Since last night, Escambia County had another COVID-19 death –bringing the total to 9– and 22 new cases — the biggest increase since April 7. Â Isn’t odd whenever Commissioner Doug Underhill downplays…
Tag: COVID-19
Poll: African American views on COVID-19
Inweekly has heard from medical professionals concern about low numbers of the African American community in Escambia County taking advantage of the drive-thru and standalone testing sites for the COVID-19 virus. Â We…
What will recovery look like?
Reopening the Economy What will reopening the economy of Escambia County look like? Â County Administrator Janice Gilley sent an email, “Subject: Reopening the Economy,” to her department leaders and the county commissioners…
Escambia has eighth COVID-19 death
Yesterday 22 people died who tested positive for COVID-19 in Broward, Dade, Desoto, Escambia, Hernando, Lake, Manatee, Sarasota, St. Lucie, Suwanne and Volusia counties.  Escambia County has eight COVID-19 deaths, according to the FDOH…
COVID-19: Friday noon report
Santa Rosa County has another COVID-19 death – bringing total to six. Escambia County is holding at four but hospitalizations have increased to 24. The state total cases have topped 24K. We’ve…
Statewide one in five COVID-19 deaths tied to LTCs
Note: Â Three of the four COVID-19 deaths in Escambia County have been tied to nursing homes. Â However, the county SitReps should the EOC didn’t begin monitoring long-term care facilities until March 31….
Who protects our senior citizens?
Southern Oaks Fallout Inweekly’s report on the COVID-19 virus in local nursing homes has been picked up and amplified by other local media. WEAR TV interviewed our attorney Eric Stevenson who made…
Last post for Wednesday, April 15
Inweekly has received notes from people who have loved ones in local nursing homes. The facilities we named today aren’t the only ones with residents and employees who have tested positive. Our…
What I learned after reading 38 SitReps
Inweekly requested every SitRep (situation report) created by the Escambia Emergency Operations Center since it was activated on March 17–a total of 38 reports. The reports give daily updates on every Emergency…
COVID-19: What’s happening around the state
Nursing Home Visitation Ban The News Service of Florida: Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration was caught by surprise Tuesday to learn that a 30-day executive order banning visitation at nursing homes was set…
COVID-19: Last Tuesday report
Escambia County had its fourth death today – one of 47Â people who died since 11 a.m. Â in Broward, Dade, Duval, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Orange, Palm Beach, Sarasota and St. Lucie counties. Statewide…
Possibly some good news
I’m a numbers guy so I began to dig a little deeper into the statistics that the Florida Department of Health as provided us. In April, it took seven days to double…
COVID-19: Tuesday mid-day report
The number of new cases statewide slowed over the past 24 hours – only 766. The new total is 21,367.  However deaths jumped by 54 to 524. While Florida’s testing has increased over…
COVID-19: Tuesday morning read
At his press briefing on Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state would step up its support of long-term care facilities infected with the COVID-19 virus. “Today we are raising the bar…
Escambia nursing homes jump to 39 COVID-19 cases
According to the Monday evening report from the Florida Department of Health, Escambia County now has 39 positive COVID-19 cases in local long-term care facilities – up a 11 cases in 24…
Monday a.m. – What you need to know
Santa Rosa County had another COVID-19 related death, bringing the total to 4. Escambia County yesterday an increase of 14 positive cases, total 224 and now has 29 cases in its long-term…
Nursing homes ask for immunity
Escambia County has refused to give any information on which nursing home is highly infected with the COVID-19 virus. Â The Pensacola nursing facility that is believed to have led the surge in…
Live Oak official unafraid to name infected nursing home
The News Service of Florida reports that Live Oak City Council member Don Allen has seen the number of coronavirus cases in his rural county increase to 58, including 36 involving long-term care…
What’s being said press briefings elsewhere
At Thursday’s White House briefing, Vice President Mike Pence reported, “As we look at the data literally on a county-by-county basis every day, we continue to see evidence that that, in areas…
Which nursing homes aren’t having COVID-19 issues?
Inweekly would like to report those nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other long-term care facilities that aren’t having COVID-19 cases. The state and county won’t give the public any information other…
