Dec. 17: 676 cases, 24 deaths

Lamar County was up to 676 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 24 deaths as of the Thursday case count update from DPH. Lamar is recorded as having 57 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 494,173 confirmed cases with 38,718 hospitalizations and 9358 deaths.Surrounding counties:Pike: 549 cases, 46 hospitalizations and 12 deaths.Upson: 1013 cases, 111 hospitalizations and 72 deaths.Monroe: 1071 cases, 111 hospitalizations and 59 deaths.Butts: 1098 cases, 74 hospitalizations and 46 deaths.Spalding: 2273 cases, 258 hospitalizations and 81 deaths.