We’re crunching the numbers but FDOH reports Escambia County has 10 new deaths – bringing total to 73. Â We will add more to this post after we’ve analyzed the data.
UPDATE: We’ve now passed the 2019 death total for chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (68). Â It may be a single day record for COVID and maybe any cause of death other than cancer.
Hospitalizations jumped to 306 – up 16. Â We’ve repeatedly reported that deaths and hospitalizations trail new cases by two weeks – we could be up for more tragedy in the coming days and weeks.
Escambia now was 6,461 cases – 159 were added today. Â Of today’s cases – 151 are Florida residents, nine tied to nursing homes and one to corrections. The median age is 37 and the positivity rate is 12.6% for 1,140 test results.
The county has three more children (0-4) and 11 in the 5-14 age group with the virus.
Santa Rosa has 57 new cases and one additional death. Median age 46 and positivity rate 13.6% on 477 tests.
The state had 10,269 new cases–and may top 400K tomorrow –and 173 deaths. The positivity rate 12.31%.
| as of July 23 | 7/21/20 | 7/22/20 | Increase |
| Total Cases | Â Â Â Â Â Â 379,619 | Â Â 389,888 | Â Â Â 10,269 |
| Fla Residents | Â Â Â Â Â Â 374,920 | Â Â 385,091 | Â Â Â 10,171 |
| Non-Fla. | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4,699 | Â Â Â Â Â Â 4,777 | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 78 |
| Deaths Per DOH | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5,345 | Â Â Â Â Â Â 5,518 | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 173 |
| Escambia | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6,302 | Â Â Â Â Â Â 6,461 | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 159 |
| Okaloosa | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2,104 | Â Â Â Â Â Â 2,134 | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 30 |
| Santa Rosa | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2,090 | Â Â Â Â Â Â 2,147 | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 57 |