Dec. 6: 589 cases, 23 deaths

Lamar County held at 589 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 23 deaths as of the Sunday case count update from DPH. Lamar is recorded as having 54 hospitalizations.Lamar deaths include: (latest) 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 443,822 confirmed cases with 36,039 hospitalizations and 8971 deaths.Surrounding counties:Pike: 489 cases, 42 hospitalizations and 12 deaths.Upson: 962 cases, 106 hospitalizations and 71 deaths.Monroe: 953 cases, 102 hospitalizations and 59 deaths.Butts: 932 cases, 65 hospitalizations and 45 deaths.Spalding: 2007 cases, 234 hospitalizations and 77 deaths.