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The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department received positive test results for 21 more cases of COVID-19,according to Director Kim Tedford. There are now 1,786 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Madison County.
The newest confirmed cases include 6 males, 15 females, and range from ages 2 months to 68.
The department’s epidemiology staff are reaching out to these individuals and people who had close contact with these cases.
Twenty-one 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 103 COVID-19 patients at Jackson Madison County General Hospital, with 36 in ICU and 19 on ventilators.
You can watch Monday’s press briefing below:
https://www.facebook.com/JMCRHD/videos/715351745863414/
The department released the following demographic information about Madison County’s confirmed COVID-19 cases.
GENDER
|
Sex |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Female |
944 |
52.9% |
|
Male |
840 |
47% |
|
Unknown |
2 |
0.1% |
HEALTH STATUS
|
Health Status |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Recovered |
1313 |
73% |
|
Not Recovered |
279 |
16% |
|
Better |
98 |
5% |
|
Unknown |
66 |
4% |
|
Deaths |
30 |
2% |
ZIP CODE
|
Zip Code |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
38305 |
973 |
54.5% |
|
38301 |
633 |
35.5% |
|
38356 |
31 |
1.7% |
|
38391 |
24 |
1.3% |
|
38366 |
20 |
1.1% |
|
38343 |
21 |
1.2% |
|
38313 |
30 |
1.7% |
|
38392 |
7 |
0.4% |
|
38355 |
10 |
0.6% |
|
38362 |
18 |
1% |
|
38006 |
4 |
0.2% |
|
38302 |
2 |
0.1% |
|
38308 |
4 |
0.2% |
|
38378 |
1 |
0.1% |
|
Unknown |
8 |
0.4% |
RACE
|
Race |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Black or African American |
549 |
30.5% |
|
White |
590 |
33% |
|
Asian |
8 |
0.5% |
|
Hispanic |
48 |
3% |
|
Other/Multiracial |
24 |
1% |
|
Unspecified |
567 |
32% |
AGE
|
Age (years) |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
0-10 |
75 |
4% |
|
11-20 |
185 |
10% |
|
21-30 |
369 |
21% |
|
31-40 |
309 |
17% |
|
41-50 |
240 |
13.5% |
|
51-60 |
276 |
16% |
|
61-70 |
178 |
10% |
|
71-80 |
91 |
5% |
|
80+ |
57 |
3% |
|
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.