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The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department confirms an 86-year-old male and a 75-year-old male died Aug. 27 due to complications from COVID-19, according to Director Kim Tedford. This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 41 in Madison County.
The health department received positive test results for 45 more cases of COVID-19. There are now 2,205 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Madison County.
The newest confirmed cases include 17 males, 28 females, and range from ages 9 to 99.
The department’s epidemiology staff are reaching out to these individuals and people who had close contact with these cases.
Thirty Madison County residents are currently hospitalized. Two of those patients are on a ventilator.
Amy Garner, West Tennessee Healthcare Chief Compliance & Communications Officer, said there are 110 COVID-19 patients at Jackson Madison County General Hospital, with 35 in ICU and 21 on ventilators.
You can watch Friday’s media briefing below:
The health department also release the following demographic information about Madison County’s confirmed COVID-19 cases.
GENDER
|
Sex |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Female |
1193 |
54.1% |
|
Male |
1011 |
45.8% |
|
Unknown |
1 |
0.1% |
HEALTH STATUS
|
Health Status |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Recovered |
1762 |
80% |
|
Not Recovered |
218 |
10% |
|
Better |
104 |
4.5% |
|
Unknown |
80 |
3.5% |
|
Deaths |
41 |
2% |
ZIP CODE
|
Zip Code |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
38305 |
1209 |
54.8% |
|
38301 |
780 |
35.4% |
|
38356 |
37 |
1.7% |
|
38391 |
26 |
1.2% |
|
38366 |
30 |
1.4% |
|
38343 |
25 |
1.1% |
|
38313 |
39 |
1.7% |
|
38392 |
8 |
0.3% |
|
38355 |
11 |
0.5% |
|
38362 |
19 |
0.9% |
|
38006 |
4 |
0.2% |
|
38302 |
2 |
0.1% |
|
38308 |
5 |
0.2% |
|
38378 |
1 |
0.1% |
|
Unknown |
9 |
0.4% |
RACE
|
Race |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Black or African American |
753 |
34% |
|
White |
813 |
37% |
|
Asian |
9 |
0.5% |
|
Hispanic |
61 |
3% |
|
Other/Multiracial |
34 |
1.5% |
|
Unspecified |
535 |
24% |
AGE
|
Age (years) |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
0-10 |
87 |
4% |
|
11-20 |
220 |
10% |
|
21-30 |
446 |
20% |
|
31-40 |
369 |
17% |
|
41-50 |
307 |
14% |
|
51-60 |
336 |
15% |
|
61-70 |
233 |
10.5% |
|
71-80 |
117 |
5% |
|
80+ |
84 |
4% |
|
Unknown |
6 |
0.5% |
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.