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Florida death count rises; Escambia has 14 cases

As of 6 p.m. EDT, DOH reports Florida has 1,467 positive COVID cases — up 50 since 11 a.m. –and  20 deaths –up 2.  Escambia…

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Coffee with Commissioner Bergosh goes virtual

Join District 1 Commissioner Jeff Bergosh at his virtual Coffee with the Commissioner Event tomorrow, Wednesday, March 25. The live stream will take place from…

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Posted in Health Politics

COVID-19: More positive results for Escambia; who’s checking Chicago flights and more

THE BUZZ: Inweekly is hearing that Escambia County has gotten back four more positive coronavirus test results, increasing the total to 14.  More results may…

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Posted in Crime Escambia County

EMS personnel arrested for falsification of training records

State Attorney Bill Eddins has announced the arrest of James Bonoyer, Katherine Kenney, Lawrence Salter Jr., and Stephen White. These arrests are the result of…

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COVID-19: Florida picks up another 265 cases,

As 11 a.m. EDT, Florida has 1,412 positive cases, up 265 from last night.  Escambia County has an additional case, total 10.  Santa Rosa is…

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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:…

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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…

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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….

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Posted in Caring Escambia County Health Pensacola

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…

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