Christian County’s coronavirus case total now exceeds 800, according to an update Saturday from the local health department.
Thirteen new cases pushed the total since the pandemic began to 809, department spokeswoman Amanda Sweeney said in a press release. The total includes 256 active cases and 542 classified as recovered, in addition to the 11 COVID-19 related deaths in Christian County.
The county’s seven-day average of new cases increased from 9.4 on Friday to 10.6 on Saturday.
The number of confirmed, active cases by age group are:
- Youth (0-21): 58
- Young Adult-Middle Age (22-59): 135
- Older Adult (60-84): 55
- Elderly (85+): 8
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.
