July 21: 168 cases, 7 deaths

Lamar County was up to 168 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with seven deaths as of the Tuesday case count update from DPH. Lamar is recorded as having 19 hospitalizations.Lamar’s deaths: 88 year old white female; 87-year-old white male; 87-year-old female (race not listed); 86-year-old white male; 85-year-old white female; 83-year-old white female; 81-year-old white female; Statewide there have been 148,988 confirmed cases with 15,494 hospitalizations and 3254 deaths.Surrounding counties:Pike: 141 cases, 14 hospitalizations and 3 deaths.Upson: 426 cases, 50 hospitalizations and 45 deaths.Monroe: 315 cases, 38 hospitalizations and 20 deaths.Butts: 378 cases, 33 hospitalizations and 35 deaths.Spalding: 664 cases, 87 hospitalizations and 33 deaths.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in long-term healthcare facilities here and in surrounding counties from Dept. of Community Health as of July 21:Heritage Inn (Lamar): 64 patients, 31 positive cases, 12 deaths, 12 patients recovered, 12 staff positive.Sunny Grove (Lamar) 27 patients, 7 positive cases, 1 death, 4 patients recovered, 1 staff positive.Renaissance Center (Spalding): 126 patients, 0 positive cases, 0 deaths, 2 staff positive.Riverside Health (Upson): 61 patients, 19 positive cases, 1 death, 7 staff positive.PruittHealth – Forsyth (Monroe): 45 patients, 56 positive cases, 16 deaths, 40 patients recovered, 17 staff positive.Pruitt-Health Griffin (Spalding): 56 patients, 0 positive cases, 0 deaths, 2 staff positive.PruittHealth- Hwy. 42 (Monroe): 71 patients, 0 positive cases, 0 deaths, 2 staff positive.Bolingreen Health and Rehab (Monroe): 86 patients, 30 positive cases, 1 death, 3 patients recovered, 11 staff positive.Providence Healthcare (Upson): 75 patients, 64 positive cases, 15 deaths, 49 patients recovered, 29 staff positive.Harborview Health (Upson): 100 patients, 52 positive cases, 18 deaths, 36 patients recovered, 28 staff positive.Brightmoor Health Care (Spalding): 85 patients, 83 positive cases, 20 deaths, 63 patients recovered, 1 staff positive.Brightmoor Senior Living (Spalding): 51 patients, 0 positive cases, 1 death, 1 staff positive.Westbury Health Care & Rehab (Butts): 118 patients, 123 positive cases, 34 deaths, 84 patients recovered, 46 staff positive.NOTE: Some nursing home residents’ deaths are not listed in the county’s overall numbers because their residence was in a different county.