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….
Category: Escambia County
Escambia County Government: Safest or Most Dangerous Place to Work
Late yesterday afternoon, Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan shared with Inweekly that he has a total of 38 Escambia County Sheriff’s Office personnel under 14-day self-quarantine–21 sworn officers and 17 support personnel….
EMS personnel arrested for falsification of training records
State Attorney Bill Eddins has announced the arrest of James Bonoyer, Katherine Kenney, Lawrence Salter Jr., and Stephen White. These arrests are the result of a detailed and lengthy investigation by the…
COVID-19: Florida picks up another 265 cases,
As 11 a.m. EDT, Florida has 1,412 positive cases, up 265 from last night. Â Escambia County has an additional case, total 10. Â Santa Rosa is holding at four; Okaloosa at 14. The…
Escambia County places restrictions on media
Last Wednesday at Commissioner Lumon May’s presser at the Brownsville Community Center, County Communications Director Laura Coale, who likes to act as the emcee for county press conferences and decide who asks…
Escambia now has four COVID-19 cases
DOH reports Escambia County has three more positive COVID-19 cases as the results from last Monday’s tests come back. The total number of Florida cases have increased to 1,007. The Escambia cases…
COVID-19: Overnight updates
BY THE NUMBERS: CORONAVIRUS — THURSDAY EVENING EDITION March 19, 2020 By NSF Staff TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health released updated numbers Thursday evening about the coronavirus in the state….
Perdido Key, Pensacola Beach open; Orange Beach, Gulf Shores closed
Yesterday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey issued a health order Thursday that closed all beaches and put limitations restaurants, hospital visitors and day cares. She ordered all elective dental and medical procedures shall be…
COVID-19: Thursday noon update
BY THE NUMBERS: CORONAVIRUS — THURSDAY LUNCH EDITION BY NSF Staff TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health late Thursday morning released updated numbers about the coronavirus in the state. Here are…
Presser notes: Officials Field COVID-19 Questions
‘Begin To Transition To Where We Go’ by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Local community officials gathered Wednesday to field questions pertaining to the COVID-19 coronavirus and announce two new testing sites that will…
More COVID-19 cancellations, changes
Update 9:39 a.m. Wednesday, March 18 From City of Pensacola: The How to do Business with Local Government Workshop originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 25Â has been canceled. The City of Pensacola released…
COVID-19: test results, masks, ventilators and more
Tuesday morning Escambia County officials met with hospital executives and other medical professionals as part of the activation of the Emergency Operations Center. The meeting was behind closed doors without media or…
Escambia activates EOC tomorrow
Press Release:Â Escambia County Activates Emergency Operations Center at a Level 2 Escambia County will activate its Emergency Operations Center at a level 2 on March 17 at 8 a.m. The county will…
Ascension Sacred Heart drive-thru handles 61 people on first day
Ascension Sacred Heart shared with Inweekly the questions used to screen patients for the drive-through Coronavirus testing. The COVID-19 testing site did nasal swabs on 61 people today. These are some of…
Trump recommends to avoid gathering in groups of more than 10 people
At his Monday afternoon press conference, President Donald Trump announced new recommendations that people should avoid gathering in groups of more than 10 people, avoid all non-essential travel as well as eating…
Poll: Escambia residents feel safe from COVID-19
In an Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 625 likely Escambia County voters, we found 75% feel safe from the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19; just over 65% think that there is enough information provided with…
More Coronavirus cancellation, postponements
NAS Pensacola Remembrance Ceremony Postponed The NAS Pensacola Remembrance Ceremony hosted by the Pensacola Navy League has been postponed following a government directive prohibiting military attendance due to the coronavirus pandemic. The ceremony…
DOH has a warehouse of Coronavirus test kits
Yesterday, Dr. John Lanza, director of the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County, told the Escambia County Commission that test kits don’t exist. Commissioner Doug Underhill posted the same statement in…
DOH will now include private lab test results; new case reported
This latest positive COVID-19 case was tested in a Florida Department of Health lab. The Department of Health is now including results from private laboratories in these daily reports. Results from private…
County activates COVID-19 Joint Information Center
Yesterday, Inweekly reported Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley committed to improving the communication regarding the Coronavirus. We received this email this morning. Escambia County Establishes COVID-19 Joint Information Center with Partner Organizations…
