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The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department received positive test results for three more confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, according to Kim Tedford, executive director of the Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department. Madison County now has 159 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
The most recent cases are all employees at local long-term care facilities, Tedford said. They include:
- a 46-year-old female (not hospitalized)
- a 62-year-old female (not hospitalized)
- a 37-year-old female (not hospitalized)
The department’s epidemiology staff are reaching out to people who had contact with these patients.
Four Madison County residents are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, two of those patients are on ventilators.
Tedford said 129 Madison County resident have recovered from COVID-19 and 10 people say they are feeling better.
You can watch the media briefing below:
The department also released the following demographic information about Madison County’s confirmed COVID-19 cases:
ZIP CODE
|
Zip Code |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
38305 |
100 |
63% |
|
38301 |
42 |
26% |
|
38356 |
3 |
2% |
|
38391 |
4 |
2.5% |
|
38366 |
1 |
1% |
|
38343 |
4 |
2.5% |
|
38313 |
4 |
2.5% |
|
38392 |
1 |
1% |
GENDER
|
Sex |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
| Female |
88 |
55% |
| Male |
71 |
45% |
RACE
|
Race |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
| Black or African American |
102 |
64% |
| White |
46 |
29% |
| Asian |
5 |
3% |
| Hispanic |
2 |
1% |
| Other |
1 |
1% |
| Unspecified |
3 |
2% |
HEALTH STATUS
|
Health Status |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
| Recovered |
129 |
81% |
| Not Recovered |
10 |
6% |
| Better |
10 |
6% |
| Unknown |
9 |
6% |
| Deaths |
1 |
1% |
AGE
|
Age (years) |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
| 0-10 |
1 |
1% |
| 11-20 |
5 |
3% |
| 21-30 |
20 |
13% |
| 31-40 |
23 |
14% |
| 41-50 |
29 |
18% |
| 51-60 |
44 |
28% |
| 61-70 |
23 |
14% |
| 71-80 |
11 |
7% |
| 80+ |
3 |
2% |
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.