Over 870 people were tested during Saturday’s COVID-19 drive-through assessment, according to a news release from the Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department. Results are expected between five to seven days.
The department said 875 people were tested for the novel coronavirus Saturday at the Jackson Fairgrounds. The testing, which is being done by the health department and West Tennessee Healthcare, is free and open to anyone 16 years old or older and continues Sunday, April 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Jackson Fairgrounds. 800 S. Highland Ave.
COVID-19 tests are limited. Participants will be tested on a first come first serve basis. You do not have to be symptomatic to be tested.
The department also reported two new cases of the novel coronavirus in Madison County Saturday afternoon, bringing the total of confirmed cases in the county to 97, the release said.
The most recent cases include:
- an 83-year-old male (hospitalized)
- a 46-year-old female (hospitalization unknown)
The release said the department’s epidemiology staff is still trying to reach one of these patients, so hospitalization status is unknown at this time. They are also reaching out to 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: 55 cases, 57 percent
White: 16 cases, 16 percent
Asian: 2 cases, 2 percent
Hispanic: 1 case, 1 percent
Unspecified: 23 cases, 24 percent
GENDER:
Female: 55 cases, 57 percent
Male: 42 cases, 43 percent
HEALTH STATUS:
Recovered: 34 cases, 35 percent
Not Recovered: 27 cases, 28 percent
Better: 14 cases, 15 percent
Unknown: 22 cases, 23 percent
AGE:
0-10: no cases
11-20: 2 case, 2 percent
21-30: 15 cases, 16 percent
31-40: 10 cases, 10 percent
41-50: 21 cases, 22 percent
51-60: 30 cases, 31 percent
61-70: 13 cases, 13 percent
71-80: 5 cases, 5 percent
80+: 1 case, 1 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.