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The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department received positive test results for 31 more cases of COVID-19 according to Director Kim Tedford. There are now 1,559 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Madison County.
The newest confirmed cases include 18 males, 12 females, 1 unknown, and range from ages 8 to 76.
The department’s epidemiology staff are reaching out to these individuals and people who had close contact with these cases.
Fifteen Madison County residents are currently hospitalized.
a release from the department stated that 998 Madison County residents have recovered from COVID-19 and 64 people say they are feeling better.
You can watch Wednesday’s media briefing below:
The department also also released the following demographic information about Madison County’s confirmed COVID-19 cases.
GENDER
|
Sex |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Female |
813 |
52.1% |
|
Male |
744 |
47.7% |
|
Unknown |
2 |
0.2% |
HEALTH STATUS
|
Health Status |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Recovered |
1194 |
76% |
|
Not Recovered |
202 |
13% |
|
Better |
64 |
4% |
|
Unknown |
74 |
5% |
|
Deaths |
25 |
2% |
ZIP CODE
|
Zip Code |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
38305 |
855 |
55% |
|
38301 |
549 |
35.2% |
|
38356 |
27 |
1.7% |
|
38391 |
19 |
1.2% |
|
38366 |
17 |
1% |
|
38343 |
19 |
1.2% |
|
38313 |
28 |
1.8% |
|
38392 |
6 |
0.4% |
|
38355 |
6 |
0.4% |
|
38362 |
15 |
1% |
|
38006 |
4 |
0.2% |
|
38302 |
1 |
0.1% |
|
38308 |
4 |
0.2% |
|
38378 |
1 |
0.1% |
|
Unknown |
8 |
0.5% |
RACE
|
Race |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Black or African American |
483 |
31% |
|
White |
533 |
34% |
|
Asian |
8 |
1% |
|
Hispanic |
45 |
3% |
|
Other/Multiracial |
21 |
1% |
|
Unspecified |
469 |
30% |
AGE
|
Age (years) |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
0-10 |
60 |
4% |
|
11-20 |
159 |
10% |
|
21-30 |
329 |
21% |
|
31-40 |
268 |
17% |
|
41-50 |
212 |
14% |
|
51-60 |
236 |
15% |
|
61-70 |
152 |
10% |
|
71-80 |
83 |
5% |
|
80+ |
54 |
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.