Sept. 22: 353 cases, 17 deaths

Lamar County was up to 353 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 17 deaths as of the Tuesday case count update from DPH. Lamar is recorded as having 38 hospitalizations.Lamar deaths include: (latest) 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 308,221 confirmed cases with 27,490 hospitalizations and 6677 deaths.Surrounding counties:Pike: 315 cases, 27 hospitalizations and 9 deaths.Upson: 757 cases, 76 hospitalizations and 60 deaths.Monroe: 665 cases, 81 hospitalizations and 49 deaths.Butts: 631 cases, 52 hospitalizations and 42 deaths.Spalding: 1295 cases, 183 hospitalizations and 56 deaths.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in long-term healthcare facilities here and in surrounding counties from Dept. of Community Health as of Sept. 22: (The positive case count is cumulative and does not necessarily reflect the current number of cases in a particular facility.)Heritage Inn (Lamar): 61 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): 109 patients, 25 positive case, 3 deaths, 16 patients recovered, 13 staff positive.Riverside Health (Upson): 46 patients, 59 positive cases, 16 deaths, 39 patients recovered, 21 staff positive.PruittHealth – Forsyth (Monroe): 47 patients, 57 positive cases, 9 deaths, 48 patients recovered, 23 staff positive.Pruitt-Health Griffin (Spalding): 52 patients, 0 positive cases, 0 deaths, 4 staff positive.PruittHealth- Hwy. 42 (Monroe): 60 patients, 20 positive cases, 1 death, 17 patients recovered, 6 staff positive.Bolingreen Health and Rehab (Monroe): 67 patients, 47 positive cases, 14 deaths, 28 patients recovered, 16 staff positive.Providence Healthcare (Upson): 85 patients, 65 positive cases, 15 deaths, 49 patients recovered, 31 staff positive.Harborview Health (Upson): 93 patients, 66 positive cases, 19 deaths, 38 patients recovered, 10 staff positive.Brightmoor Health Care (Spalding): 91 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): 131 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. Sept. 22: