The city of Gulf Breeze issued this announcement yesterday: As of April 16, the City of Gulf Breeze has nine active COVID-19 positive patients. This is an increase from the initial two…
Category: Health
Statewide one in five COVID-19 deaths tied to LTCs
Note: Â Three of the four COVID-19 deaths in Escambia County have been tied to nursing homes. Â However, the county SitReps should the EOC didn’t begin monitoring long-term care facilities until March 31….
We’re baaaaaaack
We have so much to share: Santa Rosa County had its fifth COVID-19 fatality yesterday. County Administrator Janice Gilley has told commissioners that she plans to fire the head of union for…
Who protects our senior citizens?
Southern Oaks Fallout Inweekly’s report on the COVID-19 virus in local nursing homes has been picked up and amplified by other local media. WEAR TV interviewed our attorney Eric Stevenson who made…
Last post for Wednesday, April 15
Inweekly has received notes from people who have loved ones in local nursing homes. The facilities we named today aren’t the only ones with residents and employees who have tested positive. Our…
Breaking news: Southern Oaks is the COVID-19 infected nursing home in SitRep
Through a public record request submitted by our attorney Eric Stevenson, Inweekly has learned the infected nursing home reported in the SitReps for April 3-6 is Southern Oak Care Center, 600 West…
What I learned after reading 38 SitReps
Inweekly requested every SitRep (situation report) created by the Escambia Emergency Operations Center since it was activated on March 17–a total of 38 reports. The reports give daily updates on every Emergency…
Inweekly isn’t the only newspaper fighting to identify infected nursing homes
Escambia County cases in long-term care facilities continue to grow – now 43, up 4 since last night.  The LTC  cases make half of  the county’s news cases. 4/14/20 4/15/20 11…
COVID-19: What’s happening around the state
Nursing Home Visitation Ban The News Service of Florida: Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration was caught by surprise Tuesday to learn that a 30-day executive order banning visitation at nursing homes was set…
COVID-19: What you need to know Weds. morning
Escambia County now has 48 positive COVID-19 cases among residents and staff at local long-term care facilities – up 40 from last Tuesday, April 7. Inweekly has asked the county to identify…
COVID-19: Last Tuesday report
Escambia County had its fourth death today – one of 47Â people who died since 11 a.m. Â in Broward, Dade, Duval, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Orange, Palm Beach, Sarasota and St. Lucie counties. Statewide…
DOH Escambia refuses to answer questions
Inweekly reported this morning that Governor Ron DeSantis has created 10 four-man teams to ramp up testing in the long-term care facilities. Most will be sent to south Florida, but the newspaper…