Aug. 9: 274 cases (76 last two weeks), 12 deaths

Lamar County was up to 273 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 12 deaths as of the Sunday case count update from DPH. Lamar is recorded as having 29 hospitalizations.Lamar deaths include: (latest) 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 216,596 confirmed cases with 20,628 hospitalizations and 4199 deaths.Surrounding counties:Pike: 215 cases, 19 hospitalizations and 4 deaths.Upson: 535 cases, 58 hospitalizations and 46 deaths.Monroe: 461 cases, 59 hospitalizations and 26 deaths.Butts: 490 cases, 42 hospitalizations and 37 deaths.Spalding: 937 cases, 125 hospitalizations and 41 deaths.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in long-term healthcare facilities here and in surrounding counties from Dept. of Community Health as of Aug. 7: (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, 31 positive cases, 12 deaths, 18 patients recovered, 12 staff positive.Sunny Grove (Lamar) 27 patients, 7 positive cases, 1 death, 11 patients recovered, 0 staff positive.Renaissance Center (Spalding): 130 patients, 0 positive cases, 0 deaths, 2 staff positive.Riverside Health (Upson): 53 patients, 37 positive cases, 4 deaths, 17 patients recovered, 13 staff positive.PruittHealth – Forsyth (Monroe): 46 patients, 56 positive cases, 16 deaths, 41 patients recovered, 17 staff positive.Pruitt-Health Griffin (Spalding): 56 patients, 0 positive cases, 0 deaths, 2 staff positive.PruittHealth- Hwy. 42 (Monroe): 70 patients, 6 positive cases, 0 deaths, 3 staff positive.Bolingreen Health and Rehab (Monroe): 71 patients, 37 positive cases, 10 deaths, 20 patients recovered, 16 staff positive.Providence Healthcare (Upson): 80 patients, 64 positive cases, 15 deaths, 49 patients recovered, 29 staff positive.Harborview Health (Upson): 97 patients, 52 positive cases, 21 deaths, 36 patients recovered, 28 staff positive.Brightmoor Health Care (Spalding): 93 patients, 83 positive cases, 20 deaths, 63 patients recovered, 1 staff positive.Brightmoor Senior Living (Spalding): 51 patients, 0 positive cases, 0 deaths, 1 staff positive.Westbury Health Care & Rehab (Butts): 122 patients, 123 positive cases, 34 deaths, 84 patients recovered, 47 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.