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The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department confirms an 81-year-old female died Feb. 17 due to complications from COVID-19, according to a Wednesday morning news release. This brings the total number of COVID-19 deaths to 183 in Madison County.
The health department received positive test results for 4 more cases of COVID-19. There are now 10,793 cumulative confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Madison County.
The newest confirmed cases range from ages 21 to 93.
The department’s epidemiology staff are reaching out to these individuals and people who had close contact with these cases.
Eight Madison County residents are currently hospitalized. One of those patients is on a ventilator.
The department also released the following demographic information about Madison County’s confirmed COVID-19 cases.
GENDER
Sex |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
Female |
6020 |
55.8% |
Male |
4693 |
43.5% |
Unknown |
80 |
0.7% |
HEALTH STATUS
Health Status |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
Recovered |
10168 |
94.2% |
Not Recovered |
125 |
1.2% |
Better |
189 |
1.7% |
Unknown |
128 |
1.2% |
Deaths |
183 |
1.7% |
ZIP CODE
Zip Code |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
38305 |
6449 |
59.7% |
38301 |
3176 |
29.4% |
38356 |
186 |
1.7% |
38391 |
96 |
0.9% |
38366 |
193 |
1.8% |
38343 |
74 |
0.7% |
38313 |
225 |
2.1% |
38392 |
74 |
0.7% |
38355 |
30 |
0.3% |
38362 |
141 |
1.3% |
38006 |
6 |
0.05% |
38302 |
20 |
0.2% |
38308 |
17 |
0.1% |
38378 |
2 |
0.05% |
38303 |
6 |
0.05% |
38340 |
4 |
0.05% |
Unknown |
94 |
0.9% |
RACE
Race |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
Black or African American |
2845 |
26.4% |
White |
4668 |
43.3% |
Asian |
45 |
0.4% |
Hispanic |
253 |
2.3% |
Other/Multiracial |
202 |
1.9% |
Unspecified |
2780 |
25.7% |
AGE
Age (years) |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
0-10 |
561 |
5.2% |
11-20 |
1253 |
11.6% |
21-30 |
1835 |
17% |
31-40 |
1568 |
14.5% |
41-50 |
1552 |
14.4% |
51-60 |
1551 |
14.4% |
61-70 |
1241 |
11.5% |
71-80 |
690 |
6.4% |
80+ |
439 |
4.1% |
Unknown |
103 |
0.9% |
Find more information about COVID-19 from the Tennessee Department of Health at https://covid19.tn.gov/. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated information and guidance available online at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus.