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The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department was notified Friday of the first confirmed COVID-19 death in Madison County, according to a news release from the department. The patient died Thursday, April 16, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Madison County.
“The patient had been hospitalized since they tested positive,” said Kim Tedford, executive director of the health department. “The patient had been on a ventilator, was very sick and had pre-existing conditions.”
The patient tested positive around the first of April, Tedford said.
Tedford said there were a total of 93 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Madison County as of Friday morning.
The most recent cases include:
- a 55-year-old male (hospitalization unknown)
- a 28-year-old female (hospitalization unknown)
- a 77-year-old female (hospitalized)
The department’s epidemiology staff is still trying to reach some of these patients, so hospitalization status is unknown at this time. The department is also reaching out to people who had contact with these patients.
Amy Garner, West Tennessee Healthcare Chief Compliance & Communications Officer, said 1,098 people have been tested system-wide, with 68 positives, 941 negatives and 62 cases still pending. Thirteen COVID-19 patients are hospitalized and four patients are on ventilators.
The department also released the following demographic information about Madison County’s confirmed COVID-19 cases:
RACE:
Black or African-American: 52 cases, 56 percent
White: 16 cases, 17 percent
Asian: 2 cases, 2 percent
Hispanic: 1 case, 1 percent
Unspecified: 22 cases, 24 percent
GENDER:
Female: 54 cases, 58 percent
Male: 39 cases, 42 percent
HEALTH STATUS:
Recovered: 31 cases, 33 percent
Not Recovered: 25 cases, 27 percent
Better: 15 cases, 16 percent
Unknown: 22 cases, 24 percent
AGE:
0-10: no cases
11-20: 2 case, 2 percent
21-30: 14 cases, 15 percent
31-40: 10 cases, 11 percent
41-50: 19 cases, 21 percent
51-60: 30 cases, 32 percent
61-70: 13 cases, 14 percent
71-80: 5 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.