Jan. 8: 915 cases, 28 deaths

Lamar County was up to 915 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 28 deaths as of the Friday case count update from DPH. Lamar is recorded as having 66 hospitalizations.Lamar deaths include: (latest) white male (60); 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 620,247 confirmed cases with 44,187 hospitalizations and 10,180 deaths.Surrounding counties:Pike: 725 cases, 54 hospitalizations and 15 deaths.Upson: 1340 cases, 124 hospitalizations and 73 deaths.Monroe: 1375 cases, 130 hospitalizations and 61 deaths.Butts: 1438 cases, 82 hospitalizations and 48 deaths.Spalding: 2772 cases, 310 hospitalizations and 89 deaths.