Twelve people suspected of having COVID-19 are hospitalized at Jennie Stuart Medical Center, including four who are on ventilators to maintain their breathing, a hospital official said Friday.
(Photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Four of the patients are confirmed, through a positive test, to have the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, said Beth McCraw, vice president of nursing and clinical services. COVID-19 test results are pending for the other eight patients.
The Christian County Health Department said there are now 25 active cases of COVID-19 in the county, while three patients who had the disease have recovered.
County residents who currently have COVID-19 and tested positive for the disease fall into these categories provided by the health department:
- Pediatric (0-21): 2
- Young-Middle Age Adult (22-59): 13
- Older Adult (60-84): 7
- Elderly (85+): 3
This story will be updated.
(Jennifer P. Brown is the editor and founder of Hoptown Chronicle. Reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org.)
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
