Nursing homes ask for immunity

Escambia County has refused to give any information on which nursing home is highly infected with the COVID-19 virus.  The Pensacola nursing facility that is…

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Live Oak official unafraid to name infected nursing home

The News Service of Florida reports that Live Oak City Council member Don Allen has seen the number of coronavirus cases in his rural county increase…

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Escambia edges toward 200 cases, Santa Rosa tops 100

As 10 a.m, Friday, DOH reports Escambia County has 197 cases – up 13 in the past 24 hours and 95 more than last Friday,…

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Two long-term facilities reportedly have no COVID-19 issues

Readers have shared that Azalea Trace, 10100 Hillview Drive, and The Blake at Pensacola, 428 Airport Boulevard, aren’t having COVID-19 issues. They are impressed with…

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What’s being said press briefings elsewhere

At Thursday’s White House briefing, Vice President Mike Pence reported, “As we look at the data literally on a county-by-county basis every day, we continue…

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Which nursing homes aren’t having COVID-19 issues?

Inweekly would like to report those nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other long-term care facilities that aren’t having COVID-19 cases. The state and county…

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COVID-19: Santa Rosa sets record for most new cases in a day

According to the 6 p.m. DOH Dashboard, Florida now has 16826 COVID-19 cases (up 1,128 over the past 24 hours) and 371 deaths (up 48)….

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COVID-19: Mid-afternoon update

The infection of one, possibly two, local long-term care facilities has moved Escambia County into the top counties for positive cases in such facilities. The…

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County COVID-19 updates rarely update much

Escambia County issued an update this morning without mentioning any information on the COVID-19 infections in one, possibly two, long-term care facilities. The update, received…

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County administrator issues statement on Covid-19 cases in nursing homes

Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley says the state surgeon general Dr. Scott A. Rivkees is the only one who can release name of coronavirus-infected facility in Escambia…

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COVID-19: Noon update

As of 11 a.m. EDT,  Florida has 16,364 cases  (up 908 in past 24 hours) and 354 deaths (up 45).    Escambia has increased by…

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DeSantis blocks releasing name of infected nursing home

INweekly has been told by city of Pensacola officials that Governor Ron DeSantis and ACHA (Florida Agency for Health Care Administration) have “absolutely forbidden” the…

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