Category: Health
Uh, numbers show less COVID testing since May 26
For two weeks, Inweekly tried to find out why Escambia County’s COVID-19 cases spiked.  The search hit a roadblock when DOH Escambia PIO Christine Freer wrote…
Escambia has 16 new cases
Escambia County has 16 more COVID-19 cases – total 907. Florida now has 66,000 cases – up 26,001 cases from May 9. On May 9,…
I-10 checkpoint closed
Motorists traveling from Alabama into Florida on Interstate 10 will no longer face being stopped for COVID-19 checks. The Florida Department of Transportation announced Friday…
Escambia has third COVID-19 death in past four days
Escambia County has another COVID-19 death – third in four days, 36 year-to-date. Â The death was a male, 90, who had been first diagnosed on…
DOH: Escambia spike due to increased testing
DOH Escambia PIO Christine Freer told Inweekly that the agency appreciates our desire to better understand and analyze the data, but… “The increase in number…
Florida top 60K, spike in Escambia County continues
Florida’s COVID-19 cases topped 60K. Â Escambia’s spike appears to be continuing with 13 new cases, a total of 75 since Friday, May 29. Â Only two…
Thursday a.m. briefing
I had a phone conversation with Christine Freer, DOH Escambia PIO, and sent her my spreadsheet on the spike in COVID-19 cases from May 30-June…
Bars, theaters, tattoo shops open Friday
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Bars, tattoo shops and movie theaters can partially reopen Friday in most of the state,…
Another COVID-19 death
Escambia County has nine more COVID-19 cases – 69 over the past seven days, year-to-date total 853. Â The county also had one more death –…
Bars anxious to reopen
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis is under increasing pressure to let bar owners again pour spirits and…
DOH Escambia says COVID-19 infections may have started 14 days ago
Inweekly has tried to find out why Escambia County has seen 63 new COVID-19 cases since Friday, May 29. We received this response this morning:…
No clear answer why our COVID cases spiked
Yesterday, Inweekly reported that Escambia County has seen a spike in COVID-19 cases since Friday, May 29– a total of 63 new cases. The newspaper…
Yikes, Escambia has 16 new COVID-19 cases, 53 over last four days
The Florida Department of Health reported this morning that Escambia County has 16 new COVID-19 cases– 53 news cases since Friday, May 29, Â year-to-date total…
UWF COVID testing site reopens 10 a.m. today
The mobile testing site at the University of West Florida will reopen to the public, Tuesday, June 2 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. After…
New COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Escambia, Okaloosa
Escambia has 13 more COVID-19 cases – 37 since Friday, total 828. Â Okaloosa has 9 more – 25 since Friday, total 232. The beaches have…
High school sports, band to resume June 15
In accordance with the announcement by Governor Ron DeSantis, Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has announced plans for resuming athletic and band participation for students….
Poll: 42% of Floridians less likely to evacuate due to COVID-19
Floridians are increasingly concerned about the 2020 Hurricane Season and the coronavirus is one of the reasons why. According to a AAA survey – fielded…
CDC issues guidelines for office buildings
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has come up new guidelines for offices. Employees should get a temperature and symptom check when they arrive…
Breaking news: State closes testing site
From Escambia County PIO: “The UWF COVID-19 Test Site will be closed until further notice. The site was run primarily by the National Guard, which…
Monday a.m. briefing – nursing home heartache
Four weeks after Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties reopened their beaches, Escambia reported 24 new COVID-19 cases and Okaloosa 16 cases. On Wednesday, Santa…
