COVID-19: Tuesday afternoon report

According to the latest FDOH report, DOH Escambia entered 113 COVID-19 test results into the Merlin system since the April 27 report.*  Of those, 15…

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COVID-19 Tuesday noon report

The Escambia Board of County Commissioners voted, 5-0, this morning to re-open the public beaches 30 minutes before sunrise on Friday, May 1 — with…

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Gilley talks about beaches, recovery and testing

Today, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners will meet at 10 a.m. to decide when and how the county’s beaches will reopen. Inweekly asked County…

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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…

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Andrade, Robinson host virtual town hall

by Jeremy Morrison State Rep. Alex Andrade and Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson conducted a joint, online town hall Wednesday evening, where the two officials spoke…

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Grab a cup of coffee, this will blow your mind (update)

County/DOH LTC Numbers On Saturday, April 18, Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida of Department of Health released the list of long-term care facilities in…

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Escambia among top five counties for nursing home cases

The Florida Department of Health reports tonight that Escambia County has 138 cases, up 36 from the 11 a.m. numbers and 68 from 6 p.m….

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Ms. Gilley, it’s time to hold a press briefing

For two decades, every time the Emergency Operations Center was activated, Escambia County held regular press briefings to explain what was happening -whether it was…

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Escambia County’s pandemic hot spots exposed

Lives Lost The News Service of Florida reports Florida National Guard-led teams have conducted more than 3,700 tests in 21 nursing homes as part of…

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Daily test results approach state positive percentage

I have admitted that I’m a numbers nerd.  Commissioner Doug Underhill’s mass email berating himself (after all, he is the government), media and medical professional…

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Sheriff asks for help finding child abuse victims

Yesterday, Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan streamed a message on Facebook asking anyone whose children have had contact with Nicole Lynn Walter, a Pensacola nanny…

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By the Numbers: Coronavirus— Monday lunch edition

BY NSF Staff – notes by Inweekly in red TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health released updated numbers Monday morning about the coronavirus in…

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