DOH reports that,  as of 6 p.m. March 31, there are 6,741 total Florida cases. While Florida’s testing has increased over the past week, the percent of those testing positive for COVID-19…
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Santa Rosa County has second COVID-19 death
DOH reported Sunday night that the state’s total COVID-19 cases is 912, a 22.6% increase since Saturday. Â Escambia County added 8 case, 29.6% jump; Okaloosa 1 case, 3.7% increase; and Santa…
Breaking news: ECSO has first positive COVID-19 case
Inweekly spoke with Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan tonight. The sheriff said his agency learned of its first positive COVID-19 test result today. The employee is a process server who hadn’t been…
Escambia cases nearly double since Wednesday
As of 7 p.m. Friday, March 27: Florida has 3,198 total positive cases. Seventeen more people have died who tested positive for COVID-19 in Broward, Dade, Hillsborough, Lee, Orange, Palm Beach, St. Johns…
Lumon May: Test Results, Re-opening Beach, Employee Safety
Commissioner Lumon May attended Mayor Grover Robinson’s press conference. Inweekly took advantage of the opportunity to ask the commissioner about communications on testing, re-opening the beaches and the safety of county employees….
COVID-19: Friday morning update
DOH has changed its COVID-19 dashboard. The board now shows Florida residents – 2,359 positive cases but excludes non-residents – 125 cases. It appears state officials are playing games with the statistics….
COVID-19: Mid-afternoon report
As of 11 a.m., DOH reported five more people have died who tested positive for COVID-19 in Clay, Hillsborough and Orange counties. Last night, Â Pinellas County Commission unanimously passed a stay-at-home order….
COVID-19: March 25 afternoon update
Santa Rosa WIC Changes Hours Milton, Fla.— In response to the governor’s directive to take precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County WIC…
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 has 13 cases; Santa Rosa 6 cases…
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 come in before 5 p.m. Escambia County had…
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 its testing, which matches the state’s percentage….
How many ventilators and ICU beds does Escambia County have?
State officials announced 244 new positive coronavirus cases yesterday, bringing the total to 1,007. One new death was reported, making the total 13, according to the Florida Department of Health. Escambia and…