The Christian County Health Department on Thursday reported a sixth death related to COVID-19.
The deceased was a 65-year-old Black man, and his case was not related to “any community clusters or facilities,” health department spokeswoman Amanda Sweeney said in a release. The man had underlying health conditions, she said.
In a database of COVID-19 cases in the state’s long-term care facilities, the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services reported a new death Wednesday in a Hopkinsville nursing home. However, Sweeney said local officials were checking Thursday to see if that information was correct. The death that the health department reported Thursday was not from a facility, said Sweeney.
Sweeney said community members are encouraged to do their part to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 by wearing a face mask in public, frequently washing their hands with warm soap and water and by practicing social distancing when possible.
The health department also reported 12 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total since the pandemic began locally to 539. The total includes 169 active cases and 364 classified as recovered.
The number of confirmed, active cases by age group are:
- Youth (0-21): 35
- Young Adult-Middle Age (22-59): 93
- Older Adult (60-84): 33
- Elderly (85+): 8
(This story has been updated to include the number of new cases reported Thursday.)
(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. She spent 30 years as a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition.
