July 23: 178 cases, 8 deaths

Lamar County was up to 173 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with eight deaths as of the Thursday case count update from DPH. Lamar is recorded as having 20 hospitalizations.Lamar’s deaths: 87-year-old female (race not listed); 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 156,588 confirmed cases with 16,353 hospitalizations and 3360 deaths.Surrounding counties:Pike: 149 cases, 15 hospitalizations and 3 deaths.Upson: 434 cases, 50 hospitalizations and 45 deaths.Monroe: 332 cases, 40 hospitalizations and 20 deaths.Butts: 380 cases, 33 hospitalizations and 36 deaths.Spalding: 689 cases, 97 hospitalizations and 35 deaths.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in long-term healthcare facilities here and in surrounding counties from Dept. of Community Health as of July 23:Heritage Inn (Lamar): 63 patients, 31 positive cases, 12 deaths, 13 patients recovered, 12 staff positive.Sunny Grove (Lamar) 27 patients, 7 positive cases, 1 death, 4 patients recovered, 0 staff positive.Renaissance Center (Spalding): 127 patients, 0 positive cases, 0 deaths, 2 staff positive.Riverside Health (Upson): 60 patients, 19 positive cases, 1 death, 8 staff positive.PruittHealth – Forsyth (Monroe): 46 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): 75 patients, 0 positive cases, 0 deaths, 2 staff positive.Bolingreen Health and Rehab (Monroe): 85 patients, 30 positive cases, 3 deaths, 3 patients recovered, 12 staff positive.Providence Healthcare (Upson): 75 patients, 64 positive cases, 15 deaths, 49 patients recovered, 29 staff positive.Harborview Health (Upson): 104 patients, 52 positive cases, 18 deaths, 36 patients recovered, 28 staff positive.Brightmoor Health Care (Spalding): 88 patients, 83 positive cases, 20 deaths, 63 patients recovered, 1 staff positive.Brightmoor Senior Living (Spalding): 51 patients, 0 positive cases, 0 deaths, 1 staff positive.Westbury Health Care & Rehab (Butts): 119 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.