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The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department confirms an 86-year-old male died Sept. 4 due to complications from COVID-19, according to Director Kim Tedford. This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 49 in Madison County.
The health department received positive test results for 49 more cases of COVID-19. We now have 2,442 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Madison County.
The newest confirmed cases include 15 males, 34 females, and range from ages 2 to 97.
The department’s epidemiology staff are reaching out to these individuals and people who had close contact with these cases.
Twenty-seven Madison County residents are currently hospitalized. Three of those patients are on a ventilator.
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 |
1334 |
54.6% |
|
Male |
1107 |
45.3% |
|
Unknown |
1 |
0.1% |
HEALTH STATUS
|
Health Status |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Recovered |
1970 |
81% |
|
Not Recovered |
296 |
12% |
|
Better |
84 |
3% |
|
Unknown |
43 |
2% |
|
Deaths |
49 |
2% |
ZIP CODE
|
Zip Code |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
38305 |
1363 |
55.8% |
|
38301 |
826 |
33.8% |
|
38356 |
40 |
1.6% |
|
38391 |
33 |
1.3% |
|
38366 |
33 |
1.3% |
|
38343 |
26 |
1.1% |
|
38313 |
44 |
1.8% |
|
38392 |
16 |
0.7% |
|
38355 |
12 |
0.5% |
|
38362 |
23 |
0.9% |
|
38006 |
4 |
0.2% |
|
38302 |
2 |
0.1% |
|
38308 |
5 |
0.2% |
|
38378 |
1 |
0.1% |
|
Unknown |
14 |
0.6% |
RACE
|
Race |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Black or African American |
832 |
34% |
|
White |
945 |
39% |
|
Asian |
10 |
0.5% |
|
Hispanic |
64 |
3% |
|
Other/Multiracial |
44 |
1.5% |
|
Unspecified |
547 |
22% |
AGE
|
Age (years) |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
0-10 |
102 |
4% |
|
11-20 |
257 |
10.5% |
|
21-30 |
487 |
20% |
|
31-40 |
394 |
16% |
|
41-50 |
336 |
14% |
|
51-60 |
374 |
15% |
|
61-70 |
257 |
10.5% |
|
71-80 |
130 |
5.5% |
|
80+ |
98 |
4% |
|
Unknown |
7 |
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.