Friday 26th April 2024

Health Dept. Confirms Additional COVID-19 Death, 59 New Cases of COVID-19 in Madison County

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The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department confirms an 84-year-old male died Jan. 17 due to complications from COVID-19, according to a Monday morning news release from the department. This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 159 in Madison County.

The health department received positive test results for 59 more cases of COVID-19. There are now 9,985 cumulative confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Madison County.

The newest confirmed cases range from ages 3 to 101.

The department’s epidemiology staff are reaching out to these individuals and people who had close contact with these cases.

Twenty-six Madison County residents are currently hospitalized. Seven of those patients are on a ventilator.

The department also released the following demographic information about Madison County’s confirmed COVID-19 cases.

GENDER

Sex

Number of Cases

Percentage

Female

5572

55.8%

Male

4338

43.4%

Unknown

75

0.8%

 

HEALTH STATUS

Health Status

Number of Cases

Percentage

Recovered

8736

87.5%

Not Recovered

307

3.1%

Better

412

4.1%

Unknown

371

3.7%

Deaths

159

1.6%

 

ZIP CODE

Zip Code

Number of Cases

Percentage

38305

6013

60.2%

38301

2893

28.9%

38356

162

1.6%

38391

89

0.9%

38366

169

1.6%

38343

73

0.7%

38313

216

2.1%

38392

69

0.7%

38355

29

0.3%

38362

131

1.3%

38006

4

0.1%

38302

17

0.2%

38308

17

0.2%

38378

2

0.1%

38303

6

0.1%

38340

4

0.1%

Unknown

91

0.9%

 

RACE

Race

Number of Cases

Percentage

Black or African American

2566

25.7%

White

4200

42.1%

Asian

37

0.4%

Hispanic

229

2.3%

Other/Multiracial

182

1.8%

Unspecified

2771

27.7%

AGE

Age (years)

Number of Cases

Percentage

0-10

508

5.1%

11-20

1171

11.7%

21-30

1679

16.8%

31-40

1471

14.7%

41-50

1440

14.4%

51-60

1439

14.4%

61-70

1129

11.3%

71-80

635

6.4%

80+

415

4.2%

Unknown

98

1%

Find more information about COVID-19 from the Tennessee Department of Health at https://covid19.tn.gov/

. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated information and guidance available online at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus.

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