SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – A patient at Memorial Health in Savannah has tested positive for COVID-19, the hospital confirmed Thursday evening.

Memorial Health said Thursday afternoon tests from a private lab came back showing one of the hospital’s patients tested positive for the coronavirus. The patient has been in isolation since they were admitted.

News 3 confirmed with Memorial Health Thursday night that the patient being treated at the hospital is the same resident of Effingham County that the Coastal Health District reported earlier Thursday. This information was not initially released.

This means there are now three cases in the Coastal Empire. Two are residents of Glynn County, who are isolating at home, and one is an Effingham County resident, being treated at Memorial Health.

Memorial Health has been working with the Department of Public Health to identify and contact any people who may have been in contact with the patient.

Memorial Health has been screening visitors and patients at every entrance since early March, so that potentially symptomatic patients can be properly masked and immediately isolated.

As of noon Thursday, state officials were reporting 287 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and ten deaths.

Savannah Mayor Van Johnson declared a state of emergency for the City of Savannah on Thursday, ordering all bars that do not serve food, fitness facilities, movie theaters and more to close beginning Saturday. Read more here.

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