JACKSON, Tenn. — Wednesday is the first day that there have been fewer than 100 COVID-positive patients hospitalized at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital since Thanksgiving. Amy Garner with West Tennessee Healthcare says the hospital system has vaccinated almost 7,000 people with their first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Garner says 60 to 70 percent of people who have received.
Active COVID-19 cases in Madison County continue to rise following Christmas and the new year, local health officials reported Wednesday.
The county reported 2,534 active or unknown cases Wednesday, a 40% increase since the new year. Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department executive director Kim Tedford warned the county could see record-high active counts following the holiday season. We are seeing that increase [right now], she said during Wednesday s COVID-19 media briefing.
Despite the rising active cases, Jackson-Madison County General Hospital reported a decrease in coronavirus-related hospitalizations. At one point in December, the hospital said it was treating close to 200 patients for coronavirus.
WBBJ TV
January 11, 2021
LEXINGTON, Tenn. Lexington police are investigating after a woman was shot in the head during an apparent domestic dispute Monday morning.
Police say the shooting happened just before 10 a.m. at a home in the 100 block of Montgomery Courts in Lexington.
Police say the woman was taken to Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, where she is currently listed in critical condition.
Investigators say the victim’s husband, identified as Johnny Wayne Bass Jr., is now charged with attempted first-degree murder, reckless endangerment with a weapon, and employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony.
Bass is set to appear in court on Jan. 19.
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January 7, 2021
JACKSON, Tenn. There’s some good news from West Tennessee Healthcare on the fight against COVID-19, but there is also a big warning sign.
Amy Garner with West Tennessee Healthcare says officials are preparing for what might be a post-holiday surge in COVID-19 cases.
“I’m worried, since we do have new cases going up since Christmas and New Years, so those could turn into hospitalizations over the next couple of weeks,” Garner said.
Thursday, the Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department recorded 141 new cases. That’s a spike from the last six days, when no more than 100 new cases were reported in a single day.