Category: Health
COVID-19: Thursday a.m.
BY THE NUMBERS: CORONAVIRUS — WEDNESDAY EVENING EDITION By News Service of Florida Staff TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health released updated numbers Wednesday…
Escambia County Government: Safest or Most Dangerous Place to Work
Late yesterday afternoon, Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan shared with Inweekly that he has a total of 38 Escambia County Sheriff’s Office personnel under 14-day…
COVID-19: March 25 afternoon update
Santa Rosa WIC Changes Hours Milton, Fla.— In response to the governor’s directive to take precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Florida Department…
Orange County starts stay-at-home today; Broward should not be our model
Orange County began the implementation of a stay-at-home order today. Residents can leave their homes: To buy groceries, To order takeout, To buy supplies to…
COVID-19: More cases and death
Florida DOH reported the state has 265 more cases as of 11 a.m. EDT, when compared to 11 a.m. Tuesday. Escambia County has 14 positive…
Baptist to set up another COVID-19 testing site
Baptist Health Care CEO Mark Faulkner told Inweekly this morning that his system is looking at setting up a second testing clinic for COVID-19 in…
Fauci: Testing is vital to mitigation
At yesterday’s White House briefing, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, talked about why the testing for COVID-19…
Viewpoint: Time is Up for Bold Action on Coronavirus
By Nikki Fried Two months ago, we were celebrating the dawn of a new decade. One month ago, while a new virus ravaged China and…
Florida death count rises; Escambia has 14 cases
As of 6 p.m. EDT, DOH reports Florida has 1,467 positive COVID cases — up 50 since 11 a.m. –and  20 deaths –up 2.  Escambia…
Coffee with Commissioner Bergosh goes virtual
Join District 1 Commissioner Jeff Bergosh at his virtual Coffee with the Commissioner Event tomorrow, Wednesday, March 25. The live stream will take place from…
COVID-19: More positive results for Escambia; who’s checking Chicago flights and more
THE BUZZ: Inweekly is hearing that Escambia County has gotten back four more positive coronavirus test results, increasing the total to 14. Â More results may…
COVID-19: Florida picks up another 265 cases,
As 11 a.m. EDT, Florida has 1,412 positive cases, up 265 from last night. Â Escambia County has an additional case, total 10. Â Santa Rosa is…
Presser notes: Fighting the fear; The ‘dog’ don’t hunt (video)
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Opening his weekly presser Monday morning, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson focused on a key element of the current COVID-19 coronavirus ordeal:…
COVID-19: Escambia County now has 9 cases, more than double since Sunday
As Ascension Sacred Heart president Dawn Rudolph predicted last week at Mayor Grover Robinson’s presser, Escambia County is tracking at about 10 percent positive on…
COVID-19: CDC tool, Moody vs cruise line, more cancellations
New Self-Check Tool The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a COVID-19 Self-Checker tool to help you make decisions about seeking appropriate medical care….
COVID-19: Only one Escambia case is travel-related and more info
BY THE NUMBERS: CORONAVIRUS — MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION March 23, 2020 NSF Staff TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health released updated numbers Monday about…
COVID-19: Latest stats
According to DOH dashboard, Florida now has 1,171 positive cases – up 164 from last night. Escambia County has five, up one. Santa Rosa is…
COVID-19: Monday a.m. updates
State Parks On Sunday, the Department of Environmental Protection announced that at the direction of Governor DeSantis and to successfully uphold CDC guidance to maximize…
Escambia County places restrictions on media
Last Wednesday at Commissioner Lumon May’s presser at the Brownsville Community Center, County Communications Director Laura Coale, who likes to act as the emcee for…
How many ventilators and ICU beds does Escambia County have?
State officials announced 244 new positive coronavirus cases yesterday, bringing the total to 1,007. One new death was reported, making the total 13, according to…
