The Christian County Health Department reported seven new COVID-19 cases Tuesday pushing the total since the pandemic began to 839. The total includes 227 active cases, 601 classified as recovered and 11 deaths.
The number of cases by age group since the pandemic began are:
- Youth (0-21): 158
- Young Adult-Middle Age (22-59): 511
- Older Adult (60-84): 148
- Elderly (85+): 22
As of Tuesday, the seven-day rolling average of new local cases was 8.4, down from nine the day prior and from 15 a week ago.
Anyone who wants a test, regardless of whether they have symptoms of COVID-19, can get one at the health department’s drive-thru site at Tie Breaker Park. It is open from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday. There is no charge to be tested.
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.
