Saturday 16th November 2024

Health Department Confirms 177 Cases of COVID-19 In Madison County After Two Cases Found to Be Negative

jmcrhd
jmcrhd

Photo by Luc Brown

The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department received positive test results for one more confirmed case of COVID-19, according to a Thursday news release from the health department. Madison County have 177 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

The most recent case is a 48-year-old female, who is not hospitalized. Epidemiology staff are reaching out to people who had close contact with this individual.

The Madison County case count is lower today due to a reporting error with two lab results. The department reported two 13-year-old males, who were household contacts, as positive on Monday. They were actually negative.

Two Madison County residents are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, with one of those patients on a ventilator.

The releases said 162 Madison County residents have recovered from COVID-19 and eight people say they are feeling better.

The department released said the following demographic information about Madison County’s confirmed COVID-19 cases:

ZIP CODE

Zip Code

Number of Cases

Percentage

38305

114

64%

38301

44

25%

38356

5

3%

38391

4

2%

38366

1

1%

38343

4

2%

38313

4

2%

38392

1

1%

 

GENDER

Sex

Number of Cases

Percentage

Female

98

55%

Male

79

45%

 

HEALTH STATUS

Health Status

Number of Cases

Percentage

Recovered

162

92%

Not Recovered

2

1%

Better

8

4%

Unknown

3

2%

Deaths

2

1%

 

RACE

Race

Number of Cases

Percentage

Black or African American

110

62%

White

50

28%

Asian

5

3%

Hispanic

2

1%

Other

5

3%

Unspecified

5

3%

 

AGE

Age (years)

Number of Cases

Percentage

0-10

1

1%

11-20

9

5%

21-30

26

15%

31-40

23

13%

41-50

34

19%

51-60

47

26%

61-70

23

13%

71-80

11

6%

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.

Loading...