The Christian County Health Department reported 150 active cases of COVID-19, including eight newly confirmed cases, on Thursday.
The number of active cases by age group are:
- Youth (0-21): 27
- Young Adult-Middle Age (22-59): 98
- Older Adult (60-84): 21
- Elderly (85+): 4
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March, 373 cases have been confirmed through the health department. Of those, 219 people have recovered from the virus, in addition to four people who have died of COVID-19 complications.
There are possibly more diagnosed cases in the county that have been confirmed through testing at a private physicians’ office but not reported to the health department.
Anyone may be tested for COVID-19 free of charge at the health department’s drive-thru site at Tie Breaker Park. The entrance is on the LaFayette Road side of the Stadium of Champions. Hours are 9 to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday.
Christian County COVID-19 cases
(Jennifer P. Brown is the editor and founder of Hoptown Chronicle. Reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org.)
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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.
