COVID-19

The number of new cases broke the old record of 979, set on July 19, the peak of a surge that sent Kentucky to a much higher level of daily new cases.

Wednesday marked the third day in a row that local health officials reported more than 20 new coronavirus cases in a single day.

The woman's death is the county’s 10th attributed to coronavirus since the pandemic began and the fifth in the last two weeks.

After months of covering the COVID-19 pandemic in Hopkinsville, the story hits especially close to home for Hoptown Chronicle editor Jennifer P. Brown.

Students will have online instruction starting Aug. 27. Following the governor's recommendation, in-person classes at the schools won't begin until at least Sept. 28.

Beshear reported 562 new cases Tuesday and said the share of Kentuckians testing positive for the virus in the past seven days rose to 5.87%, from 5.71% on Monday.

As the virus continues to spread in Christian County, health officials caution residents to remember that people who are asymptomatic can still spread COVID-19.

The woman is the fourth person whose death has been attributed to COVID-19 in the past two weeks.

Disinformation about COVID-19 has spread almost as quickly as the novel coronavirus that causes the illness.

Among the new cases, there were 13 children ages 5 and younger who tested positive for COVID-19.

As of Monday, there were 180 active cases of the virus in Christian County.

Previously, the Christian County Board of Education voted to have students return to classrooms on Aug. 27, while also giving parents the option to enroll their children in a virtual program.