(Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect an afternoon report from the Christian County Health Department.)
A 97-year-old woman has become the eighth person locally whose death was attributed to COVID-19, Christian County Health Director Kayla Bebout said Friday afternoon.
The woman had underlying health conditions, Bebout reported in a news release.
“We would like to send our condolences to family and friends during this difficult time. Please remember to turn your green light on for remembrance of the lives lost,” she said.
The announcement follows a report on Thursday of the county’s seventh death related to COVID-19.
The health department also reported eight newly confirmed cases of COVID-19, pushing the county’s case total to 621. The total includes 164 active cases and 449 people who are classified as recovered from the illness caused by the novel coronavirus.
The number of confirmed, active cases by age group are:
- Youth (0-21): 36
- Young Adult-Middle Age (22-59): 81
- Older Adult (60-84): 42
- Elderly (85+): 5
The new cases bring the seven-day average to nine, down from 14 a week ago.
As of Friday morning, Jennie Stuart Medical Center was treating 12 patients confirmed to have COVID-19, hospital spokeswoman Selina Staub said. Before this week, the largest reported number of hospital patients who had tested positive for the virus was seven, on April 8. However, that same week, there were nine patients awaiting a COVID-19 test result, in addition to the seven confirmed.
(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.
