By Jeremy Morrison In an effort to address the shortage of frontline supplies for healthcare workers as they tend to the current coronavirus pandemic, the University of West Florida will begin producing…
Category: Health
Bingo bounced back to DeSantis
At its April 2 regular meeting, the Escambia County Commission had little appetite for issuing an emergency order closing any business—except for bingo parlors and maybe abortion clinics. But in the end,…
COVID-19 pandemic becomes more real locally
DOH reported Sunday evening that the positive cases are now at 12,350 and the death toll is 221. Â On Sunday, March 29, Florida had only 4,950 cases and 60 deaths. In one…
COVID-19 knocks down WEAR-TV 3
Tonight, WEAR-TV Channel 3, Sinclair’s ABC affiliate in the Pensacola-Mobile market, announced that COVID-19 virus has infected their newsroom. Anchor Sue Straughn reported at 5 p.m. that the station has two positive…
COVID-19: Noon Report
From Escambia EOC: As of 10 a.m., April 5, Escambia County has had 125 positive COVID-19 cases. This number is expected to change daily due to the return of results from ongoing…
Nurses exhausted but crushing it
Last week, I received this Facebook message from a local health care worker (HCW) that offers a perspective on those on the frontlines in this battle with COVID-19: Everyone is thinking of…
Sunday, April 5 COVID-19 update
As of Saturday, April 4 at 6 p.m. EDT, Florida edged closer t0 12K cases, up 1,277 in the past 24 hours. Â Deaths increased by 25 to 195 total. Last Saturday, Escambia…
Escambia has first COVID-19 death, state surpasses 11K cases
According the DOH 11:30 a.m. EDT report, Escambia County had its first death related to COVID-19, and hospitalizations have increase from five Friday 6:30 p.m. to nine this morning – nearly doubling…
When will West Florida Hospital start testing more
On Thursday, the Escambia County Emergency Operations Center released a report on the specimen collections for the COVID-19 testing. West Florida Hospital has only collected 13 samples in outpatient settings – while…
How many cases are in your zip code area?
On Friday, the Florida Department of Health updated its online dashboard to provide additional information and functionality. Now included in the dashboard is a map with cases broken down by zip code….
City, county government dodge disaster, some tone deaf
Escambia County Update Committee of the Whole scheduled for April 7 has been cancelled. Plus: “Today, April 3, first responders from Escambia Fire Rescue and EMS participated in filming virtual story time…
Mayor’s test comes back negative
From Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson: “ I just wanted to let my media people know that my test was negative. We still as a family turn our attention to my son. However,…
Unanswered questions
Inweekly has received phone calls from readers worried about their loved ones in local long-term care facilities after the Florida Department of Health reported of a positive COVID-19 case in an Escambia…
Mayor Robinson ‘not ready to give up fight yet’
Inweekly reached out to Mayor Grover Robinson after he announced that he has gone into self-quarantine after his son tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. He and his staff are trying out…
Pensacola mayor goes into self quarantine
A Message from Mayor Robinson about COVID-19 Dear citizens of Pensacola, Today, I was tested for COVID-19. I have not received the test results, but regardless of the outcome, I will be…
Escambia County COVID-19 cases more than triple over the past week
What a difference a week has made – Â Escambia County cases are up 203% since last Monday, 11 a.m. 3/30/20 4/3/20 11 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Increase Total Cases 5473 9585 4112 75.13%…
Other Florida cities and counties more proactive on safe-at-home
Inweekly scanned newspapers around the state to see how other communities that weren’t already under stay-at-home orders have reacted Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Safe-at-Home executive order. Many are much more proactive than Escambia…
Governor says no five-on-five hoops – update 9:30 a.m.
At his April 2 press briefing, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis explained how he interpreted social distancing under his Safer-at-Home order “If you have a basketball hoop in your driveway, go shoot hoops…
Safe-at-Home arrives as numbers rise
Thursday, April 2 as of 6 p.m., there were 9,008 total Florida cases of COVID-19 and 63 deaths. The statewide percentage of cases testing positive is climbing. A week ago, the state…
Underhill crushed in beach vote
Commissioner Doug Underhill failed twice tonight to reopen the beaches on Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key, despite having sent a mass email to voters in his fellow commissioners’ districts arguing his case….
