Christian County Health Department Reports Dramatic Increase in Cases

Christian County Health Department Reports Dramatic Increase in Cases

Christian County Health Department Reports Dramatic Increase in Cases

The Christian County Health Department says it has seen a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in the past day, with 37 new patients.

This brings the county to a total of 278 cases.

We have included the press release below.

Christian County Health Department reports thirty-seven (37) new COVID-19 cases. To date, Christian County has a total of two-hundred seventy-eight (278) cases (two-hundred sixty (260) confirmed and eighteen (18) probable). The health department is currently monitoring one-hundred seven (107) active cases. Christian County has one (1) COVID-19 related death.

Based on the significant increase in the number of cases that we have received since July 2nd, this is evidence that the city and county stay-at-home orders, which have been lifted, did work. At the beginning of the pandemic and while the stay-at-home orders were in place, Christian County only had fifty-six (56) COVID-19 cases reported. Those fifty-six (56) cases were reported between March 17th and July 1, 2020. Since the stay-at -home orders were lifted and with no mandatory face mask ordinances in place in Christian County, the county has received an additional two-hundred twenty-two (222) cases. Those two-hundred twenty-two (222) cases have been reported just since July 2nd.

Of the two-hundred seventy-eight (278) total number of cases reported in Christian County, ten (10) individuals have been hospitalized, with six (6) of those individuals being placed on a ventilator. At this time, three (3) Christian County residents remain hospitalized with two (2) of those individuals currently on a ventilator. There is a wide age range of the individuals from Christian County who have been hospitalized and not all of the individuals had co-morbidities that contributed to their hospitalization.

With the recent significant increase in positive cases, the health department would like to remind the community that at this point-in-time there is a potential for you to be exposed at any public location. The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to the COVID-19 virus. The health department is urging all community members to wear a face mask during instances where staying more than six feet away from others is a challenge.

The correct use of a face mask (having the face mask fully covering your mouth and nose) and the consistent use of a face mask will offer protection to people around you, especially those who are at higher risk of getting sick. Please keep in mind that you may be infected with COVID-19 without realizing it, so wearing a face mask correctly and consistently significantly reduces the risk that you will spread the virus to others unknowingly.

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