Dec. 24: 736 cases, 25 deaths

Lamar County was up to 736 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 25 deaths as of the Thursday case count update from DPH. Lamar is recorded as having 61 hospitalizations.Lamar deaths include: (latest) 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 531,954 confirmed cases with 40,539 hospitalizations and 9607 deaths.Surrounding counties:Pike: 594 cases, 46 hospitalizations and 14 deaths.Upson: 1090 cases, 114 hospitalizations and 72 deaths.Monroe: 1162 cases, 117 hospitalizations and 59 deaths.Butts: 1183 cases, 78 hospitalizations and 47 deaths.Spalding: 2431 cases, 284 hospitalizations and 84 deaths.