Another COVID-19-related death was reported in the area on Tuesday, December 29.

According to the Saline County Health Department’s Dashboard, the death toll increased to 44 in the county. Thirteen new positive cases were confirmed, raising the county’s total to 2,195 since the beginning of the pandemic. With 44 deaths and 2,038 previously positive cases now inactive, the active case count is 113 in the county.

Since last reported six days before, the positive COVID-19 case count in Pettis County increased by 70 to 4,077 on Tuesday. With 3,588 previously positive patients released from public health isolation as recovered and 51 deaths, there are 438 active cases in the county.

Thirteen new positive cases were confirmed in Chariton County, upping its total to 647. Due to 560 total recoveries and 15 deaths, there are 72 active cases.

Over the past two days, the number of new positive cases equaled the number of recoveries in Howard County. The total positive case count raised by nine to 916. With four deaths and 844 total recoveries, 68 active cases remain.

Updates were not available from Carroll, Cooper and Lafayette Counties.