Update:Â CVS answered our email, “The locations and appointments will become available as we receive supply vaccine. They should be available later this week.” CVS has posted a press release about Gov. Ron…
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Escambia in top three for COVID deaths per capita
Dade County has the most COVID-related deaths, 5314. However, Escambia County is ranked third in deaths per 1,000 population. Â Only three counties are above 1.90 per 1,000 – Marion 2.07, Dade 1.96…
Storm delays COVID-19 vaccine delivery
By Christine Sexton, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A shipment to Florida of more than 200,000 doses of Moderna vaccine has been delayed due to a storm that has battered…
COVID: Escambia update
For February’s first 10 days, the Florida Department of Health reported Escambia County’s positivity rate dropped to 9.38% – its lowest rate since the end of November. The county had 1303 new…
Basic Insights Sign-up
We are at 1,075 children and counting in Basics Insights, and the Studer Community Institute (SCI) needs your help to reach their goal of 5,000 children enrolled in its text messaging program…
Covid: Good and bad news for Escambia
The positivity rate for Covid dropped to 9.62% last week. January’s rate was 14%. However, the deaths have increased by 35 since Jan. 31 – more than October and March-May. Date Negatives…
City extends COVID restrictions for events
The City of Pensacola is extending the previously implemented COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines for city-permitted events through Thursday, March 11. The restrictions were initially set to expire Feb. 28. The restrictions are…
Escambia sets COVID case and death records in Jan.
The final COVID report for January in Escambia County has been released by the Florida Department of Health. The county ended the month with total 31,029 cases, of which 27,798 were Floridians….
Statewide Preregistration System for COVID-19 vaccine appointments launched
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the state announced the launch of a statewide preregistration system to schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments for individuals 65 and older and frontline health care workers. Individuals can pre-register…
Vaccines cut again for Escambia
FDOH-Escambia received an allocation of 2,500 doses of the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine for this week – down for 2800 last week. In partnership with Ascension Sacred Heart, Baptist Health Care, Community Health…
NYT Covid Case Tracker: Escambia cases ‘extremely high’
NYT: “Cases are extremely high and have stayed about the same over the past two weeks. The numbers of hospitalized Covid patients and deaths in the Escambia County area have risen. The…
Pensacola MSA: Where COVID-19 growing fastest in Florida
The website 247wallst.com has named Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent the city were the COVID-19 virus is growing the fastest in Florida. “In the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metropolitan area, there were an average of 90.1 daily…