Category: Health

Escambia County has passed the 10K milestone – 10,035 cases. It took four months for the county to reach 5,000 cases – only 28 days…

A reader analyzed the COVID-19 deaths using the state’s case line report and found that the Florida Department of Health’s daily reports for county lags…

“No citizen who’s incarcerated by Escambia County who asks for a test should be denied a test.” -Doug Underhill   A week ago, the Board…

Yesterday Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods prohibited his deputies from wearing masks at work and also banned visitors to his offices to wear them. According…

FDOH reports that Escambia County has 122 new cases (total 9,929) and six more deaths (137). Of the new cases, 31 are associated with nursing…

According to the weekly reports on COVID testing among children, they had a positivity rate 19.2% on 458 test results for Aug. 1 through Aug….

The Florida Department of Health reported 11 more deaths for Escambia County, passing the previous daily record of 10 deaths. The county had 175 new…

The COVID cases in the Century prison are making it difficult to understand the daily numbers for Sunday, Aug. 9. It would be nice if…

Escambia County is ranked #3 for Florida resident COVID cases per capita for counties with 5,000 or more positive cases – 27.06 per 1,000 population,…

Over the weekend, County Administrator Janice Gilley informed the commissioners by email that Corrections Chief Rich Powell has requested medical staff to “prepare for administrating…

Dr. Michael Johnson, pastor of Sixth Avenue Baptist Church, passed away. Friends shared that his death was due to COVID-19. Dr. Johnson, a 1981 graduate…

Yesterday, Inweekly reported that 306 of the 504 new cases reported in Escambia County were associated with the state prison in Century. County Administrator Janice…

  The backlog of test results finally caught up with Escambia County .The county recorded its largest day for COVID – 540 with 306 associated…

At their agenda review yesterday, several Escambia County commissioners spoke out in support of the county allowing inmates and staff at the county jail to…

Press Release: Ascension Sacred Heart is expanding eligibility for COVID-19 testing at its drive-thru sites in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties to include all persons…

  Escambia County’s jinx continues.  The day after the Board of County Commissioners  fail to vote on a motion for a face mask mandate, the…

From Escambia County: Media Partners, The State has reached testing capacity at the Equestrian Center today. Please notify the public that the test site is…

The Escambia Board of County Commissioners voted down a motion by Commission Lumon May to make face masks mandatory in the unincorporated parts of the…

Polls are showing that State Rep. Mike Hill is having trouble holding his District 1 seat as he faces newcomer Michelle Salzman in the GOP…

The state’s rapid mobile testing center will return today to the Equestrian Center, 7750 Mobile Highway, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. The walk-up test…