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 days, and maybe weeks, Â behind when the…
Category: Health
Jail update: Gilley still has not increased COVID testing
“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 of County Commissioners made it very clear…
It could be worse…we could be Marion County
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 to the local newspaper, the Marion County…
Escambia: six more COVID deaths
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 homes and only five with corrections. As…
Positivity rate for COVID among children at 19%
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. 7. While testing has dropped each week,…
Breaking news: Escambia breaks single day death record
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 cases – 75 of which were at…
COVID stats difficult to analyze
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 the county held a press conference with…
Escambia ranks #3 in COVID cases per capita
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….
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…