With students returning to schools in Escambia County, the Florida Department of Health reported the lowest positivity rate for the county since Sunday, June 21–5.3% on 618 test results. Escambia’s positivity rate dropped to 8.14% for the week ended Aug. 22- down from 10.59% the previous week.
The monthly positivity rate for August is 12.25%, only slightly down from July’s 12.41%.
The test results have also dropped:
8/2-8/8: 9,671
8/9-8/15: 6,781
8/16-8/22: 6,091
The Escambia County Jail conducted the fewest number for any week since July 17:
| Wk Ended | Tested |
| 7/17/20 | 12 |
| 7/24/20 | 13 |
| 7/31/20 | 12 |
| 8/7/20 | 6 |
| 8/14/20 | 11 |
| 8/21/20 | 5 |
| as of Aug 23 | 8/20/20 | 8/22/20 | Increase |
| Total Cases | 593,286 | 600,571 | 7,285 |
| Fla Residents | 587,023 | 594,287 | 7,264 |
| Deaths | 10,168 | 10,325 | 157 |
| Escambia | 10,684 | 10,790 | 106 |
| Fla Residents | 9,731 | 9,829 | 98 |
| Deaths | 171 | 171 | – |
| Hospitalizations | 680 | 697 | 17 |
| LTC | 999 | 1,009 | 10 |
| Corrections | 858 | 861 | 3 |
| Positivity | 7.8% | 5.3% | -2.4% |
| Santa Rosa | 4,385 | 4,443 | 58 |
| Fla Residents | 4,346 | 4,404 | 58 |
| Deaths | 53 | 54 | 1 |
| Hospitalizations | 241 | 245 | 4 |
| LTC | 240 | 245 | 5 |
| Corrections | 1,009 | 1,015 | 6 |
| Positivity | 11.3% | 9.4% | -2.0% |
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