April 18, noon: Lamar up to 24 cases

Lamar County had 24 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of the noon Saturday case count report from DPH.Statewide there have been 17,669 confirmed cases with 3420 hospitalizations and 673 deaths.Surrounding counties:Pike: 30 cases – 1 death.Upson: 170 cases – 8 deaths.Monroe: 15 cases – 1 death.Butts: 41 cases.Spalding: 126 – 7 deaths.TIMELINE:Georgia reported its first COVID-19 death on March 12. Saturday death totals for the state since then have skyrocketed.3.14.20: 1 death.3.21.20: 14 deaths.3.28.20: 79 deaths.4.4.20: 201 deaths.4.11.20: 432 deaths.4.18.20 673 deaths (noon report).