The Christian County Health Department on Tuesday reported the death of a 73-year-old woman from COVID-19 related complications.
The woman is the ninth person locally to die with the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. She is the fourth person whose death has been attributed to COVID-19 in the past two weeks. The woman had underlying health conditions, health department spokeswoman Amanda Sweeney said in a press release.
The woman’s death follows that of a 97-year-old woman reported Aug. 7, a 93-year-old man reported Aug. 6 and a 65-year-old man reported July 30.
Also Tuesday, the health department confirmed 28 new cases of coronavirus, pushing the local total since the pandemic began to 675. The number of local coronavirus cases classified as active by the health department was 207, which is the largest number of active cases since the pandemic began. The number of cases classified as recovered was 459.
The number of confirmed cases by age since the pandemic began are:
- Youth (0-21): 114
- Young Adult-Middle Age (22-59): 413
- Older Adult (60-84): 130
- Elderly (85+): 18
Jennie Stuart Medical Center was treating 11 patients Tuesday who were confirmed to have COVID-19. One patient had a test result pending, according to the health department’s press release.
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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.
