Sept. 10: 337 cases, 17 deaths

Lamar County was up to 337 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 17 deaths as of the Thursday case count update from DPH. Lamar is recorded as having 37 hospitalizations.

Lamar deaths include: (latest) white male, 55: white female, 88; black female, 66; white female, 70: black female, 66; white female, 72; white male, 80; black male, 49; white female, 81; white female, 83; white male, 87; white female, 88; white male, 86; white female, 85; white female, 74; black female, 87; white male, 85;

Statewide there have been 289,123 confirmed cases with 26,062 hospitalizations and 6204 deaths.

Surrounding counties:

Pike: 291 cases, 27 hospitalizations and 8 deaths.
Upson: 699 cases, 73 hospitalizations and 59 deaths.
Monroe: 618 cases, 79 hospitalizations and 44 deaths.
Butts: 596 cases, 51 hospitalizations and 41 deaths.
Spalding: 1238 cases, 171 hospitalizations and 54 deaths.

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in long-term healthcare facilities here and in surrounding counties from Dept. of Community Health as of Sept. 10: (The positive case count is cumulative and does not necessarily reflect the current number of cases in a particular facility.)

Heritage Inn (Lamar): 63 patients, 32 positive cases, 12 deaths, 19 patients recovered, 12 staff positive.
Sunny Grove (Lamar) 27 patients, 7 positive cases, 1 death, 11 patients recovered, 0 staff positive (DCH no longer has this facility on its report. These are the last numbers reported.).
Renaissance Center (Spalding): 119 patients, 25 positive case, 1 death, 16 patients recovered, 12 staff positive.
Riverside Health (Upson): 46 patients, 57 positive cases, 16 deaths, 38 patients recovered, 20 staff positive.
PruittHealth - Forsyth (Monroe): 48 patients, 56 positive cases, 9 deaths, 48 patients recovered, 22 staff positive.
Pruitt-Health Griffin (Spalding): 53 patients, 0 positive cases, 0 deaths, 4 staff positive.
PruittHealth- Hwy. 42 (Monroe): 65 patients, 21 positive cases, 5 deaths, 17 patients recovered, 5 staff positive.
Bolingreen Health and Rehab (Monroe): 64 patients, 47 positive cases, 14 deaths, 28 patients recovered, 16 staff positive.
Providence Healthcare (Upson): 80 patients, 65 positive cases, 15 deaths, 49 patients recovered, 31 staff positive.
Harborview Health (Upson): 94 patients, 57 positive cases, 18 deaths, 37 patients recovered, 36 staff positive.
Brightmoor Health Care (Spalding): 90 patients, 83 positive cases, 20 deaths, 63 patients recovered, 0 staff positive.
Brightmoor Senior Living (Spalding): 51 patients, 0 positive cases, 0 deaths, 1 staff positive.
Westbury Health Care & Rehab (Butts): 130 patients, 125 positive cases, 34 deaths, 89 patients recovered, 52 staff positive.

NOTE: Some nursing home residents' deaths are not listed in the county's overall numbers because their residence was in a different county.