In Saline County, 23 new positive cases were added to the total on Friday, upping that number to 1,952. One more death was reported raising the total to 37. There were 24 new cases released from public health isolation. With 1,781 inactive cases and 37 deaths, 134 cases remain active as of Friday.
On Friday, the Carroll County Health Department reported an increase of 56 new positive cases of COVID-19 and no new additional deaths since last reported on December 8. These new cases raise the county’s total to 700. With 603 persons released from public health isolation and 13 deaths, 84 cases remain active.
Five new cases and 15 recoveries were reported in Chariton County on Friday, raising the total number of positive cases to 531. There was also one additional death reported, bringing that total to 12 since the start of the pandemic. With 415 recoveries and twelve deaths, 102 cases remain active.