Churchill Downs had planned to run the Derby with 40% crowd capacity, but track officials decided they couldn't responsibly bring fans onto the property. The race will go on Sept. 5 without spectators.
Despite a recent decrease in the seven-day rolling average of new cases, the county has seen an upward two-week trend, with 17.7% growth over the last 14 days.
The White House Coronavirus Task Force report for Aug. 8-14 puts 43 counties (including Christian County) in the "yellow zone," meaning they had between 0.1 and 1 cases per 1,000 and a positive test rate between 5 and 10% in the reporting week.
While the seven-day average of new cases decreased on Tuesday for the first time in 10 days, Christian County's cases have grown at twice the statewide rate over the last two weeks.
In the last month, Christian County has reported more than half of all coronavirus cases since the pandemic began and seven of 11 deaths attributed to the virus.
