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Effingham County case total update: 2.268 (33 deaths)
COVID-19
Submitted report
Effingham Herald
Published: Dec 18, 2020, 9:06 PM

As of 3 p.m. Friday, there have been 24,658 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in residents of the Coastal Health District and 449 deaths.


Cases by county:

  • Bryan: 1,613 cases, 17 deaths
  • Camden: 2,017 cases, 18 deaths
  • Chatham: 11,844 cases, 219 deaths
  • Effingham: 2,268 cases, 33 deaths
  • Glynn: 4,445 cases, 120 deaths
  • Liberty: 1,673 cases, 30 deaths
  • Long: 379 cases, 5 deaths
  • McIntosh: 419 cases, 7 deaths
Guyton Woman Charged with Murder in Husband’s Death
Guyton Murder
Updated: Aug 20, 2025, 6:57 AM
Published: Aug 20, 2025, 6:59 AM
A Guyton woman has been charged with murder in her husband’s death after police found him dead Tuesday at a Pine Street home. Jennifer Underwood was arrested, and authorities said the case remains under investigation.
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