Sheriff tracking 11 positive cases

Sheriff Brad White reported Monday his 911 operators have eight Lamar County addresses with positive COVID-19 cases in the system. Three of those residences are home to two positive patients so they are tracking 11 active positives.The cumulative DPH Lamar numbers at 9 a.m. Wednesday were 40 cases, 6 hospitalizations and one death. Lamar’s DPH number has been at or just below 40 cases since May 2, suggesting a flattened curve and no uptick in cases since Gov. Brian Kemp relaxed restrictions.