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The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department received positive test results for seven more confirmed cases of COVID-19, the department said in a news release Tuesday afternoon. Madison County now has a total of 109 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus.
The release said all seven of the new cases were tested at the Jackson Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 18.
The most recent cases include:
- a 61-year-old male (not hospitalized)
- a 74-year-old male (not hospitalized)
- a 32-year-old male (not hospitalized)
- a 36-year-old female (not hospitalized)
- a 31-year-old female (not hospitalized)
- a 59-year-old female (not hospitalized)
- a 62-year-old female (not hospitalized)
The department is reaching out to people who had contact with this patient.
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 |
74 |
68% |
|
38301 |
24 |
22% |
|
38356 |
1 |
1% |
|
38391 |
3 |
3% |
|
38366 |
1 |
1% |
|
Unknown |
6 |
5% |
RACE
|
Race |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
| Black or African American |
59 |
54% |
| White |
19 |
17% |
| Asian |
2 |
2% |
| Hispanic |
1 |
1% |
| Unspecified |
28 |
26% |
GENDER
|
Sex |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
| Female |
60 |
55% |
| Male |
49 |
45% |
HEALTH STATUS
|
Health Status |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
| Recovered |
44 |
40% |
| Not Recovered |
27 |
25% |
| Better |
13 |
12% |
| Unknown |
25 |
23% |
AGE
|
Age (years) |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
| 0-10 |
1 |
1% |
| 11-20 |
2 |
2% |
| 21-30 |
15 |
14% |
| 31-40 |
14 |
13% |
| 41-50 |
22 |
20% |
| 51-60 |
33 |
30% |
| 61-70 |
15 |
14% |
| 71-80 |
6 |
5% |
| 80+ |
1 |
1% |
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.