Active cases of the coronavirus in Kanawha County have doubled in the past week after reaching a 12-month low. The number of cases in Kanawha County grew to 124 on Monday, up from 58 active cases on July 19. The Kanawha-Charleston health department said active virus cases peaked in Kanawha County at nearly 2,100 in early January before dropping steadily, falling below 500 in mid-March. The number hit 57 on July 13, the fewest active cases since June 2020. The county has said the recent trends among positive cases have occurred in people who are unvaccinated. There are at least 35 cases of the delta variant in Kanawha County.