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Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department reported two new cases of the novel coronavirus in Madison County Friday afternoon, bringing the total of confirmed cases in the county to 67.
The newest patients include:
- 50-year-old male (hospitalization unknown)
- 52-year-old male (not hospitalized)
The release said the department’s epidemiology staff is still trying to make contact with one of the patients, so hospitalization status is not known at this time. The department is also reaching out to the people who had contact with these patients.
The department also released the following demographic information about Madison County’s confirmed COVID-19 cases:
RACE:
Black or African-American: 35 cases, 52 percent
White: 13 cases, 20 percent
Asian: 2 cases, 3 percent
Hispanic: 1 case, 2 percent
Unspecified: 16 cases, 24 percent
GENDER:
Female: 35 cases, 52 percent
Male: 32 cases, 48 percent
HEALTH STATUS:
Recovered: 22 cases, 33 percent
Not Recovered: 20 cases, 30 percent
Better: 15 cases, 22 percent
Unknown: 10 cases, 15 percent
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.