Category: Health
FDOH has application form for COVID vaccine
Gov. Ron DeSantis has made frontline healthcare workers and  individuals 65 years of age and older priorities for the first rounds of the COVID vaccines….
COVID update: 18 more hospitalizations
Escambia County reports that COVID-related hospitalizations yesterday increased from 172 to 190. Â The lowest number of test results for the month of December were reported…
Escambia positivity rate higher than state or top counties
According the Florida Department of Health, Escambia County had 1,246 new COVID cases last week – only 136 were non-Florida residents. The county also had…
Escambia has eight additional Covid deaths and positivity rate of over 19 percent
The Florida Department of Health reported that the COVID deaths in Escambia County increased from 343 to 351 since Saturday. The positivity rate was 19.37%…
White House task force has Pensacola Metro Area in red zone
The Orlando Sentinel obtained a copy of last week’s White House COVID-19 Task Force report. The Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area is in the red zone (#2…
FDOH COVID Dashboard shows COVID cases increased faster outside city limits
The Florida Department of Health dashboard breaks down cases by zip code. Since June 30 when the city of Pensacola issued a mask order the…
Escambia sets new COVID record
The Florida Department of Health reports Escambia County had 268 new COVID cases on Thursday, Dec. 17 and three deaths. The positivity rate was 13.41%….
Escambia COVID hits nearly 17 percent positivity
The Florida Department of Health reported yesterday that Escambia County recorded 240 positive cases for Tuesday, Dec. 15 – the most cases for a single…
Escambia County government took most of CARES dollars
Escambia County received $57.6 from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. About 60 cents of every dollar will be spent on county…
Vaccine alone won’t end spread of COVID-19
A new paper in the journal Health Affairs points out several factors that are critical battling the spread of the COVID-19 virus. According to the…
Hospitalizations rising in December
As of 2:30 p.m. Dec. 7, the current hospitalizations for COVID-19 total 133, up 25 from Nov. 30. On Nov. 2 (the county didn’t give…
Escambia COVID update
Over the first five days of December, FDOH reported Escambia County had 10 COVID deaths, only two associated with nursing homes. Of the 7,558 tests…
Hospitalizations continue to climb
When CivicCon held a session with local health care leaders on Monday, Nov. 23, Escambia County’s dashboard reported 90 hospitalizations. Today, the county reports 108–…
COVID ‘wavelet’ continues
With testing down  38% over the long holiday period, the Florida Department of Health reported only 659 new cases for the week ending Nov. 28…
COVID cases and positivity rates continue to climb
For the third consecutive week, COVID-19 new cases reported trended higher in Escambia County, though the rate of increase has slowed. The biggest jump in…
COVID: November cases may top Oct and Sept combined
The COVID-19 stats as of Wednesday, Nov. 18 have been published by the Florida Department of Health. Â Escambia County has the most new cases since…
GBHS has over 100 students out due to COVID-19
Gulf Breeze High School has had to cancel several soccer games due to COVID-19. As contact tracing is done through the school, more and more…
Salzman misses first Florida House session
Newly-elected State Rep. Michelle Salzman wasn’t able to make the Florida House’s Organization Session held yesterday due to a COVID-19 case in her household. Salzman…
FDOH slow to post COVID data
As of 3:30 p.m. Central, the Florida Department of Health has yet to post the COVID-19 statistics for Monday, Nov. 16. Escambia County sent out…
Gulf Breeze reports 13 active COVID cases
CITY OF GULF BREEZE COVID-19 PHASE III UPDATE The City has been operating under Phase III of its Phased Re-Opening Plan since September 30, 2020….
