The Christian County Health Department reported 19 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, pushing the county’s total to 558.
The total includes 181 active cases and 371 people who were classified as having recovered from the coronavirus, in addition to six deaths.
The number of confirmed, active cases by age group are:
- Youth (0-21): 38
- Young Adult-Middle Age (22-59): 96
- Older Adult (60-84): 39
- Elderly (85+): 8
Since Monday, 79 new cases have been confirmed by the health department.
(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.
