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The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department confirms seven additional COVID-19 deaths, according to a Friday morning news release. This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 262 in Madison County. The newest deaths include:
- 74-year-old male (died 8/17/21)
- 55-year-old female (died 8/22/21)
- 50-year-old female (died 8/23/21)
- 76-year-old female (died 8/25/21)
- 49-year-old female (died 8/29/21)
- 54-year-old male (died 8/29/21)
- 88-year-old male (died 8/31/21)
The health department has received positive test results for 345 more cases of COVID-19 since Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. There is now a cumulative total of 15,553 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Madison County.
The department’s epidemiology staff are reaching out to these individuals and people who had close contact with these cases.
The department also released the following demographic information about Madison County’s confirmed COVID-19 cases.
GENDER
|
Sex |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Female |
8603 |
55.3% |
|
Male |
6785 |
43.6% |
|
Unknown |
165 |
1.1% |
HEALTH STATUS
|
Health Status |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Recovered |
13073 |
84% |
|
Not Recovered |
118 |
0.8% |
|
Better |
316 |
2% |
|
Unknown |
1784 |
11.5% |
|
Deaths |
262 |
1.7% |
ZIP CODE
|
Zip Code |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
38305 |
8777 |
56.4% |
|
38301 |
4969 |
31.9% |
|
38356 |
287 |
1.8% |
|
38391 |
142 |
0.9% |
|
38366 |
310 |
2% |
|
38343 |
101 |
0.6% |
|
38313 |
332 |
2.1% |
|
38392 |
122 |
0.8% |
|
38355 |
39 |
0.3% |
|
38362 |
211 |
1.4% |
|
38006 |
7 |
0.1% |
|
38302 |
25 |
0.15% |
|
38308 |
25 |
0.15% |
|
38378 |
10 |
0.1% |
|
38303 |
10 |
0.1% |
|
Unknown |
186 |
1.2% |
RACE
|
Race |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Black or African American |
4371 |
28.1% |
|
White |
6572 |
42.2% |
|
Asian |
60 |
0.4% |
|
Hispanic |
338 |
2.2% |
|
Other/Multiracial |
324 |
2.1% |
|
Unspecified |
3888 |
25% |
AGE
|
Age (years) |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
0-10 |
1080 |
6.9% |
|
11-20 |
2125 |
13.7% |
|
21-30 |
2676 |
17.2% |
|
31-40 |
2267 |
14.6% |
|
41-50 |
2157 |
13.9% |
|
51-60 |
2016 |
12.9% |
|
61-70 |
1598 |
10.3% |
|
71-80 |
912 |
5.9% |
|
80+ |
542 |
3.5% |
|
Unknown |
180 |
1.1% |
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.