After a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases at the beginning of the month, Christian County’s cases dropped for a third straight week Wednesday.
According to the Christian County Health Department, the county added 114 new COVID cases in the past week. That’s down nine from last week and down 67 from two weeks ago.
Health department communications director Cloie Rager said there have been no confirmed cases of the Omicron variant in Christian County.
click to download audioThere are 208 active cases, which is down 70 from last week and down 154 from two weeks ago.
While the number of active cases among people 21 and under is virtually unchanged, active cases in people 60 and older have dropped from 78 to 17 in the past week.
The health department has given nearly 35,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine ranging from first shots to boosters with Rager encouraging people to get their booster shots.
click to download audioChristian County’s vaccination rate is just 36-percent which is among the bottom five counties in the state. The rate with people 18 and under is 46-percent.
