Hopkins County now has the third most confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Kentucky as the numbers continue to rise.
Judge-Executive Jack Whitfield on Saturday morning announced 51 confirmed cases, but reiterated many more people have it and haven’t tested positive yet.
He says while 90 percent of the community is doing the right things by staying safe at home, the other tenth is spreading the virus and he addressed photos he’s seen on social media of some gathering at parties during this pandemic.
Madisonville Mayor Kevin Cotton says he’s received negative feedback after closing golf courses, but that action and others have been necessary to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Hopkins County.
Both men praised essential stores for instituting one-way aisles to prevent customers from brushing up against each other and reminded citizens about the executive order in Madisonville restricting store visits to one person per family.
They also highlighted guidance from the U.S. Postal Service asking citizens to not approach their mail carrier and to allow them to deliver the mail into the mailbox or onto the porch with no contact with the resident.
The mayor and judge thanked several businesses who have donated personal protection equipment to be used by local medical professionals.
Four Hopkins County residents have died from the virus, with that number unchanged from Friday.
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