Category: Health
County COVID-19 update
Dr. John Lanza, from the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County, will be at the Board of County Commissioners Agenda Review Session at 9…
Gulf Breeze, Milton account for more than half Santa Rosa new cases
As we reported yesterday, there had been a spike in COVID cases in Gulf Breezes that is believed to be tied to graduation celebrations among…
Zip codes for newest Escambia COVID cases
Four zip codes account for over half of the 188 new COVID cases among Escambia County residents – UWF/Ferry Pass; Beulah/Nature Trail; East Hill/Bayou Texar…
Presser Notes: Masks, Please
“If we can work together, we can really beat back this COVID thing.†– Mayor Robinson by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson is…
Santa Rosa 111 new COVID cases; Escambia 250 cases
The day the Milton City Council rescinded an executive order requiring face masks in local businesses, Santa Rosa County had 111 new cases of COVID…
ECUA makes face masks mandatory for all employees
Inweekly confirmed with Nathalie Bowers, Public Information Officer for Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, that all ECUA employees must wear a face covering when inside any…
COVID-19 mutation: more contagious
The COVID-19 virus appears to be mutating and has become more contagious. The more contagious the virus, the greater need for face masks. Since early…
County to start passing our face masks
In its daily COVID-19 update, Escambia County said its Department of Public Safety will begin distributing “face covering masks” free of charge. When? To be…
Bar closures evaluated daily
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida We will get it right, then get people back to work ASAP.†–DBPR Sec. Halsey Beshears TALLAHASSEE…
COVID has gotten real again
A friend shared the photo above. The line of cars to be tested at the UWF site has extended past the entrance to the campus.
Slow Sunday, ‘only’ 5,266 new COVID cases
Florida had 5,266 new cases – positivity rate 13.5%. Escambia County had 42 new cases – three were non-Florida residents and two associated with local…
Gilley Games: The Face Mask boogie
Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley had her staff put out a press release regarding Gov. Ron DeSantis’ press event at Ascension Sacred Heart yesterday –…
DeSantis says youth and reckless bars behind COVID surge
“We’ve not had a single problem with any institution or business that just follow the guidelines.†-Gov. Ron DeSantis. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says that…
Florida shatters daily COVID record – 9,585
Florida has 9,585 new COVID cases today. Â Escambia County had 52 cases – which would have been a record last week, but not any more….
City of Gulf Breeze issues mask order, City of Milton will discuss Monday
From City of Gulf Breeze: Effective at 5 p.m. today, Friday, June 26, face coverings are required inside businesses within the City of Gulf Breeze…
Breaking news: Four beach lifeguards test positive for COVID – updated
Inweekly has confirmed that four Pensacola Beach lifeguards have tested positive for COVID-19. Three more are awaiting results of their tests. County commissioners were not notified…
Breaking news: UWF record testing
Sources at the University of West Florida shared that the COVID testing site on campus is having a record day.
Nearly two-third of new cases in three zip codes
Three zip codes account for 95 of today’s new COVID cases in Escambia County – 62%, nearly two-thirds. Two are outside the city limits, Â include…
It’s official – no alcohol sales inside bars
Florida DBPR Issues Emergency Order 2020-09 Restricting Sales of Alcoholic Beverages for Consumption on the Premises Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, the Florida Department of Business…
Escambia only has 12 ICU beds available – 10%
Escambia County reports daily the number of hospital beds and ventilators available. The county doesn’t report Intensive Care Unit (ICU) statistics. But the Florida Agency…
