Category: Health
More on COVID testing in the jail
In July, Inweekly received a letter signed by 53 female inmates in Escambia County’s work release building pleading to be tested. Last week, the inmates…
Commissioners frustrated with lack of COVID testing at jail
On Thursday, Aug. 27, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners learned only six inmates at the Escambia County Jail had been tested for COVID-19 a…
Second COVID case shuts down Corrections road crews again
At 7:37 p.m. Sunday, Escambia County notified the media that Escambia County Corrections received a positive COVID-19 test result at its road camp. “As a…
Escambia: COVID testing continues to drop
FDOH reported 67 new COVID cases and one additional death for Escambia County. Â For Thursday, Aug. 27, the agency reported a positivity rate of…
Escambia: COVID cases and testing down, deaths up
FDOH reports Escambia County has 55 new cases  – most of which are local residents and few in nursing homes and Century prison.  The county…
Escambia: COVID data optimistic
While Escambia County continues to move toward 11,000 total COVID cases – 10K local residents, the positivity rate is staying in single digits. Â A backlog…
Females inmates continue to speak out
As a form of punishment, they are refusing to test us. Today I received another letter from female inmates in the Escambia County Corrections system,…
Escambia County reports seven more COVID deaths – Updated
The Florida Department of Health has been slow to release the county daily reports. Looking at the FDOH dashboard, Escambia County now has 178 COVID…
Escambia County Jail: ‘COVID-Land’
Inweekly interviewed Jessica Gomez, who was released from the county jail recently. She said that conditions in the main jail were unsafe and “unable to…
Presser Notes: Two Storms and COVID make three
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said Monday he’d been keeping an eye on the storms in the gulf — tropical storms Marco…
Escambia COVID positive rate dips below 5%
FDOH reports Escambia County’s positivity rate has dipped below 5% for the first time since  June– reporting 36 cases out for 725 test results, 4.97%,…
Has Escambia turned the COVID corner?
With students returning to schools in Escambia County, the Florida Department of Health reported the lowest positivity rate for the county since Sunday, June…
Buzz: Local Census office shutdowns due to COVID case
Inweekly has heard the local U.S. Census office closed down yesterday after a worker tested positive for COVID-19. Â One staffer told us, “We were given…
Florida has over 10K COVID deaths
Florida has passed the 10K death total, according to the Florida Department of Health as the positivity rate dropped to its lowest level in the…
CARES Act hidden from public again.
Today, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners meets at 9 a.m. County Administrator Janice Gilley has placed on the agenda: Recommendation Concerning the Escambia CARES…
Escambia: Five more COVID deaths, 93 new cases
Escambia County had five more COVID deaths reported today and 94 new cases. Of the new cases, 93 were Florida residents, six associated with nursing…
Escambia deaths and positivity rates rise
FDOH reported seven more COVID-19 deaths for Escambia County. The positivity rate for Aug. 17 was 11.2% for 739 test results. Â The positivity rate…
Former inmate tests positive after leaving Escambia County Jail
Last night, WEAR TV reporter Renee Beninate interviewed a former Escambia County jail inmate who tested positive for COVID-19 after being released from the Escambia…
FDOH reports fewest test results for Escambia since June 28
The Florida Department of Health reported the results of only 399 COVID-19 tests for Sunday–the lowest daily total since 364 results were reported on Sunday,…
BTW: Escambia County Jail tested three more prisoners
All three tests are pending… Next Board of County Commissioners meeting is next Thursday, Aug. 20. The total tests is 223. Make a guess what…
