Jan. 5: 877 cases, 27 deaths

Lamar County was up to 877 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 27 deaths as of the Tuesday 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 597,208 confirmed cases with 43,018 hospitalizations and 9966 deaths.Surrounding counties:Pike: 686 cases, 51 hospitalizations and 14 deaths.Upson: 1300 cases, 122 hospitalizations and 72 deaths.Monroe: 1344 cases, 126 hospitalizations and 61 deaths.Butts: 1379 cases, 81 hospitalizations and 48 deaths.Spalding: 2685 cases, 302 hospitalizations and 88 deaths.