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COVID cases and positivity rates continue to climb

   November 23, 2020

For the third consecutive week, COVID-19 new cases reported trended higher in Escambia County, though the rate of increase has slowed. The biggest jump in  Florida resident cases reported was from Nov. 1-7 to Nov. 8-14 –163 new cases,. The jump between the second and third weeks of November was 25.

October averaged 236 new cases for Florida residents in the county  per week; September 239 and August 744.

For November, Escambia County has averaged 732 new cases reported each week. The positivity rate for November is 8.2%.  The county’s positivity rate for October was 3.7%; September 3.9% and August 10.7%.

 

Nov 1-7 Nov 8-14 Nov 15-21 Total
Total 604 784 808 2196
Florida 513 676 701 1890
Non-FL 91 108 107 306
Hospitalizations 22 39 38 99
Deaths 7 9 8 24
LTC 36 57 33 126
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