The standard line from the White House, Â Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Escambia DOH is the rise in positives cases of COVID-19 are due to increased testing. Yesterday, when we compared the…
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COVID cases continue to rise – FL 1,758 more, Escambia 14
The state has 1,758 new cases of COVID-19, Escambia 14. Only one of the new cases in the county is associated with local nursing homes, and four were non-Florida residents. The percentage…
COVID cases up, but not on BCC agenda
Florida and Escambia County have seen a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases over the past three days. The state has reported 6,499 new cases and 83 additional cases. Escambia County has reported 41…
School bond ratings revised to ‘negative’ outlook
Fitch Ratings is concerned about the future of the Escambia County School District’s finances because of the COVID-19 pandemic. We can expect other municipal bond ratings to have similar outlooks. Fitch Ratings…
CDC gives cumulative data on nursing homes…it’s bad
With the help of NorthEscambia.com, Inweekly has the cumulative COVID-19 data for the nursing homes in Escambia County through May 31. The Florida Department of Health has refused to release data. Instead,…
COVID cases spike again – 29 new cases
Escambia County has 29 new COVID-19 cases – most in a single day since May 3. Â Of the new cases, Â only one is a non-Florida resident. The trend is still upward. Â For…
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 the newspaper, “The increase in number of…
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, Escambia County had only four new cases….
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 that a checkpoint east of the Florida-Alabama…
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 May 16. The increases in new cases…
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 of positive cases is a result of…
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 of today’s cases were among non=Florida residents….
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 2. We are trying to find out…
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, as Gov. Ron DeSantis moves into the…
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 – six in the past seven days, year-to-date…
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 ring the bell for last call. Local…
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: Rick, We understand your concern about the…
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 asked the county if it had any…
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 844. Â The county also recorded one more…
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 Tuesday, it will be open to the…
