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Health district case total update: 339
COVID-19
Submitted report
Effingham Herald
Published: Apr 17, 2020, 4:12 PM

As of noon Friday, there are 339 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in residents of the Coastal Health District and 8 deaths.                                                       

 

Cases by county:

  • Bryan: 31 cases, 2 deaths
  • Camden: 27 cases
  • Chatham: 173 cases, 5 deaths
  • Effingham: 25 cases, 1 death
  • Glynn: 46 cases
  • Liberty: 31 cases
  • Long: 2 cases
  • McIntosh: 4 cases

Please note: Reductions or changes are due to corrections of previous errors in the database. The state office of epidemiology is reviewing the database and using geolocation to match addresses to counties. Some entries that had been manually entered into the wrong county are shifting to the correct county of residence.
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)
Jeff Whitten
Updated: Jul 8, 2025, 1:15 PM
Published: Jul 8, 2025, 1:17 PM
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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