JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by mich
HTML
<div>
<input type="checkbox" name="foo1">
<input type="checkbox" name="foo2">
<input type="checkbox" name="foo3">
<input type="checkbox" name="foo4">
</div>
<div id="count">0</div>
JavaScript
$('input[type=checkbox]').click(function(event) {
var count = $(this).parent().find('input[type=checkbox]:checked').length;
$('#count').html(count);
});