Jan. 3: 858 cases, 27 deaths

Lamar County was up to 858 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 27 deaths as of the Sunday case count update from DPH. Lamar is recorded as having 65 hospitalizations.Lamar deaths include: (latest) 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 587,076 confirmed cases with 42,483 hospitalizations and 9893 deaths.Surrounding counties:Pike: 674 cases, 50 hospitalizations and 14 deaths.Upson: 1272 cases, 118 hospitalizations and 72 deaths.Monroe: 1321 cases, 124 hospitalizations and 61 deaths.Butts: 1350 cases, 81 hospitalizations and 47 deaths.Spalding: 2643 cases, 296 hospitalizations and 86 deaths.