August 1: 221 cases (57 last 14 days), 9 deaths

Lamar County was up to 217 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with nine deaths as of the Saturday case count update from DPH. Lamar is recorded as having 27 hospitalizations.Lamar deaths include: 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 190,012 confirmed cases with 18,995 hospitalizations and 3825 deaths.Surrounding counties:Pike: 187 cases, 17 hospitalizations and 4 deaths.Upson: 481cases, 53 hospitalizations and 46 deaths.Monroe: 416 cases, 51 hospitalizations and 23 deaths.Butts: 463 cases, 41 hospitalizations and 37 deaths.Spalding: 846 cases, 114 hospitalizations and 39 deaths.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in long-term healthcare facilities here and in surrounding counties from Dept. of Community Health as of July 31: (The positive case count is cumulative and does not necessarily reflect the current number of cases in a particular facility.)Heritage Inn (Lamar): 62 patients, 31 positive cases, 12 deaths, 16 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): 56 patients, 21 positive cases, 2 deaths, 12 patients recovered, 12 staff positive.PruittHealth – Forsyth (Monroe): 47 patients, 56 positive cases, 16 deaths, 41 patients recovered, 17 staff positive.Pruitt-Health Griffin (Spalding): 55 patients, 0 positive cases, 0 deaths, 2 staff positive.PruittHealth- Hwy. 42 (Monroe): 74 patients, 4 positive cases, 0 deaths, 2 staff positive.Bolingreen Health and Rehab (Monroe): 78 patients, 34 positive cases, 6 deaths, 3 patients recovered, 16 staff positive.Providence Healthcare (Upson): 78 patients, 64 positive cases, 15 deaths, 49 patients recovered, 29 staff positive.Harborview Health (Upson): 97 patients, 52 positive cases, 20 deaths, 36 patients recovered, 28 staff positive.Brightmoor Health Care (Spalding): 92 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): 118 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.