July 28: 208 cases (55 last 2 weeks); 8 deaths

Lamar County was up to 208 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with eight deaths as of the Tuesday case count update from DPH. Lamar is recorded as having 21 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 175,052 confirmed cases with 17,544 hospitalizations and 3563 deaths.Surrounding counties:Pike: 177 cases, 16 hospitalizations and 3 deaths.Upson: 452 cases, 51 hospitalizations and 45 deaths.Monroe: 385 cases, 46 hospitalizations and 23 deaths.Butts: 428 cases, 35 hospitalizations and 36 deaths.Spalding: 791 cases, 104 hospitalizations and 38 deaths.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in long-term healthcare facilities here and in surrounding counties from Dept. of Community Health as of July 28: (The positive case count is cumulative and does not necessarily reflect the current number of cases in a particular facility.)Heritage Inn (Lamar): 62 patients, 31 positive cases, 12 deaths, 14 patients recovered, 12 staff positive.Sunny Grove (Lamar) 27 patients, 7 positive cases, 1 death, 11 patients recovered, 0 staff positive.Renaissance Center (Spalding): 129 patients, 0 positive cases, 0 deaths, 2 staff positive.Riverside Health (Upson): 57 patients, 20 positive cases, 2 deaths, 5 patients recovered, 11 staff positive.PruittHealth – Forsyth (Monroe): 45 patients, 56 positive cases, 16 deaths, 41 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): 80 patients, 30 positive cases, 6 deaths, 3 patients recovered, 12 staff positive.Providence Healthcare (Upson): 74 patients, 64 positive cases, 15 deaths, 49 patients recovered, 29 staff positive.Harborview Health (Upson): 100 patients, 52 positive cases, 19 deaths, 36 patients recovered, 28 staff positive.Brightmoor Health Care (Spalding): 90 patients, 83 positive cases, 20 deaths, 63 patients recovered, 0 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, 47 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.