As 11 a.m. EDT, Florida has 1,412 positive cases, up 265 from last night. Â Escambia County has an additional case, total 10. Â Santa Rosa is holding at four; Okaloosa at 14. The…
Presser notes: Fighting the fear; The ‘dog’ don’t hunt (video)
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Opening his weekly presser Monday morning, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson focused on a key element of the current COVID-19 coronavirus ordeal: fear. “I certainly think that now is…
COVID-19: Escambia County now has 9 cases, more than double since Sunday
As Ascension Sacred Heart president Dawn Rudolph predicted last week at Mayor Grover Robinson’s presser, Escambia County is tracking at about 10 percent positive on its testing, which matches the state’s percentage….
COVID-19: CDC tool, Moody vs cruise line, more cancellations
New Self-Check Tool The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a COVID-19 Self-Checker tool to help you make decisions about seeking appropriate medical care. This system is not intended for the…
COVID-19: Only one Escambia case is travel-related and more info
BY THE NUMBERS: CORONAVIRUS — MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION March 23, 2020 NSF Staff TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health released updated numbers Monday about the coronavirus in the state. Here are…
COVID-19: Latest stats
According to DOH dashboard, Florida now has 1,171 positive cases – up 164 from last night. Escambia County has five, up one. Santa Rosa is now showing three, down one from DOH…
COVID-19: Monday a.m. updates
State Parks On Sunday, the Department of Environmental Protection announced that at the direction of Governor DeSantis and to successfully uphold CDC guidance to maximize social distancing and avoid gatherings larger than…
Escambia County places restrictions on media
Last Wednesday at Commissioner Lumon May’s presser at the Brownsville Community Center, County Communications Director Laura Coale, who likes to act as the emcee for county press conferences and decide who asks…
How many ventilators and ICU beds does Escambia County have?
State officials announced 244 new positive coronavirus cases yesterday, bringing the total to 1,007. One new death was reported, making the total 13, according to the Florida Department of Health. Escambia and…
Official DOH 6 pm EDT report
Florida Department of Health Updates New COVID-19 Cases, 6 p.m. Update ~Information released now includes data by city to keep Floridians informed~ TALLAHASSEE — To keep Florida residents and visitors safe, informed and…
Escambia now has four COVID-19 cases
DOH reports Escambia County has three more positive COVID-19 cases as the results from last Monday’s tests come back. The total number of Florida cases have increased to 1,007. The Escambia cases…
Three more governors announce ‘stay at home’ orders, includes Big Easy
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R), Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) and Delaware Gov. John Carney (D) have announced ‘stay at home’ orders to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. “In Louisiana…
COVID-19: More official news
DOH has reported that the death that I mentioned in my last post was in Palm Beach County. City Parks & Playgrounds Parks managed by the City of Pensacola remain open to…
COVID 19: Sunday mid-day update
As of 11 a.m. EDT March 22, Florida has 830 positive cases – an increase of 67 since last night. Another death has been reported – increasing death toll to 13. Confirmed…
State eyes hotels to house people with Coronavirus
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis said Saturday that state officials are looking at the possibility of putting people who test positive for the coronavirus in…
COVID-19: Sunday a.m. update
7 p.m. March 21 – Update from FDOH: Three new federally supported test sites will be opening in the next week in Jacksonville, Orlando and Miami. These sites will test those 65…
COVID-19: Another 100+ cases, closings, stats on positive cases in nearby counties
DOH reported late this afternoon Florida has 763 positive cases – up another 105 cases since 11 a.m. No more deaths reported. Positive Florida Residents: 706 Positive Non-Florida Residents: 57 Waterfront Mission…
COVID-19: Latest numbers and government changes
Next update will be at 5 p.m. Try to relax for a few hours. ~Rick BY THE NUMBERS: CORONAVIRUS — SATURDAY LUNCH EDITION March 21, 2020 By NSF Staff TALLAHASSEE — The…
COVID-19: Sheriff Morgan on beach closures, self quarantines
Inweekly interviewed Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan this morning by phone .  He plans to only write citations for those ignoring the county order that closed public beach areas on Perdido Key and…
COVID-19: Stay at Home on the table, food sites listed, Mike Hill
Fried asks for ‘Stay at Home’ order Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nicole “Nikki” Fried yesterday asked Governor Ron DeSantis to implement a statewide “stay-at-home” order in response to dramatically increasing COVID-19 cases in the…