The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department received positive test results from the Tennessee Department of Health State Public Health Laboratory for a case of COVID-19 in Madison County at approximately 5:52 p.m., today, March 23.
The patient was tested and treated at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Emergency Department on Mar. 22. The patient was released with instructions to self-quarantine until test results came back.
Our epidemiology staff are currently reaching out to people who had contact with the patient.
Find 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.
