Maybe a better way to look at the spread of the coronavirus in Escambia County is to look at only Escambia County residents that have been tested – 629 positive cases of out of 15,721 test results, 4% rate.
Escambia County’s rate of hospitalizations and death are close to the state’s percentages. The county has 64 hospitalizations, which is 20% of all resident cases. The statewide average is 19% hospitalization.  Escambia County has 26 deaths, which is 4% of all resident cases.This rate matches the statewide percentage.
Escambia County is ranked 13th in the state in number of residents infected, and 7th on a per capita basis.
Top 15 Â Florida Counties – Â Florida Residents Only
| Rank | County | Population | Cases | Per 30K |
| 1 | Dade | Â Â Â 2,715,516 | 16987 | Â Â 187.67 |
| 2 | Broward | Â Â Â 1,924,229 | 6635 | Â Â 103.44 |
| 3 | Palm Beach | Â Â Â 1,446,277 | 5337 | Â Â 110.70 |
| 4 | Hillsborough | Â Â Â 1,378,883 | 1911 | Â Â Â Â 41.58 |
| 5 | Orange | Â Â Â 1,321,194 | 1771 | Â Â Â Â 40.21 |
| 6 | Lee | Â Â Â Â Â Â 718,679 | 1705 | Â Â Â Â 71.17 |
| 7 | Duval | Â Â Â Â Â Â 924,229 | 1429 | Â Â Â Â 46.38 |
| 8 | Collier | Â Â Â Â Â Â 363,922 | 1231 | Â Â 101.48 |
| 9 | Pinellas | Â Â Â Â Â Â 957,875 | 1147 | Â Â Â Â 35.92 |
| 10 | Manatee | Â Â Â Â Â Â 373,853 | 983 | Â Â Â Â 78.88 |
| 11 | Polk | Â Â Â Â Â Â 724,777 | 880 | Â Â Â Â 36.42 |
| 12 | Volusia | Â Â Â Â Â Â 527,634 | 666 | Â Â Â Â 37.87 |
| 13 | Escambia | Â Â Â Â Â Â 311,522 | 629 | Â Â Â Â 60.57 |
| 14 | Osceola | Â Â Â Â Â Â 338,619 | 618 | Â Â Â Â 54.75 |
| 15 | Sarasota | Â Â Â Â Â Â 412,144 | 577 | Â Â Â Â 42.00 |
Top 15 Â Florida Counties per Capita- Â Florida Residents Only (600 min. cases)
| Rank | County | Population | Cases | Per 30K |
| 1 | Dade | Â Â Â 2,715,516 | 16987 | Â Â 187.67 |
| 2 | Palm Beach | Â Â Â 1,446,277 | 5337 | Â Â 110.70 |
| 3 | Broward | Â Â Â 1,924,229 | 6635 | Â Â 103.44 |
| 4 | Collier | Â Â Â Â Â Â 363,922 | 1231 | Â Â 101.48 |
| 5 | Manatee | Â Â Â Â Â Â 373,853 | 983 | Â Â Â Â 78.88 |
| 6 | Lee | Â Â Â Â Â Â 718,679 | 1705 | Â Â Â Â 71.17 |
| 7 | Escambia | Â Â Â Â Â Â 311,522 | 629 | Â Â Â Â 60.57 |
| 8 | Osceola | Â Â Â Â Â Â 338,619 | 618 | Â Â Â Â 54.75 |
| 9 | Duval | Â Â Â Â Â Â 924,229 | 1429 | Â Â Â Â 46.38 |
| 10 | Hillsborough | Â Â Â 1,378,883 | 1911 | Â Â Â Â 41.58 |
Worse in the Florida PanhandleÂ
The county is by far the most infected county along the coastal counties in the Florida Panhandle- having more cases than Santa Rosa (206), Okaloosa (185), Walton  (94) and Bay (95) combined.
Escambia County also has had more deaths associated with long-term care facilities than those counties.
Furthermore, Escambia’s percentage of total cases related to LTCs is 40%. The statewide percentage is only 16%.
The only two counties north of Orange County (Orlando) that have more infected residents than Escambia are Duval (1,429) and Volusia (666).
Escambia has a higher per capita rate (60.57 per 30K) than Duval (46.38) and Volusia (37.87).
| LTC Deaths | |
| Escambia | 19 |
| Bay | 0 |
| Okaloosa | 4 |
| Santa Rosa | 0 |
| Walton | 9 |
| Total | 13 |
Pensacola has more positive cases than the next 10 Panhandle communities.
| Pensacola | 563 |
| Milton | 123 |
| Ft. Walton Beach | 72 |
| DeFuniak Springs | 71 |
| Panama City | 64 |
| Cantonment | 48 |
| Navarre | 37 |
| Destin | 33 |
| Crestview | 29 |
| Gulf Breeze | 27 |
| Niceville | 24 |
| 528 |