Category: Health
FDOH: Southern Oaks has the most infected nursing home residents in Florida
The Florida Department of Health issued a report of the COVID-19 cases in long-term care facilities as of Sunday, April 26. Southern Oaks, by far,…
Who got Florida’s Bridge Loans?
State Rep. Anna Eskamani (D-Orlando) has released a list of the 1,000 small businesses in Florida that received emergency bridge loans to help them through the…
Blue Angels perform ‘America Strong’ flyovers
In a show of national solidarity, the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, and the Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, will conduct…
Grover to unveil Recover Pensacola plan
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson will unveil his Recover Pensacola plan at his press conference today. He told Inweekly that the plan follows President Donald Trump’s…
Sunday COVID report
Florida COVID-19 cases topped 31K. The new county report by DOH shows Escambia County had 624 tests entered in the system on Saturday, April 25…
COVID-19: Saturday afternoon report – update
Update 6 p.m.: Â The new county analysis has been added. Today, the Florida Department of Health announced that the Department will now release this report…
Saturday morning COVID statistics and thoughts
The Community Health mobile unit tested 177 people yesterday at Morris Court – with no pre-screening required. Â Since Tuesday, the mobile unit collected nearly 600…
The Weekly Checkup: Nursing homes cautious about state reopening
By Christine Sexton, The News Service of Florida Long-term care providers confronted by a sizable number of deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic are more…
New Escambia County death tied to LTC
FDOH reports that , as of 10 a.m. EDT today, the state had 95 more COVID-19 cases and 10 more deaths among residents and staff…
Over a third of COVID cases in Escambia are LTC workers
As of 11 a.m. yesterday, long-term care facilities in Escambia had 142 individuals staff members that had tested positive for COVID-19 and have accounted for…
COVID-19: Last Thursday post
Florida Dept. of Health has identified another long-term care facility in Escambia County that has a positive COVID-19 case – Bayside Health And Rehabilitation Center,…
Nursing homes, hospitals and physicians seek legal immunity
By Christine Sexton, News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — As Gov. Ron DeSantis looks to open the state back up, he is being pushed by…
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