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Health district case total update: 491 (17 deaths)
COVID-19
Submitted report
Effingham Herald
Published: May 5, 2020, 9:44 PM

As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, there were 491 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in residents of the Coastal Health District and 17 deaths.


Cases by county:

  • Bryan: 56 cases, 4 deaths
  • Camden: 34 cases, 1 death
  • Chatham: 257 cases, 10 deaths
  • Effingham: 38 cases, 1 death
  • Glynn: 58 cases, 1 death
  • Liberty: 37 cases
  • Long: 5 cases
  • McIntosh: 6 cases
‘They Ran Toward Gunfire:' Fort Stewart Soldiers Hailed as Heroes After Base Shooting
Ft. Stewart shooting
Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll awards the Meritorious Service Medal to Sgt. Aaron Turner, who helped take down the armed soldier accused of opening fire during Wednesday morning’s shooting at Fort Stewart. (Pat Donahue / Coastal Courier)
By Pat Donahue
Special to Effingham Herald
Updated: Aug 7, 2025, 7:02 PM
Published: Aug 7, 2025, 7:03 PM
A day after a soldier opened fire at Fort Stewart, Army leaders are praising those who stopped the shooter as investigators probe how a weapon made it on base. One soldier remains hospitalized. This report is from our Morris Multimedia sister newspaper, the Coastal Courier in Hinesville. Read how split-second heroism may have saved countless lives.
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