Escambia nursing homes jump to 39 COVID-19 cases

According to the Monday evening report from the Florida Department of Health, Escambia County now has 39 positive COVID-19 cases in local long-term care facilities – up a 11 cases in 24 hours.  A week ago, the county only had eight.

Today’s SitRep reported:

  • ­Work is ongoing with all Escambia County Long Term Care (LTC) Outreach facility’s contacts to ensure that social distancing, and PPE requirements/recommendations are being followed. ​
  • ­Denise Week’s Team will be contacting all LTCs daily ­ reports will be forwarded to ESF­8. ESF­8 staff use the spreadsheet to enter in ReadyOps Long Term Care Facility Outreach Questionnaires. ESF­8 and Outreach staff will forward Epi information emails to Epi Staff and Beate Bolton.​
  • ­EMS will be making site visits to ensure they are following CDC recommended protocol.​

Inweekly has requested more information from both the DOH-Escambia and the Florida Surgeon General, using the email addresses supplied by the county. We will post their replies.

Escambia County has had 17 new cases in the past 24 hours – the second highest day in April. The death total is holding at three.

As of Sunday, April 12, 5,674 specimens have been collected in Escambia – about a third are pending.  Of the 3,789 of the test results received, 235 have come back positive – 6.2%, according to the spreadsheet supplied by the EOC.  The state average is 11%.

The EOC is reporting 18 hospitalizations.

Florida cases have topped 21K – the new cases are growing at an average rate of 1,098 per day.  The state had 38 more deaths, total 499 – daily average 32.

4/12/20 4/13/20
6 p.m. 6 p.m. Increase
Total Cases 19895 21019 1124 5.65%
Florida Residents 19337 20394 1057 5.47%
Non-Fla. 558 625 67 12.01%
Deaths 461 499 38 8.24%
Escambia 224 241 17 7.59%
Okaloosa 101 103 2 1.98%
Santa Rosa 109 113 4 3.67%
Broward 2945 3177 232 7.88%

 


Top 20 Counties

Rank County Population Cases Per 30K
1 Dade     2,715,516 7459           82.40
2 Broward        924,229 3177         103.12
3 Palm Beach     1,446,277 1704           35.35
4 Orange     1,321,194 1024           23.25
5 Hillsborough     1,378,883 813           17.69
6 Duval        924,229 691           22.43
7 Lee        718,679 642           26.80
8 Pinellas        957,875 479           15.00
9 Collier        363,922 376           31.00
10 Osceola        338,619 333           29.50
11 Polk        668,671 270           12.11
12 Seminole        455,086 268           17.67
13 Manatee        373,853 252           20.22
14 Escambia        311,522 241           23.21
15 Sarasota        412,144 230           16.74
16 Volusia        527,634 216           12.28
17 Alachua        263,148 187           21.32
18 St. Johns        235,503 176           22.42
19 Pasco        510,593 169             9.93
20 Lake        335,362 162           14.49

 


The Charts

Underhill – Totals cases in Escambia County by day

Overhill – New cases of Fla. Resident in Escambia by day

Testing in Escambia County

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