The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Effingham County remained at 25 Friday, with one man who died.

A 56-year-old Effingham County man died from the virus, one of eight dead in the Coastal Health District. It was not known if the man had underlying medical conditions.

Five residents of Chatham County and two residents of Bryan County had also died from complications of COVID-19.

As of 7 p.m. Friday, there were 341 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Coastal Health District – 31 in Bryan, 27 in Camden, 174 in Chatham, 25 in Effingham, 46 in Glynn, 32 in Liberty, two in Long and four in McIntosh.

A confirmed case is defined as a person who has tested positive for 2019 novel coronavirus. The state is not reporting how many cases are still active.

COVID-19 testing

The Coastal Health District has established a new call center at (912) 230-9744 to screen people for COVID-19 testing. The center will take calls Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

It’s part of a statewide expansion of COVID-19 testing by the Georgia Department of Public Health. The following people can request testing through the COVID-19 call center:

-- Anyone with symptoms of COVID-19, which include fever, cough and shortness of breath.

-- These individuals without symptoms -- healthcare workers, emergency responders, critical infrastructure workers and people living or working in group settings such as long-term care facilities.

Those who meet the criteria for testing will be given an appointment at one of the drive-through specimen collection sites. All screening must be done over the phone; do not visit a health department clinic in person for screening. There is no cost for the test.

Doctor's offices, urgent care centers and hospitals will also continue to provide testing for COVID-19 and may continue to refer patients to public health for specimen collection.