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Effingham County case total update: 3,485 (54 deaths)
COVID-19

As of 3 p.m. Sunday, there have been 37,147 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in residents of the Coastal Health District and 657 deaths.

 

Cases by county:

  • Bryan: 2,407 cases, 28 deaths
  • Camden: 3,016 cases, 25 deaths
  • Chatham: 18,123 cases, 337 deaths
  • Effingham: 3,485 cases, 54 deaths
  • Glynn: 6,247 cases, 142 deaths
  • Liberty: 2,657 cases, 47 deaths
  • Long: 626 cases, 11 deaths
  • McIntosh: 586 cases, 13 deaths
Floating Dock, Fishing Pier Planned for 165-Year-Old Abercorn Creek Site
Abercorn Creek
Effingham County Commissioner Phil Kieffer, whose great-great grandfather Allen Newton Kieffer surveyed the original plat for Abercorn Landing in 1859, stands at the landing. (Jeff Whitten / Effingham Herald)
Effingham County commissioners approved a $1 million plan to convert the historic Abercorn Landing on Abercorn Creek into a public recreation site. The project, managed by Moffatt & Nichol, begins with a floating dock and fishing pier, with future phases adding restrooms and other amenities. The site dates back to 1859 and sits amid fast-growing development.
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