Category: Health

As NorthEscambia.com reported this weekend: Escambia County, Community Health Northwest Florida and Ascension Sacred Heart have partnered to open a drive-through COVID-19 testing site at…

From DOH: Today, as of 11 a.m., there are 5,473 total Florida cases. While Florida’s testing has increased over the past week, the percent of…

There is a whisper campaign inside the Escambia County administration to smear the heads of Baptist Health Care and Ascension Sacred Heart as the Board…

  DOH reported Sunday night that the state’s total COVID-19 cases is 912, a 22.6% increase since Saturday.  Escambia County added 8 case, 29.6% jump;…

Inweekly spoke with Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan tonight. The sheriff said his agency learned of its first positive COVID-19 test result today. The employee…

Gov. Ron DeSantis has blocked a reporter from the state’s largest newspapers from his press conferences. Mary Ellen Klas, who serves as the Miami Herald’s…

As of 11 a.m. EDT, DOH reported Florida had 4,246 positive cases – up 208 from late Saturday’s report. Escambia County: 28, up 1; Okaloosa…

From Mayor Grover Robinson: “So much for good news. I did get a text this morning saying a number of positives came in. We now…

With County Administrator Janice Gilley and a couple commissioners pushing to reopen the beaches this week, I’m reminded of this scene from the movie “Jaws,”…

At 10 p.m. last night, Mayor Grover Robinson reported that Ascension Sacred Heart has received 1,015 results from the 1,996 tests that it has conducted…

Here is the News Service of Florida’s analysis of the 11 a.m. statistics: TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health officials released updated numbers Saturday…

Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered that travelers for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut go into 14-day self-quarantine upon arrival at Florida’s airports. What…

As the noon report from DOH, positive cases and deaths continue to increase. Escambia County has not reported an additional case since 7 p.m Friday,…

As of 7 p.m. Friday, March 27: Florida has 3,198 total positive cases. Seventeen more people have died who tested positive for COVID-19 in Broward, Dade,…

Inweekly is working to find out more about Gov. Ron DeSantis plan to implement a road block on I-10 to stop travelers from Louisiana from…

Update: Several news outlets have confirmed this report.  PNJ reports Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson also sent a request to the governor. However, the mayor didn’t…

Commissioner Lumon May attended Mayor Grover Robinson’s press conference. Inweekly took advantage of the opportunity to ask the commissioner about communications on testing, re-opening the…

Florida Department of Health moved its dashboard update to 12 p.m. EDT.  Notice high percentage increases over the past two days. Note 2 p.m.: DOH…

By Rick Outzen The president of Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, Dawn Rudolph, has become a familiar face at press conferences and county commission meetings…

Local Organizations Offer Guidance for Businesses By Jeremy Morrison Measures being taken to limit the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus are dealing the business community…