Nearly two dozen newly-positive COVID-19 cases were reported in Chariton County on Thursday, January 6.

According to officials at the Chariton County Health Center, the total number of positive COVID-19 cases is 1,430 since the beginning of the pandemic.

With 1,375 of the positive cases being released from public health isolation- including four on Thursday- and 20 COVID-19 related deaths, the active case count has increased to 35.