Hoptown

As the state passed a solemn milestone of more than 1,000 deaths, Christian County approached the same number of cases on Wednesday.

Public health officials consider a rate of 5% a danger level because it increases the risk of community spread of the virus. Anything less than 5% is to be celebrated.

Tuesday's daily total was among the highest reported locally since the pandemic began.

This marks the sixth year for Hopkinsville's walking challenge, an idea Wally Bryan brought to the health department in hopes it would help local residents improve their health.

Trash collections will run one day late, the Hopkinsville Solid Waste Authority announced.

It's the fifth-highest daily total reported by the department since the pandemic began in mid-March.

Health professionals urge the use of masks because they reduce the spread of droplets that are expelled when a person breathes, coughs and sneezes. The virus is carried in droplets.

Seventeen residents and five staff members at Christian Health Center were listed as active for the virus on Friday.

Nearly one-third of the district’s 8,710 students are already enrolled in the Virtual Learning Academy or signed up this week to opt out of in-person instruction.

As the county sees the lowest seven-day rolling average in nearly two months, health officials urge residents to continue following guidelines in order to avoid another post-holiday weekend surge.

Superintendent Chris Bentzel will propose students return to the classroom soon after Labor Day, with the exception of those enrolled in the Virtual Learning Academy.