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The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department received positive test results for 20 more cases of COVID-19, according to a Tuesday morning news release from the department. There are now 2,528 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Madison County.
The newest confirmed cases include 9 males, 11 females, and range from ages 5 months to 91.
The department’s epidemiology staff are reaching out to these individuals and people who had close contact with these cases.
Twenty-six Madison County residents are currently hospitalized. Two of those patients are 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 |
1380 |
54.6% |
|
Male |
1147 |
45.3% |
|
Unknown |
1 |
0.1% |
HEALTH STATUS
|
Health Status |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Recovered |
2026 |
80% |
|
Not Recovered |
327 |
13% |
|
Better |
80 |
3% |
|
Unknown |
42 |
2% |
|
Deaths |
53 |
2% |
ZIP CODE
|
Zip Code |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
38305 |
1409 |
55.7% |
|
38301 |
859 |
34% |
|
38356 |
42 |
1.7% |
|
38391 |
34 |
1.3% |
|
38366 |
35 |
1.4% |
|
38343 |
26 |
1% |
|
38313 |
44 |
1.7% |
|
38392 |
16 |
0.6% |
|
38355 |
12 |
0.5% |
|
38362 |
24 |
0.9% |
|
38006 |
4 |
0.2% |
|
38302 |
2 |
0.1% |
|
38308 |
5 |
0.2% |
|
38378 |
1 |
0.1% |
|
Unknown |
15 |
0.6% |
RACE
|
Race |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
Black or African American |
859 |
34% |
|
White |
975 |
38% |
|
Asian |
10 |
0.5% |
|
Hispanic |
64 |
2.5% |
|
Other/Multiracial |
44 |
2% |
|
Unspecified |
576 |
23% |
AGE
|
Age (years) |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
0-10 |
106 |
4% |
|
11-20 |
271 |
11% |
|
21-30 |
503 |
20% |
|
31-40 |
403 |
16% |
|
41-50 |
346 |
14% |
|
51-60 |
386 |
15% |
|
61-70 |
268 |
10.5% |
|
71-80 |
136 |
5% |
|
80+ |
102 |
4% |
|
Unknown |
7 |
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.