Fortune magazine published on article on a study that lists 22 counties that have infection rates poised to skyrocket, despite their currently not having large numbers of confirmed cases. Escambia County is on…
Tag: COVID-19
New mobile testing site opens at UWF
At the request of the Governor’s office, the direction of the Florida Department of Emergency Management with the support of the Florida Department of Health,  a new mobile testing site at the…
Safe-at-home ends Monday, new rules, testing infrastructure faltering
Yesterday, Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 20-111 that extended Safe-at-Home – Executive Orders 20-87 and 20-91 -until 12:01 am Monday May 4. He also issued Executive Order 20-112, regarding the Governor’s…
Florida Department of Health hasn’t updated nursing home data in two days
In its 1:27 pm update, the Florida Department of Health released a list of long-term care facilities in Florida associated with COVID-19 cases with active cases in each facility in order to…
COVID-19: Wednesday noon report
Florida topped 33K COVID-19 cases and the death toll is over 1,200. Â Escambia County had 11 new cases, approaching 500. According to the FDOH dashboard, DOH Escambia entered 140 new test results…
What Dr. Lanza told the BCC
Dr. John Lanza addressed the Escambia Board of County Commissioners at its special meeting on reopening the beaches. He said the percentage of positive cases was encouraging. “When you look at the…
COVID-19: Wednesday a.m.
Time is Right Sheriff David Morgan addressed the county commissioner yesterday while the board was debating when and how to reopen the beaches. He said he was reminded a quote by President…
COVID-19: Tuesday afternoon report
According to the latest FDOH report, DOH Escambia entered 113 COVID-19 test results into the Merlin system since the April 27 report.* Â Of those, 15 results were positive – 13.3%, rising the…
COVID-19 Tuesday noon report
The Escambia Board of County Commissioners voted, 5-0, this morning to re-open the public beaches 30 minutes before sunrise on Friday, May 1 — with no limitations on daylight hours (30 minutes…
Gilley talks about beaches, recovery and testing
Today, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners will meet at 10 a.m. to decide when and how the county’s beaches will reopen. Inweekly asked County Administrator Janice Gilley what can we expect…
Grover to unveil Recover Pensacola plan
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson will unveil his Recover Pensacola plan at his press conference today. He told Inweekly that the plan follows President Donald Trump’s Opening up America Again guideline. The mayor…
Sunday COVID report
Florida COVID-19 cases topped 31K. The new county report by DOH shows Escambia County had 624 tests entered in the system on Saturday, April 25 with only 3% positive – 20 total…
Saturday morning COVID statistics and thoughts
The Community Health mobile unit tested 177 people yesterday at Morris Court – with no pre-screening required. Â Since Tuesday, the mobile unit collected nearly 600 specimens. Â The Ascension Sacred Heart’s mobile unit…
LTCs, Lanza and Local Spike
Escambia County’s positive COVID-19 cases in long-term care facilities increased by 40 in past 24 hours, four since 6 p.m. Wednesday. Statewide, Florida had 53 new cases in LTCs in the past…
COVID-19: Mid-morning update
The FDOH dashboard has Escambia County picking up only four new cases since late Wednesday. Santa Rosa has three fewer cases. I wish we could explain it, but that’s what the EOC…
Escambia among top five counties for nursing home cases
The Florida Department of Health reports tonight that Escambia County has 138 cases, up 36 from the 11 a.m. numbers and 68 from 6 p.m. Tuesday. The totals move the county into…
COVID-19 cases in local nursing homes top 100
FDOH shows the county has 102 cases among residents and staff at local long-term care facilities. The increase of 32 cases since 6 Â p.m. Tuesday is most likely from the specimens taken…
Hospitals okay limited opening of beaches
Hospitals Support Opening Beaches Baptist Health Care CEO Mark Faulkner told Inweekly this morning that area hospitals will be sending an email to the Santa Rosa and Escambia county commissions recommending they…
Escambia County’s pandemic hot spots exposed
Lives Lost The News Service of Florida reports Florida National Guard-led teams have conducted more than 3,700 tests in 21 nursing homes as part of efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19…
Darn it, Doug. Please stop sending emails
Escambia County has another COVID-19 death — the second reported today, which brings the total to 10. Â The total positives increased by 25 in the last 24 hours — a day after…
