The Christian County Health Department reported no change over the weekend in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the county.
As of Saturday, 86 people in Christian County had tested positive for COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus. That was the same number reported Friday afternoon.
The number of active, confirmed cases by age group were:
- Pediatric (0-21): 1
- Young Adult-Middle Age (22-59): 21
- Older Adult (60-84): 14
- Elderly (85+): 0
In addition to the 36 active cases on Saturday, there were 47 recovered cases. Three people in Christian County have died from COVID-19 complications.
No report was provided on Sunday.
According to a map the Lexington Herald-Leader newspaper updates daily, Christian County has the 10th highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state. (Note: the Herald-Leader lists the number of cases in Christian County at 85, one lower than the number provided by the local health department.)
The 10 counties with the largest number of cases are:
- Jefferson: 1,092
- Fayette: 237
- Kenton: 227
- Warren: 207
- Hopkins: 171
- Daviess: 161
- Graves: 114
- Boone: 113
- Muhlenberg: 108
- Christian: 86
(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.
