The Christian County Health Department reported three newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, raising the total to 265.
As of Saturday, there were 96 active cases and 165 people who had recovered from the coronavirus, according to the health department’s report. Four people here have died from COVID-19 complications.
The number of confirmed, active cases by age group are:
- Youth (0-21): 19
- Young Adult-Middle Age (22-59): 70
- Older Adult (60-84): 7
- Elderly (85+): 0
(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.