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Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department reported two new cases of the novel coronavirus in Madison County Wednesday morning, bringing the total of confirmed cases in the county to 83.
Kim Tedford, the executive director of the health department, made the announcement during a media briefing.
The newest patients include:
- a 56-year-old male (not hospitalized)
- a 50-year-old female (not hospitalized)
The release said the department is reaching out to the people who had contact with these patients.
The department also released the following demographic information about Madison County’s confirmed COVID-19 cases:
RACE:
Black or African-American: 46 cases, 55 percent
White: 14 cases, 17 percent
Asian: 2 cases, 3 percent
Hispanic: 1 case, 1 percent
Unspecified: 20 cases, 24 percent
GENDER:
Female: 47 cases, 57 percent
Male: 36 cases, 43 percent
HEALTH STATUS:
Recovered: 27 cases, 33 percent
Not Recovered: 21 cases, 25 percent
Better: 15 cases, 18 percent
Unknown: 20 cases, 24 percent
AGE:
0-10: no cases
11-20: 1 case, 1 percent
21-30: 13 cases, 16 percent
31-40: 9 cases, 11 percent
41-50: 18 cases, 22 percent
51-60: 25 cases, 30 percent
61-70: 13 cases, 15 percent
71-80: 4 cases, 5 percent
80+: no cases
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.