The number of people in Christian County who have recovered from COVID-19 is now more than double the number of people who are still ill with the respiratory disease, according to a report from the local health department.
As of Wednesday, 28 people had an active case and 58 people had recovered, health department spokeswoman Amanda Sweeney said in a news release.
The total number of infections in the county since the start of the outbreak is 89, which is one more than Tuesday.
The number of confirmed cases by age group are:
- Pediatric (0-21): 1
- Young Adult-Middle Age (22-59): 18
- Older Adult (60-84): 9
- Elderly (85+): 0
Three people have died in Christian County from COVID-19.
In a report from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, state officials said 43 infections at Western State Hospital include 13 patients and 30 staff members. Two of the patients died.
There has also been one positive test for COVID-19 at Outwood, a group home in northern Christian County. The person who tested positive there is a staff member.
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.
