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 mention roadblocks at his press today. Sources…
Category: Health
Lumon May: Test Results, Re-opening Beach, Employee Safety
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 beaches and the safety of county employees….
COVID-19: Friday noon report…an hour late
Florida Department of Health moved its dashboard update to 12 p.m. EDT. Â Notice high percentage increases over the past two days. Note 2 p.m.: DOH updated report to include total cases–up 72%…
Setting Records Every Day
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 as our community copes with the novel…
COVID-19’s Economic Gut Punch
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 what Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson describes as…
COVID-19: Friday morning update
DOH has changed its COVID-19 dashboard. The board now shows Florida residents – 2,359 positive cases but excludes non-residents – 125 cases. It appears state officials are playing games with the statistics….
Baptist reports two hospitalizations
From their afternoon update: “We have two presumptive positive patients in our care at Gulf Breeze Hospital and one presumptive positive patient in our care at Baptist hospital. We are following all…
COVID-19: Mid-afternoon report
As of 11 a.m., DOH reported five more people have died who tested positive for COVID-19 in Clay, Hillsborough and Orange counties. Last night, Â Pinellas County Commission unanimously passed a stay-at-home order….
Lanza didn’t say open the beaches
At his Wednesday morning “Coffee with the Commissioner,” Commissioner Jeff Bergosh said his vote to close public beaches at Perdido Key and Pensacola Beach were based on a letter signed by Dr….
City asks for help on testing passengers at the airport
While Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order requiring air travelers from New York and New Jersey to be quarantined for 14 days, Mayor Grover Robinson has had a difficult time…
Ascension Sacred Heart has tested 1,700 people
As of yesterday, Ascension Sacred Heart has performed the nasal swab tests on 1,700 patients at its drive-thru facility as of Wednesday. “We’ve been running the clinic from 9 a.m. to 1…
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 evening about the coronavirus in the state….