144 COVID-19 cases confirmed in Madison County

JACKSON, Tenn. — An additional person has tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the county’s total to 144, according to the Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department.

The newest case is a 60-year-old man, who is not currently hospitalized.

Health department director Kim Tedford says one patient is currently on a ventilator.

A total of eight COVID-19 patients are currently hospitalized.

Tedford said none of the new cases this week have an unknown origin, and all of the most recent cases are tied back to a known case of COVID-19.

The health department released statistics on patients, including zip code, race, gender, age and their health statuses.

Zip Code:

• 38305: 90 (62%)
• 38301: 34 (24%)
• 38356: 2 (1%)
• 38391: 3 (2%)
• 38366: 1 (1%)
• 38343: 4 (3%)
• 38313: 4 (3%)
• 38392: 1 (1%)
• Unknown: 5 (3%)

Race:

• Black or African-American: 94 (65%)
• White: 40 (28%)
• Asian: 5 (4%)
• Hispanic: 2 (1%)
• Other: 1 (1%)
• Unspecified: 2 (1%)

Gender:

• Female: 77 (53%)
• Male: 67 (47%)

Health Status:

• Recovered: 71 (49%)
• Not recovered: 31 (22%)
• Better: 16 (11%)
• Unknown: 26 (18%)

Age:

• 0 – 10 years: 1 (1%)
• 11 – 20 years: 3 (2%)
• 21 – 30 years: 19 (13%)
• 31 – 40 years: 19 (13%)
• 41 – 50 years: 27 (19%)
• 51 – 60 years: 43 (30%)
• 61 – 70 years: 21 (14%)
• 71 – 80 years: 10 (7%)
• 80 + : 1 (1%)