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The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department received positive test results for two more confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to a Friday morning news release from the health department. Madison County now has 179 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
The newest cases include:
- a 32-year-old female (not hospitalized)
- a 47-year-old female (not hospitalized)
The department’s epidemiology staff are reaching out to people who had close contact with these individuals.
Two Madison County residents are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, with one of those patients on a ventilator.
The release said 162 Madison County residents have recovered from COVID-19 and nine 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 |
116 |
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 |
100 |
55% |
|
Male |
79 |
45% |
HEALTH STATUS
|
Health Status |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Recovered |
162 |
92% |
|
Not Recovered |
3 |
1% |
|
Better |
9 |
4% |
|
Unknown |
3 |
2% |
|
Deaths |
2 |
1% |
RACE
|
Race |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Black or African American |
111 |
62% |
|
White |
51 |
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 |
24 |
13% |
|
41-50 |
35 |
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.