The Christian County Health Department reported five new coronavirus cases Friday, pushing the total since the pandemic began to 869.
The number of confirmed, active cases by age group are:
- Youth (0-21): 55
- Young Adult-Middle Age (22-59): 125
- Older Adult (60-84): 34
- Elderly (85+): 6
The combined number of the active cases from the age groups is 220. In addition, as of Friday, there are 636 cases classified as recovered.
Since the pandemic began, 13 people in Christian County have died from the coronavirus, including two deaths reported Thursday.
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.
