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Jackson County COVID-19 Cases Reach 49

Jackson County Public Health

One new case of COVID-19 is being reported in Jackson County.

Jackson County Health Department says, a male in his forties acquired the disease through local contact with a known or suspected case. Officials say the individual has been isolated.

To date, there have been 49 total laboratory confirmed positives of COVID-19 in Jackson County, including six deaths. Twenty of the positive individuals have been released from isolation.

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