Inweekly has watched the number of COVID cases assisted with long-term care facilities steadily rise in Escambia since June 30 – 161 new cases according to FDOH, total 505. According to yesterday’s…
Category: Health
Santa Rosa has CARES Act framework, approves rapid testing
Santa Rosa County has completed its Santa Rosa County CARES Act Funding Framework and the Board of County Commissioners last night approved its recommendation for rapid testing sites. Â The county has $8…
County denies COVID issues in jail; Commissioner calls for all inmates to be tested
The corrections chief for Escambia County says he found no COVID issues in Dorm 2 of the county’s work release facility, except for one complaint of sinus congestion. Inweekly received a letter…
Breaking news: Escambia County has 10 COVID deaths (update)
We’re crunching the numbers but FDOH reports Escambia County has 10 new deaths – bringing total to 73. Â We will add more to this post after we’ve analyzed the data. UPDATE: We’ve…
Female prisoners denied COVID tests: ‘Please help us, we do not have a voice’
Inweekly has received a letter signed by 53 female inmates in Escambia County’s work release building, pleading: “Please help us, we do not have a voice.” The women housed in Dorm 2…
COVID more deadly than flu, pneumonia, diabetes
Remember we were told COVID isn’t that deadly and that Escambia County has more deaths from the flu annually. Not true. Â When you average the 2019 deaths for the period April 1-July…
Antibody analysis for Escambia, Santa Rosa
At the July 16 Escambia County Commission meeting, State Sen. Doug Broxson (R-Gulf Breeze) asked for support of his initiative to have everyone who has recovered from COVID-19 to donate blood or…
St. Johns County mandates masks in county buildings
Yesterday, St. Johns County Commission voted 3-1 to require visitors and county employees to wear face coverings in county government facilities and buildings. Commissioner Paul Waldron missed the vote because he has…
Collier County makes masks mandatory
After twice failing to pass a mandatory face mask order, the Collier County Board of County Commissioner passed it, by a 3-2 vote, during an emergency meeting this morning. Effective immediately, face…
Hospitals add 64 more COVID patients in a week
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson has released the latest census of COVID patients in local hospitals. They have added 64 more patients – an increase of 35.6% since Monday, July 13. Monday…
COVID Update – Tuesday mid-day
Florida has 134 more COVID deaths, among them were four  deaths in Escambia (1), Okaloosa (1) and Santa Rosa (2). Escambia deaths in July total 18; June – 11; May – 25;…
Breaking news: ECAT driver dies of COVID
From the ATU 1395 that represents ECAT bus drivers: “It’s with sadness I must report that ATU Local 1395 has lost a member and our Union Brother to COVID-19. “39-year Union member…