Christian County had one newly confirmed COVID-19 case reported Wednesday, raising the county’s total to 249, the local health department reported.
The total includes 84 active cases, 161 recovered and four deaths.
The number of confirmed, active cases by age group are:
- Youth (0-21): 16
- Young Adult-Middle Age (22-59): 61
- Older Adult (60-84): 7
- Elderly (85+): 0
The small increase between Tuesday and Wednesday comes on the heels of the county’s largest one-week increase, with 54 new coronavirus cases during the week of June 21. Also, 11 new cases were confirmed Tuesday, following 11 new cases between Friday and Monday.
(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.
