Sept. 2: 325 cases, 16 deaths

Lamar County held at 325 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 16 deaths as of the Wednesday case count update from DPH. Lamar is recorded as having 34 hospitalizations.Lamar deaths include: (latest) 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 274,613 confirmed cases with 25,025 hospitalizations and 5795 deaths.Surrounding counties:Pike: 283 cases, 26 hospitalizations and 8 deaths.Upson: 667 cases, 67 hospitalizations and 57 deaths.Monroe: 593 cases, 76 hospitalizations and 43 deaths.Butts: 569 cases, 49 hospitalizations and 40 deaths.Spalding: 1190 cases, 161 hospitalizations and 53 deaths.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in long-term healthcare facilities here and in surrounding counties from Dept. of Community Health as of Sept. 2: (The positive case count is cumulative and does not necessarily reflect the current number of cases in a particular facility.)Heritage Inn (Lamar): 63 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): 124 patients, 17 positive case, 1 death, 12 staff positive.Riverside Health (Upson): 49 patients, 54 positive cases, 14 deaths, 37 patients recovered, 17 staff positive.PruittHealth – Forsyth (Monroe): 50 patients, 56 positive cases, 9 deaths, 48 patients recovered, 18 staff positive.Pruitt-Health Griffin (Spalding): 55 patients, 0 positive cases, 0 deaths, 4 staff positive.PruittHealth- Hwy. 42 (Monroe): 67 patients, 19 positive cases, 4 deaths, 4 patients recovered, 3 staff positive.Bolingreen Health and Rehab (Monroe): 63 patients, 47 positive cases, 14 deaths, 28 patients recovered, 16 staff positive.Providence Healthcare (Upson): 79 patients, 65 positive cases, 15 deaths, 49 patients recovered, 30 staff positive.Harborview Health (Upson): 96 patients, 54 positive cases, 18 deaths, 37 patients recovered, 28 staff positive.Brightmoor Health Care (Spalding): 91 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): 126 patients, 125 positive cases, 34 deaths, 87 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.