Saturday COVID update

Florida now as 414,511 COVID cases and 5,777 deaths. Escambia has 170 new cases, bringing its total to 6,854.  Of the new cases, 21 are associated with nursing homes  – total 543. A week ago, we had 449 cases in nursing homes.

Hospitalizations increased by 11 to 331. A week ago, we had 257.

The median age of the July 24 cases in Escambia is 44; positivity rate 9% on 1,760 test results – the lowest daily positivity rate since June 24.

Inweekly received news that another ECAT driver has tested positive for COVID.

as of July 25 7/22/20 7/23/20 Increase
Total Cases        402,312    414,511     12,199
Fla Residents        397,470    409,585     12,115
Non-Fla.            4,842        4,926            84
Deaths Per DOH            5,653        5,777          124
Escambia            6,684        6,854          170
Okaloosa            2,202        2,275            73
Santa Rosa            2,288        2,365            77

 

 

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Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”