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Psst, COVID cases, positivity up in Escambia County

   October 23, 2020

For the period from Oct. 11 through Oct. 20, Escambia County saw its positive COVID cases and positivity rates increase, while the number of test results reported dropped 14%.  The positives increased from 204 for first 10 days of October to 322 – 58% jump. The positivity rate increased 84% from 2.23% to 4.10% for the same period.

Tests Positives Rate
10/1-10/10 9156 204 2.23%
10/11-10/20 7860 322 4.10%
Increase -14% 58% 84%

A month ago, the positivity rate was 3.61% for Sept. 11-20.  The 4.10% positivity rate is the highest for a 10-period since Sept. 1-10 (5.07%).

The 7,860 test results reported is the lowest for a 10-period since June 21-30 (7,231), except for the period when we had testing sites shutdown in September because of Hurricane Sally.

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