Despite news reports that a Live Oak official named the COVID-19 long-term care facility infected in his community and received help from the state, Â County Administrator Janice Gilley has refused to relent…
Category: Health
COVID-19 11 a.m. update
Escambia County picked up 11 more cases since 6 p.m. Sunday – total 235.  The state now as 20,601 cases and 470 deaths. While Florida’s testing has increased over the past week,…
Lowery disputes Gilley’s statement
Michael Lowery, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395, has asked Escambia County Commission chairman Steve Barry for an investigation of COVID-19 employee safety and health concerns. Lowery represents employees with Escambia…
Monday a.m. – What you need to know
Santa Rosa County had another COVID-19 related death, bringing the total to 4. Escambia County yesterday an increase of 14 positive cases, total 224 and now has 29 cases in its long-term…
Only COVID-19 post today: ‘Clown car crashing into a dumpster fire’ edition
After Escambia County deemed its more detailed COVID-19 reports (SITREP) were no longer exempt from public records law, Inweekly has learned the EOC stopped doing SITREP reports when we began asking for…
Escambia County relents, releases COVID-19 report…but
After pressure from NorthEscambia.com, News Journal, Inweekly and the public, Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley agreed to release the more detailed SITREP –which she had declared exempt earlier this week. The SITREP…
Santa Rosa County has another COVID-19 death
Santa Rosa County had another COVID-19 related death and now matches Escambia’s total of 3. Â Santa Rosa had 105 cases as of 6 Â p.m. Friday – a 219% increase in a week….
What happened to Mr. Allen for naming nursing home?
Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley has refused to name the local long-term care facility that is highly infected with the COVID-19 virus, citing that it was the state surgeon general’s responsibility to…
Wahoos meal packages available on Monday
Blue Wahoos Expand Curbside Service with Family Meal Kits Please Note: The meal package above has sold out. A new package will be available on Monday, April 13. By Bill Vilona —…
Nursing homes ask for immunity
Escambia County has refused to give any information on which nursing home is highly infected with the COVID-19 virus. Â The Pensacola nursing facility that is believed to have led the surge in…
Live Oak official unafraid to name infected nursing home
The News Service of Florida reports that Live Oak City Council member Don Allen has seen the number of coronavirus cases in his rural county increase to 58, including 36 involving long-term care…
Escambia edges toward 200 cases, Santa Rosa tops 100
As 10 a.m, Friday, DOH reports Escambia County has 197 cases – up 13 in the past 24 hours and 95 more than last Friday, when Commissioner Doug Underhill touted the cases…
Two long-term facilities reportedly have no COVID-19 issues
Readers have shared that Azalea Trace, 10100 Hillview Drive, and The Blake at Pensacola, 428 Airport Boulevard, aren’t having COVID-19 issues. They are impressed with the safeguards at the both facilities. We…
What’s being said press briefings elsewhere
At Thursday’s White House briefing, Vice President Mike Pence reported, “As we look at the data literally on a county-by-county basis every day, we continue to see evidence that that, in areas…
Which nursing homes aren’t having COVID-19 issues?
Inweekly would like to report those nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other long-term care facilities that aren’t having COVID-19 cases. The state and county won’t give the public any information other…
COVID-19: Santa Rosa sets record for most new cases in a day
According to the 6 p.m. DOH Dashboard, Florida now has 16826 COVID-19 cases (up 1,128 over the past 24 hours) and 371 deaths (up 48). Â Escambia only has 10 more cases, total…
COVID-19: Mid-afternoon update
The infection of one, possibly two, local long-term care facilities has moved Escambia County into the top counties for positive cases in such facilities. The facility’s management has not responded to Inweekly’s…
County COVID-19 updates rarely update much
Escambia County issued an update this morning without mentioning any information on the COVID-19 infections in one, possibly two, long-term care facilities. The update, received at 10:50 a.m., also failed to report…
County administrator issues statement on Covid-19 cases in nursing homes
Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley says the state surgeon general Dr. Scott A. Rivkees is the only one who can release name of coronavirus-infected facility in Escambia County. She encourages  nursing homes to work…
COVID-19: Noon update
As of 11 a.m. EDT,  Florida has 16,364 cases  (up 908 in past 24 hours) and 354 deaths (up 45).   Escambia has increased by four cases to 184. 4/8/20 4/9/20 11…
