One additional person in Christian County has tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to 100 confirmed cases since the start of the local outbreak in late March, the health department reported Tuesday.
However, as the number of people recovering continues to climb, Jennie Stuart Medical Center had no COVID-19 patients in the hospital Tuesday, said vice president for nursing and clinical services Beth McCraw. It marked the first time since Jennie Stuart began treating people for the respiratory disease in early April that there were no coronavirus patients hospitalized.
The health department reported 11 active cases and 86 recovered cases. Locally, three people have died from the respiratory disease.
The number of confirmed, active cases by age group are:
- Pediatric (0-21): 1
- Young Adult-Middle Age (22-59): 9
- Older Adult (60-84): 1
- Elderly (85+): 0
By race, the cases break down as: 78 white, 21 black and one Asian.
The state’s report was more severe with 20 deaths reported, the most in a single day, said Gov. Andy Beshear.
Even as Kentucky is beginning to allow some businesses to reopen this week, and will approve of gatherings of up to 10 people starting this weekend, the governor warned, “This thing is still deadly.”
The state had 164 new cases for a total of 8,069. Of those, 2,826 have recovered and 366 have died.
As of Tuesday, 443 people were hospitalized in Kentucky, including 269 who were in an intensive-care unit.
(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.
