Dec. 12: 640 cases, 24 deaths

Lamar County was up to 640 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 24 deaths as of the Saturday case count update from DPH. Lamar is recorded as having 55 hospitalizations.Lamar deaths include: (latest) white male, 70; white male, 86; black female, 84; white female, 68; black female, 73; black male, 90+; white male, 69; white male, 73; white male, 55: white female, 88; black female, 66; white female, 70; 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 471,734 confirmed cases with 37,550 hospitalizations and 9204 deaths.Surrounding counties:Pike: 519 cases, 46 hospitalizations and 12 deaths.Upson: 981 cases, 107 hospitalizations and 71 deaths.Monroe: 1022 cases, 109 hospitalizations and 59 deaths.Butts: 1010 cases, 71 hospitalizations and 46 deaths.Spalding: 2134 cases, 250 hospitalizations and 80 deaths.