Sixteen new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed Wednesday in Christian County, pushing the local total to 447, the health department reported.
The total includes 163 active cases and 280 people who have recovered after previously testing positive for COVID-19. Four people in Christian County have died from coronavirus complications.
As of Wednesday, the confirmed, active cases by age group were:
- Youth (0-21): 38
- Young Adult-Middle Age (22-59): 100
- Older Adult (60-84): 18
- Elderly (85+): 7
So far this week, 36 new cases have been confirmed, according to the health department.
Last week, with 87 new cases, marked the highest total since the start of the pandemic in mid-March. That broke the previous record a week earlier with 58 cases.
Christian County COVID-19 cases
(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.
