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The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department was notified this week of a second confirmed novel coronavirus death in Madison County, according to a Wednesday morning news release from the department. The 77-year-old female, who was a resident of American Health Communities (AHC) Forest Cove in Jackson, died Saturday in hospice care.
The department also received positive test results for one more confirmed case of COVID-19, for a total of 164 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Madison County.
The release said the most recent case is a 54-year-old female, who is not hospitalized. The department’s epidemiology staff are reaching out to people who had contact with this patient.
Three Madison County residents are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, with two of those patients on ventilators.
The release said 143 Madison County residents have recovered from COVID-19 and eight people say they are feeling better.
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 |
105 |
64% |
|
38301 |
42 |
26% |
|
38356 |
3 |
2% |
|
38391 |
4 |
2% |
|
38366 |
1 |
1% |
|
38343 |
4 |
2% |
|
38313 |
4 |
2% |
|
38392 |
1 |
1% |
GENDER
|
Sex |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
| Female |
90 |
55% |
| Male |
74 |
45% |
RACE
|
Race |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
| Black or African American |
103 |
63% |
| White |
47 |
28% |
| Asian |
5 |
3% |
| Hispanic |
2 |
1% |
| Other |
1 |
1% |
| Unspecified |
6 |
4% |
HEALTH STATUS
|
Health Status |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
| Recovered |
143 |
87% |
| Not Recovered |
6 |
4% |
| Better |
8 |
5% |
| Unknown |
5 |
3% |
| Deaths |
2 |
1% |
AGE
|
Age (years) |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
| 0-10 |
1 |
1% |
| 11-20 |
7 |
4% |
| 21-30 |
21 |
13% |
| 31-40 |
23 |
14% |
| 41-50 |
29 |
18% |
| 51-60 |
46 |
28% |
| 61-70 |
23 |
14% |
| 71-80 |
11 |
7% |
| 80+ |
3 |
1% |
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.