The Christian County Health Department has reported an increase in COVID-19 cases over the past four weeks with officials saying they are attributed to increased contact within the community as the state begins to reopen.
Spokeswoman Amanda Sweeney reports Christian County has seen an increase of 52 cases this week. She adds 43 of the cases were reported Thursday afternoon, with a small outbreak reported at a worksite in the county. Earlier this week, the health department said there were several non-related clusters within the county. She said Friday they are still conducting investigations to see where exactly these clusters are located and whether they are caused by contact within the community or traveling out of state and bringing it back to Kentucky. Sweeney added the health department’s epidemiology team is conducting contact tracing to learn more detailed information about the active cases.
Sweeney encourages everyone to take proper precautions and follow guidelines that have been released to prevent the spread of the virus. Some of the healthy hygiene habits you can follow include frequent hand washing, wearing a mask in public places, trying to keep a distance of 6 feet or more between yourself and others, and visiting their free testing sites to get tested for COVID-19.
On Thursday, Christian County reported the fourth COVID-19 related death. The 69-year old male had underlying health conditions. Additionally, the department reported an increase of 32 active cases from Wednesday. The total case number for Christian County now sits at 225. Of the 74 active cases, 54 are between the ages of 22 and 59, while ten are under 21 and ten are between the ages of 60 and 84. Out of the 225 reported cases, 147 people have recovered.