Dec. 17: 2336 cases, 85 deaths

Lamar County was up to 2336 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 85 deaths as of the Dec. 17 case count update from DPH. Lamar has recorded 197 hospitalizations.

Lamar deaths include: (latest) black female (63), black male (60), white female (71), black male (72), white female (61), white male (83), other male (69), white female (56), white male (69), white male (69). black male (55), white male (63), other male (67), white female (70), other male (58), other male (64), white male (50), white male (68), white female (71), white female (75), white female (45), other male (67), black female (67), white male (39), other female (90+), white female (44), white male (38), white female (66), white female (75), other male (56), white male (62), white male (81), other male (42), white female (90+), black male (48), black male (53), white male (70) white female (57), black female (78), white male (63), black female (82), black female (68), black male (59), white male (82), white female (71), white male (70), white female (74), white male (78), black male (62); white female (73), white male (66); white male (81); black male (67); black male (64); white male (85); white male (81); white male (60); white female (80); black male (53) white male (81); 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 1,305,860 confirmed cases with 91,489 hospitalizations and 26,090 deaths.

Surrounding counties:

Pike: 1923 cases, 139 hospitalizations and 52 deaths.

Upson: 2765 cases, 256 hospitalizations and 140 deaths.

Monroe: 2846 cases, 263 hospitalizations and 119 deaths.

Butts: 3455 cases, 205 hospitalizations and 114 deaths.

Spalding: 7034 cases, 673 hospitalizations and 284 deaths.