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The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department confirms a 90-year-old female died Aug. 20 and an 80-year-old female died Aug. 10 due to complications from COVID-19, according to Director Kim Tedford. This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 33 in Madison County.
The health department received positive test results for 35 more cases of COVID-19. There are now 1,960 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Madison County.
The newest confirmed cases include 16 males, 19 females, and range from ages 8 to 74.
The department’s epidemiology staff are reaching out to these individuals and people who had close contact with these cases.
Seventeen Madison County residents are currently hospitalized. Two of those patients are on a ventilator, Tedford said.
You can watch Friday’s media briefing below:
https://www.facebook.com/JMCRHD/videos/687048421883279/
The department released the following demographic information about Madison County’s confirmed COVID-19 cases.
GENDER
|
Sex |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Female |
1056 |
53.9% |
|
Male |
902 |
46% |
|
Unknown |
2 |
0.1% |
HEALTH STATUS
|
Health Status |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Recovered |
1459 |
74% |
|
Not Recovered |
311 |
16% |
|
Better |
95 |
5% |
|
Unknown |
62 |
3% |
|
Deaths |
33 |
2% |
ZIP CODE
|
Zip Code |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
38305 |
1062 |
54.1% |
|
38301 |
702 |
35.8% |
|
38356 |
35 |
1.8% |
|
38391 |
25 |
1.3% |
|
38366 |
24 |
1.2% |
|
38343 |
24 |
1.2% |
|
38313 |
32 |
1.6% |
|
38392 |
7 |
0.4% |
|
38355 |
10 |
0.5% |
|
38362 |
19 |
1% |
|
38006 |
4 |
0.2% |
|
38302 |
2 |
0.1% |
|
38308 |
4 |
0.2% |
|
38378 |
1 |
0.1% |
|
Unknown |
9 |
0.5% |
RACE
|
Race |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Black or African American |
613 |
31% |
|
White |
653 |
33% |
|
Asian |
9 |
0.5% |
|
Hispanic |
51 |
3% |
|
Other/Multiracial |
28 |
1.5% |
|
Unspecified |
606 |
31% |
AGE
|
Age (years) |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
0-10 |
79 |
4% |
|
11-20 |
200 |
10% |
|
21-30 |
400 |
20.5% |
|
31-40 |
332 |
17% |
|
41-50 |
270 |
14% |
|
51-60 |
306 |
16% |
|
61-70 |
201 |
10% |
|
71-80 |
100 |
5% |
|
80+ |
66 |
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.