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The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department confirms a 101-year-old female died Aug. 26 due to complications from COVID-19, according to a Thursday morning news release from the health department. Madison County now has 39 COVID-19 related deaths.
The health department received positive test results for 49 more cases of COVID-19. There are now 2,160 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Madison County.
The newest confirmed cases include 26 males, 23 females, and range from ages 3 to 92.
The department’s epidemiology staff are reaching out to these individuals and people who had close contact with these cases.
Twenty-three Madison County residents are currently hospitalized. Three of those patients are on a ventilator.
The department released the following demographic information about Madison County’s confirmed COVID-19 cases.
GENDER
|
Sex |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Female |
1165 |
53.9% |
|
Male |
994 |
46% |
|
Unknown |
1 |
0.1% |
HEALTH STATUS
|
Health Status |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Recovered |
1753 |
81% |
|
Not Recovered |
200 |
9% |
|
Better |
89 |
4% |
|
Unknown |
79 |
4% |
|
Deaths |
39 |
2% |
ZIP CODE
|
Zip Code |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
38305 |
1189 |
55% |
|
38301 |
756 |
35% |
|
38356 |
37 |
1.7% |
|
38391 |
26 |
1.2% |
|
38366 |
30 |
1.4% |
|
38343 |
24 |
1.1% |
|
38313 |
39 |
1.8% |
|
38392 |
8 |
0.4% |
|
38355 |
11 |
0.5% |
|
38362 |
19 |
0.9% |
|
38006 |
4 |
0.2% |
|
38302 |
2 |
0.1% |
|
38308 |
5 |
0.2% |
|
38378 |
1 |
0.1% |
|
Unknown |
9 |
0.4% |
RACE
|
Race |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Black or African American |
718 |
33% |
|
White |
789 |
36% |
|
Asian |
9 |
0.5% |
|
Hispanic |
58 |
3% |
|
Other/Multiracial |
32 |
1.5% |
|
Unspecified |
554 |
26% |
AGE
|
Age (years) |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
0-10 |
86 |
4% |
|
11-20 |
218 |
10% |
|
21-30 |
436 |
20% |
|
31-40 |
362 |
17% |
|
41-50 |
303 |
14% |
|
51-60 |
326 |
15% |
|
61-70 |
229 |
11% |
|
71-80 |
115 |
5% |
|
80+ |
79 |
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.