Category: Health
Sacred Heart expands COVID testing
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 four more deaths, 240+ new cases and 20% positivity
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…
Breaking news: Rapid Test reached capacity
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…
While you were sleeping…
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…
Mike Hill campaign caught lying again
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…
Rapid testing returns today to Equestrian Center
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…
CARES Act: Rapid testing
The State of Florida will offer a rapid COVID-19 testing at the Escambia County Equestrian Center on Thursday. The mobile testing center will be at…
Buzz: Jail tales continue
Escambia County Jail prisoners and their loved ones continue to reach out to Inweekly. The buzz is the kitchen at the facility has had several…
Two more inmates test positive for COVID
The COVID testing “plan” for the Escambia County Jail continues to come up with more positives. This week the county has only tested two prisoners…
Escambia COVID-19 death toll – 107
FDOH has been slow to release its county data for August 4. Â It appears Escambia County has 105 new cases and six more deaths….
DeSantis weighs options for visitation at nursing homes
From News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, acknowledging what he called the “emotional damage†caused by a lockdown of nursing homes during the coronavirus…
DOH official: ‘Every one of these deaths was preventable’
The Department of Health in Okaloosa County has a director that’s unafraid to speak truth. The Daily News reports that Okaloosa DOH director Dr. Karen…
Fact Check: County administration wrote pandemic plan in January
At a recent virtual “State of the County†interview for the Pensacola Chamber, County Administrator Janice Gilley talked about how she and her emergency manager…
State moves asymptomatic to slow COVID testing queue
Today, the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) announced that state-supported drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites will prioritize testing for symptomatic individuals, individuals 65 and older…
Breaking news: Escambia has four more deaths, death toll surpasses 100
FDOH reports Escambia County had four additional deaths bringing the total to 101. The positivity rate for August 3 jumped back up to 12.7%. Santa…
Poll: Enforcement not a deal breaker on mask mandate
In a recent poll of 823 Escambia voters, Inweekly found that two-thirds wear a face mask always. Another 16.2% wear one most of the time….
Escambia still has no CARES Act budget
Escambia County has $14.32 million of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)) Act funds and still the administration hasn’t presented a plan to the…
Escambia County Jail only tests 13 prisoners in past seven days
The Escambia County has clamped down on testing prisoners for COVID-19 at its county jail. From July 1-27, the county tested 197 inmates – around…
Pediatric COVID positivity rate continues to climb
According to FDOH, the positivity rate for children under 18 in Escambia County  increased last week, even though 40% fewer children were tested. For the…
Slow day for COVID
The impact of Hurricane Isaias on testing and the Florida Department of Health showed up in today’s report with Florida only reporting 4,752 new…
