Published on September 24 2021 3:39 pm
Last Updated on September 24 2021 4:55 pm
Written by Greg Sapp
Effingham County Health Department has reported another COVID-19 related death this week.
The person was an individual in their 40s, bringing the number of COVID-related deaths in the county since the pandemic began to 82.
The Department also reported that there have been 178 more positive cases of COVID-19 in the county since Monday. That brings the seven-day total of cases in the county to 264.
ICU bed availability is at 17% in the region.
100 of the positive cases in the county in the seven-day period involve those under age 40.