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, using July 1, 2019 US Census estimates….
Category: Health
County jail to test any inmate wanting it
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 of tests not only for those who…
Breaking news: Sixth Avenue Baptist Church pastor passes
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 of Booker T. Washington High School, had…
Buzz: More Century prison cases expected
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 Gilley confirmed that information with the commissioners,…
Century prison cases drive Escambia almost to 9.3K COVID cases
The backlog of test results finally caught up with Escambia County .The county recorded its largest day for COVID – 540 with 306 associated with corrections. The county had five more…
Commissioners tell county administrator to test inmates
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 be tested for COVID-19 if they request…
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 who want a nasal swab test, regardless…
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 county had over 240 new cases, four…
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 no longer available. Please see the list…
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 county. May presented the resolution that 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 primary on August 18. Desperate candidates go…
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 site will be available on a first…
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 the Equestrian Center, 7750 Mobile Highway, from…
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 positive cases among contract workers and inmates…
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 – both were positive. Since early July,…
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. Â The state had 226 deaths and topped…
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 pandemic, said on Tuesday that the state…
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 Chapman told county officials, “Today, many family…
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 put together a pandemic plan for the…
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 and children under the age of 18…
