The Christian County Health Department reported 15 more positive tests for COVID-19 on Thursday, pushing the week’s total for new cases to 51 so far.
Since the start of the pandemic in mid-March, 462 coronavirus cases have been confirmed here. The total includes 176 cases that are currently active, 282 recovered and four deaths from coronavirus complications.
Nearly one-fourth of the active cases are in the youngest category of the health department’s daily report. As of Thursday, 43 people ages 21 and younger had an active case of COVID-19.
The number of confirmed, active cases by age group are:
- Youth (0-21): 43
- Young Adult-Middle Age (22-59): 107
- Older Adult (60-84): 19
- Elderly (85+): 7
As of Thursday, there were five coronavirus patients being treated at Jennie Stuart Medical Center, hospital spokeswoman Selina Staub said.
New reported cases by day in Christian County
(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.
