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Health district case total update: 613 (21 deaths)
COVID-19
Effingham Herald
Published: May 14, 2020, 9:09 AM

As of 7 p.m. Wednesday, there were 613 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in residents of the Coastal Health District and 21 deaths.

 

Cases by county:

  • Bryan: 61 cases, 4 deaths
  • Camden: 43 cases, 1 death
  • Chatham: 337 cases, 14 deaths
  • Effingham: 38 cases, 1 death
  • Glynn: 75 cases, 1 death
  • Liberty: 45 cases
  • Long: 5 cases
  • McIntosh: 9 cases
Two Arrested After Stolen Ambulance Chase Ends in Crash in Port Wentworth
McCall and Hwy 21 accident photo May 5, 2025
Updated: Jun 10, 2025, 8:10 PM
Published: Jun 10, 2025, 8:13 PM
Two men are in custody after police say one stole an ambulance and led officers on a chase from Rincon to Port Wentworth Monday afternoon. The driver, Dwayne Simmons, 56, of Savannah, faces multiple felony charges. The passenger, Georgell Brown, 51, was charged with loitering after fleeing the scene of an earlier crash. The pursuit ended when the ambulance crashed near Highway 21.
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