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The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department confirms an 84-year-old male died Jan. 17 due to complications from COVID-19, according to a Monday morning news release from the department. This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 159 in Madison County.
The health department received positive test results for 59 more cases of COVID-19. There are now 9,985 cumulative confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Madison County.
The newest confirmed cases range from ages 3 to 101.
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. Seven 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 |
5572 |
55.8% |
Male |
4338 |
43.4% |
Unknown |
75 |
0.8% |
HEALTH STATUS
Health Status |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
Recovered |
8736 |
87.5% |
Not Recovered |
307 |
3.1% |
Better |
412 |
4.1% |
Unknown |
371 |
3.7% |
Deaths |
159 |
1.6% |
ZIP CODE
Zip Code |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
38305 |
6013 |
60.2% |
38301 |
2893 |
28.9% |
38356 |
162 |
1.6% |
38391 |
89 |
0.9% |
38366 |
169 |
1.6% |
38343 |
73 |
0.7% |
38313 |
216 |
2.1% |
38392 |
69 |
0.7% |
38355 |
29 |
0.3% |
38362 |
131 |
1.3% |
38006 |
4 |
0.1% |
38302 |
17 |
0.2% |
38308 |
17 |
0.2% |
38378 |
2 |
0.1% |
38303 |
6 |
0.1% |
38340 |
4 |
0.1% |
Unknown |
91 |
0.9% |
RACE
Race |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
Black or African American |
2566 |
25.7% |
White |
4200 |
42.1% |
Asian |
37 |
0.4% |
Hispanic |
229 |
2.3% |
Other/Multiracial |
182 |
1.8% |
Unspecified |
2771 |
27.7% |
AGE
Age (years) |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
0-10 |
508 |
5.1% |
11-20 |
1171 |
11.7% |
21-30 |
1679 |
16.8% |
31-40 |
1471 |
14.7% |
41-50 |
1440 |
14.4% |
51-60 |
1439 |
14.4% |
61-70 |
1129 |
11.3% |
71-80 |
635 |
6.4% |
80+ |
415 |
4.2% |
Unknown |
98 |
1% |
Find more information about COVID-19 from the Tennessee Department of Health at https://covid19.tn.gov/
This site acts as a central hub for the State of Tennessee’s response to COVID-19 and represents a collaboration between many State agencies.
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. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated information and guidance available online at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus.