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Escambia County relents, releases COVID-19 report…but

After pressure from NorthEscambia.com, News Journal, Inweekly and the public, Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley agreed to release the more detailed SITREP –which she had…

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Santa Rosa County has another COVID-19 death

Santa Rosa County had another COVID-19 related death and now matches Escambia’s total of 3.  Santa Rosa had 105 cases as of 6  p.m. Friday…

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What happened to Mr. Allen for naming nursing home?

Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley has refused to name the local long-term care facility that is highly infected with the COVID-19 virus, citing that it…

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Wahoos meal packages available on Monday

Blue Wahoos Expand Curbside Service with Family Meal Kits Please Note: The meal package above has sold out. A new package will be available on…

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Nursing homes ask for immunity

Escambia County has refused to give any information on which nursing home is highly infected with the COVID-19 virus.  The Pensacola nursing facility that is…

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Live Oak official unafraid to name infected nursing home

The News Service of Florida reports that Live Oak City Council member Don Allen has seen the number of coronavirus cases in his rural county increase…

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Escambia edges toward 200 cases, Santa Rosa tops 100

As 10 a.m, Friday, DOH reports Escambia County has 197 cases – up 13 in the past 24 hours and 95 more than last Friday,…

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Two long-term facilities reportedly have no COVID-19 issues

Readers have shared that Azalea Trace, 10100 Hillview Drive, and The Blake at Pensacola, 428 Airport Boulevard, aren’t having COVID-19 issues. They are impressed with…

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What’s being said press briefings elsewhere

At Thursday’s White House briefing, Vice President Mike Pence reported, “As we look at the data literally on a county-by-county basis every day, we continue…

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Which nursing homes aren’t having COVID-19 issues?

Inweekly would like to report those nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other long-term care facilities that aren’t having COVID-19 cases. The state and county…

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COVID-19: Santa Rosa sets record for most new cases in a day

According to the 6 p.m. DOH Dashboard, Florida now has 16826 COVID-19 cases (up 1,128 over the past 24 hours) and 371 deaths (up 48)….

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COVID-19: Mid-afternoon update

The infection of one, possibly two, local long-term care facilities has moved Escambia County into the top counties for positive cases in such facilities. The…

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