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The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department confirms a 51-year-old male died Aug. 23 due to complications from COVID-19, according to Director Kim Tedford. There are now 35 COVID-19 related deaths in Madison County
The health department received positive test results for 16 more cases of COVID-19. We now have 2,045 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Madison County.
The newest confirmed cases include 13 males, 3 females, and range from ages 4 months to 79.
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. Two of those patients are on a ventilator.
You can watch Monday’s media briefing below:
The department released the following demographic information about Madison County’s confirmed COVID-19 cases.
GENDER
|
Sex |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Female |
1102 |
53.9% |
|
Male |
941 |
46% |
|
Unknown |
2 |
0.1% |
HEALTH STATUS
|
Health Status |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Recovered |
1579 |
77% |
|
Not Recovered |
273 |
13% |
|
Better |
96 |
5% |
|
Unknown |
62 |
3% |
|
Deaths |
35 |
2% |
ZIP CODE
|
Zip Code |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
38305 |
1110 |
54.3% |
|
38301 |
730 |
35.7% |
|
38356 |
37 |
1.8% |
|
38391 |
26 |
1.3% |
|
38366 |
27 |
1.3% |
|
38343 |
24 |
1.2% |
|
38313 |
32 |
1.5% |
|
38392 |
8 |
0.4% |
|
38355 |
10 |
0.5% |
|
38362 |
19 |
0.9% |
|
38006 |
4 |
0.2% |
|
38302 |
2 |
0.1% |
|
38308 |
5 |
0.2% |
|
38378 |
1 |
0.1% |
|
Unknown |
10 |
0.5% |
RACE
|
Race |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Black or African American |
645 |
32% |
|
White |
691 |
34% |
|
Asian |
9 |
0.5% |
|
Hispanic |
54 |
2.5% |
|
Other/Multiracial |
29 |
1% |
|
Unspecified |
617 |
30% |
AGE
|
Age (years) |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
0-10 |
81 |
4% |
|
11-20 |
206 |
10% |
|
21-30 |
415 |
20.25% |
|
31-40 |
349 |
17% |
|
41-50 |
286 |
14% |
|
51-60 |
316 |
15.5% |
|
61-70 |
211 |
10.25% |
|
71-80 |
106 |
5% |
|
80+ |
69 |
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.