Tag: COVID-19
COVID cases up, but not on BCC agenda
Florida and Escambia County have seen a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases over the past three days. The state has reported 6,499 new cases and 83…
COVID cases spike again – 29 new cases
Escambia County has 29 new COVID-19 cases – most in a single day since May 3. Â Of the new cases, Â only one is a non-Florida…
Escambia has 16 new cases
Escambia County has 16 more COVID-19 cases – total 907. Florida now has 66,000 cases – up 26,001 cases from May 9. On May 9,…
Thursday a.m. briefing
I had a phone conversation with Christine Freer, DOH Escambia PIO, and sent her my spreadsheet on the spike in COVID-19 cases from May 30-June…
Bars, theaters, tattoo shops open Friday
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Bars, tattoo shops and movie theaters can partially reopen Friday in most of the state,…
Another COVID-19 death
Escambia County has nine more COVID-19 cases – 69 over the past seven days, year-to-date total 853. Â The county also had one more death –…
Bars anxious to reopen
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis is under increasing pressure to let bar owners again pour spirits and…
DOH Escambia says COVID-19 infections may have started 14 days ago
Inweekly has tried to find out why Escambia County has seen 63 new COVID-19 cases since Friday, May 29. We received this response this morning:…
Yikes, Escambia has 16 new COVID-19 cases, 53 over last four days
The Florida Department of Health reported this morning that Escambia County has 16 new COVID-19 cases– 53 news cases since Friday, May 29, Â year-to-date total…
New COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Escambia, Okaloosa
Escambia has 13 more COVID-19 cases – 37 since Friday, total 828. Â Okaloosa has 9 more – 25 since Friday, total 232. The beaches have…
Monday a.m. briefing – nursing home heartache
Four weeks after Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties reopened their beaches, Escambia reported 24 new COVID-19 cases and Okaloosa 16 cases. On Wednesday, Santa…
Vote-by-mail in year of coronavirus
Jeremy Morrison reports that when Americans go to the polls to cast their ballots this year, it will be a different election experience. For starters,…
Thursday a.m. briefing
Pandemic EBT Now Available in Florida On Wednesday, I looked into how Escambia County was helping the over 900 children that were fed by the…
Escambia County has another COVID death, total 25
Escambia County has six more COVID-19 cases and one more death – total 25. DOH Escambia entered 298 new test results – 2% positive. 5/21/20…
Thursday noon update
Escambia County has 11 more cases and three additional COVID-19 related deaths. A boatload of new test results are recored today, 1,172 – 1% positive….
What’s happened while you’ve been working
Escambia County only added four more COVID-19 cases today. However, Santa Rosa had 11 more cases — the most in a single day since April…
Monday a.m. briefing
Escambia County had seven new positive COVID-19 cases reported on Sunday. DOH Escambia entered 237 new test results — 3% were positive. Last week (May…
Thursday morning update
At his Wednesday presser, Gov. Ron DeSantis talked about his efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities. Florida has 4,480 LTCs…
COVID-19: Last Thursday post
Vacation Rentals Not in Phase One While Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a plan Wednesday to begin reviving the state’s economy, he continued to prevent people…
COVID Thursday noon report
DOH Escambia only entered 149 new tests results since yesterday’s report – positive percentage 6.7%. Â On Tuesday, Dr. Lanza, the head of DOH Escambia,…
