(KLZA)-- The COVID-19 cases are on the increase in extreme Northwest, Missouri.

Tuesday the Holt County Health Department reported eight additional confirmed cases increasing the total positive cases in the county to 133....

15 of the 133 cases remain active.  The individuals are in isolation.

An Atchison County, Missouri Health Department news release  on Facebook reported there were five new cases confirmed in the County from October 19 to the 26th.  The 7-day positivity rate from October 15 – 21 was 17.1 percent and on the rise. 

Atchison County reported six active cases as of Monday from 90 confirmed cases since the pandemic began.