COVID-19 cases hit new state daily record – 3,207

Florida hit a new daily record for new COVID-19 cases – 3,207 – besting the record set only two days ago. Escambia County has two…

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State to require bi-weekly testing of nursing home staff

By Christine Sexton, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Staff members at nursing homes and assisted living facilities will be required to be tested…

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Percentage of positive cases continues to climb

Escambia County has 32 new COVID-19 cases – the most in the past seven days.  Of these cases, only one was tied to a nursing…

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BCC needs DOH update on COVID

The standard line from the White House,  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Escambia DOH is the rise in positives cases of COVID-19 are due to…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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COVID cases spike again – 29 new cases

Escambia County has 29 new COVID-19 cases – most in a single day since May 3.  Of the new cases,  only one is a non-Florida…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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