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The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department received positive test results for 28 more cases of COVID-19, according to a Tuesday morning news release from the department. There are now 2,321 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Madison County.
The newest confirmed cases include 11 males, 17 females, and range from ages 2 to 100.
The department’s epidemiology staff are reaching out to these individuals and people who had close contact with these cases.
Twenty-three Madison County residents are currently hospitalized. Four 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 |
1258 |
54.2% |
|
Male |
1062 |
45.7% |
|
Unknown |
1 |
0.1% |
HEALTH STATUS
|
Health Status |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Recovered |
1881 |
81% |
|
Not Recovered |
256 |
11% |
|
Better |
85 |
4% |
|
Unknown |
53 |
2% |
|
Deaths |
46 |
2% |
ZIP CODE
|
Zip Code |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
38305 |
1288 |
55.5% |
|
38301 |
803 |
34.6% |
|
38356 |
38 |
1.6% |
|
38391 |
31 |
1.3% |
|
38366 |
30 |
1.3% |
|
38343 |
26 |
1.1% |
|
38313 |
40 |
1.7% |
|
38392 |
10 |
0.4% |
|
38355 |
12 |
0.5% |
|
38362 |
21 |
1% |
|
38006 |
4 |
0.2% |
|
38302 |
2 |
0.1% |
|
38308 |
5 |
0.2% |
|
38378 |
1 |
0.1% |
|
Unknown |
10 |
0.4% |
RACE
|
Race |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Black or African American |
792 |
34% |
|
White |
882 |
38% |
|
Asian |
9 |
0.5% |
|
Hispanic |
64 |
3% |
|
Other/Multiracial |
36 |
1.5% |
|
Unspecified |
538 |
23% |
AGE
|
Age (years) |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
0-10 |
96 |
4% |
|
11-20 |
236 |
10% |
|
21-30 |
463 |
20% |
|
31-40 |
382 |
16.5% |
|
41-50 |
324 |
14% |
|
51-60 |
357 |
15% |
|
61-70 |
244 |
11% |
|
71-80 |
125 |
5% |
|
80+ |
88 |
4% |
|
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.