Oct. 3: 380 cases, 18 deaths

Lamar County was up to 380 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 18 deaths as of the Saturday case count update from DPH. Lamar is recorded as having 42 hospitalizations.Lamar deaths include: (latest) white male, 73; white male, 55: white female, 88; black female, 66; white female, 70: black female, 66; 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 322,078 confirmed cases with 28,924 hospitalizations and 7134 deaths.Surrounding counties:Pike: 347 cases, 31 hospitalizations and 10 deaths.Upson: 806 cases, 84 hospitalizations and 63 deaths.Monroe: 704 cases, 86 hospitalizations and 52 deaths.Butts: 683 cases, 54 hospitalizations and 43 deaths.Spalding: 1355 cases, 189 hospitalizations and 62 deaths.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in long-term healthcare facilities here and in surrounding counties from Dept. of Community Health as of Oct. 2: (The positive case count is cumulative and does not necessarily reflect the current number of cases in a particular facility.)Heritage Inn (Lamar): 65 patients, 32 positive cases, 12 deaths, 19 patients recovered, 12 staff positive.Sunny Grove (Lamar) 27 patients, 7 positive cases, 1 death, 11 patients recovered, 0 staff positive (DCH no longer has this facility on its report. These are the last numbers reported.).Renaissance Center (Spalding): 104 patients, 25 positive case, 3 deaths, 24 patients recovered, 13 staff positive.Riverside Health (Upson): 52 patients, 59 positive cases, 17 deaths, 42 patients recovered, 21 staff positive.PruittHealth – Forsyth (Monroe): 45 patients, 57 positive cases, 9 deaths, 48 patients recovered, 23 staff positive.Pruitt-Health Griffin (Spalding): 54 patients, 0 positive cases, 0 deaths, 4 staff positive.PruittHealth- Hwy. 42 (Monroe): 59 patients, 20 positive cases, 6 deaths, 22 patients recovered, 7 staff positive.Bolingreen Health and Rehab (Monroe): 64 patients, 47 positive cases, 14 deaths, 28 patients recovered, 18 staff positive.Providence Healthcare (Upson): 79 patients, 65 positive cases, 15 deaths, 50 patients recovered, 31 staff positive.Harborview Health (Upson): 90 patients, 74 positive cases, 19 deaths, 48 patients recovered, 13 staff positive.Brightmoor Health Care (Spalding): 92 patients, 83 positive cases, 20 deaths, 63 patients recovered, 0 staff positive.Brightmoor Senior Living (Spalding): 52 patients, 0 positive cases, 0 deaths, 1 staff positive.Westbury Health Care & Rehab (Butts): 130 patients, 125 positive cases, 34 deaths, 89 patients recovered, 54 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.