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Hear from experts on FDA approval of Pfizer vaccine, face masks
Tomorrow at 7:45 a.m. on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, my guest will be Sally Pipes, President, CEO, Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Healthcare Policy at The Pacific Research Institute. We discuss the impact…
Covid update for Aug. 23
Escambia County had  2,419 new COVID-19 cases over the last week, according to the  Florida Department of Health. The good news is 3,256 people were vaccinated last week; bad news, our positivity rate…
DeSantis expands vaccines to older teachers and cops
By Christine Sexton, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Marking a significant change in Florida’s vaccination strategy, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday said teachers and law enforcement officers ages 50 and…
Report on COVID cases in schools
The state released its summary of COVID-19 cases in schools for the period Sept. 6-Sept 26. The Top 5 Infected Schools in Escambia & Santa Rosa: Pace High School: 31 Pensacola Christian…
10 COVID deaths reported over past two days
According to the Florida Department of Health, Escambia County had only 31 new local cases on Wednesday, Sept. 23, with a positivity rate of only 2.59%. However, the county has had 10…
Presser Notes: Sally & Masks
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly As Sally strengthened from a Tropical Storm into a Hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico Monday, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said that the city should expect potentially record…
Escambia pushes past 2K COVID cases
Escambia County now has 2,046 cases – with 94 news cases reported today. The state of Florida has 6,563 new cases with a positivity rate of 15%. The new cases in the…
Slow Sunday, ‘only’ 5,266 new COVID cases
Florida had 5,266 new cases – positivity rate 13.5%. Escambia County had 42 new cases – three were non-Florida residents and two associated with local nursing homes. Positivity rate was 10.7% for…
Poll: Escambia County residents support mandatory face masks
In one of the most conservative counties in the state, Escambia County voters believe face masks should be mandatory throughout the county. According to the latest Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 865 Escambia…
DeSantis says youth and reckless bars behind COVID surge
“We’ve not had a single problem with any institution or business that just follow the guidelines.†-Gov. Ron DeSantis. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says that young adults and bar owners not following…
Escambia blows past daily COVID record
Escambia County has 92 new COVID cases, surpassing the record set yesterday of 68. Of the new cases, 81 were Florida residents, two were tied to local nursing homes, and the median…
Escambia County keeps people in the dark on COVID
How safe are Pensacola Beach, downtown Pensacola, Cordova Mall and other parts of Escambia County? Transparency hasn’t been a priority for Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley during his first year on the…
Florida, Escambia set new daily records for COVID
The Florida Department of Health reports the state has 5,511 new case of COVID-19. Â Escambia set a new daily record with 68 new cases for June 23 – only 9 were non-Florida…
Where are the new cases in Florida?
Where are Florida’s spike in COVID-19 cases? Â Southeast Florida – Dade, Broward & Palm Beach – accounted for 39.3% of the new cases yesterday. Â Central Florida – Hillsborough, Manatee, Orange, Polk…
Lax COVID safety measures hurt ECAT, School District
ECAT Union President Blames Escambia for Lax COVID Safety Measures by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Mike Lowery, who was relieved of his employment with the Escambia County Area Transit in April, but continues…
County positive ‘uptick’ due to families, car pools
Dr. John Lanza, director of the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County, gave the Board of County Commissioners an update on the COVID-19 pandemic. His presentation wasn’t on the published agenda…
State to require bi-weekly testing of nursing home staff
By Christine Sexton, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Staff members at nursing homes and assisted living facilities will be required to be tested for COVID-19 every two weeks under a…
BCC needs DOH update on COVID
The standard line from the White House, Â Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Escambia DOH is the rise in positives cases of COVID-19 are due to increased testing. Yesterday, when we compared the…
COVID cases continue to rise – FL 1,758 more, Escambia 14
The state has 1,758 new cases of COVID-19, Escambia 14. Only one of the new cases in the county is associated with local nursing homes, and four were non-Florida residents. The percentage…
