.5% |
|
Deaths |
28 |
2% |
ZIP CODE
|
Zip Code |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
38305 |
936 |
55% |
|
38301 |
596 |
35% |
|
38356 |
30 |
1.7% |
|
38391 |
22 |
1.3% |
|
38366 |
19 |
1.1% |
|
38343 |
20 |
1.2% |
|
38313 |
30 |
1.8% |
|
38392 |
6 |
0.3% |
|
38355 |
9 |
0.5% |
|
38362 |
17 |
1% |
|
38006 |
4 |
0.2% |
|
38302 |
2 |
0.1% |
|
38308 |
4 |
0.2% |
|
38378 |
1 |
0.1% |
|
Unknown |
8 |
0.5% |
RACE
|
Race |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Black or African American |
515 |
30% |
|
White |
570 |
33.5% |
|
Asian |
8 |
0.5% |
|
Hispanic |
46 |
3% |
|
Other/Multiracial |
24 |
1% |
|
Unspecified |
541 |
32% |
AGE
|
Age (years) |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
0-10 |
68 |
4% |
|
11-20 |
173 |
10% |
|
21-30 |
355 |
21% |
|
31-40 |
296 |
17% |
|
41-50 |
227 |
13% |
|
51-60 |
267 |
16% |
|
61-70 |
168 |
10% |
|
71-80 |
89 |
5% |
|
80+ |
55 |
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.