According to latest DOH dashboard (10 a.m. April 7), Escambia County has reported 29 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours –24 since 6 p.m. yesterday. As we reported this morning, the county has another COVID-19-related death. Statewide, we now have 14,504 cases and 283 deaths.
Hospitalizations locally have increased. Escambia County now has 7 COVID-19 cases involving residents or staff of long-term care facilities – which is in line with what Inweekly reported Sunday.
| 4/6/20 | 4/7/20 | |||
| 11 a.m. | 11 a.m. | Increase | ||
| Total Cases | 13324 | 14504 | 1180 | 8.86% |
| Florida Residents | 12925 | 14065 | 1140 | 8.82% |
| Non-Fla. | 399 | 439 | 40 | 10.03% |
| Deaths | 236 | 283 | 47 | 19.92% |
| Escambia | 136 | 165 | 29 | 21.32% |
| Okaloosa | 65 | 69 | 4 | 6.15% |
| Santa Rosa | 58 | 65 | 7 | 12.07% |
| Broward | 2067 | 2213 | 146 | 7.06% |
| Hospitalization | 6-Apr | 7-Apr | Increase |
| Escambia | 9 | 12 | 3 |
| Okaloosa | 8 | 11 | 3 |
| Santa Rosa | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| Deaths | 6-Apr | 7-Apr | Increase |
| Escambia | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Okaloosa | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Santa Rosa | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Escambia County now has a Covid rate of 15.89 cases per 30K people
TOP 20 Counties
| Rank | County | Population | Cases | Per 30K |
| 1 | Dade | Â Â Â 2,715,516 | 4997 | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 55.20 |
| 2 | Broward | Â Â Â Â Â Â 924,229 | 2213 | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 71.83 |
| 3 | Palm Beach | Â Â Â 1,446,277 | 1136 | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 23.56 |
| 4 | Orange | Â Â Â 1,321,194 | 763 | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 17.33 |
| 5 | Hillsborough | Â Â Â 1,378,883 | 597 | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 12.99 |
| 6 | Duval | Â Â Â Â Â Â 924,229 | 524 | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 17.01 |
| 7 | Lee | Â Â Â Â Â Â 718,679 | 434 | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 18.12 |
| 8 | Pinellas | Â Â Â Â Â Â 957,875 | 380 | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 11.90 |
| 9 | Collier | Â Â Â Â Â Â 363,922 | 268 | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 22.09 |
| 10 | Osceola | Â Â Â Â Â Â 338,619 | 254 | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 22.50 |
| 11 | Seminole | Â Â Â Â Â Â 455,086 | 202 | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 13.32 |
| 12 | Polk | Â Â Â Â Â Â 668,671 | 197 | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8.84 |
| 13 | Sarasota | Â Â Â Â Â Â 412,144 | 172 | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 12.52 |
| 14 | Escambia | Â Â Â Â Â Â 311,522 | 165 | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 15.89 |
| 15 | Manatee | Â Â Â Â Â Â 373,853 | 162 | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 13.00 |
| 16 | Volusia | Â Â Â Â Â Â 527,634 | 162 | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 9.21 |
| 17 | St. Johns | Â Â Â Â Â Â 235,503 | 151 | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 19.24 |
| 18 | Alachua | Â Â Â Â Â Â 263,148 | 141 | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 16.07 |
| 19 | Lake | Â Â Â Â Â Â 335,362 | 116 | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 10.38 |
| 20 | Sumter | Â Â Â Â Â Â 120,999 | 84 | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 20.83 |