Escambia County Records 13 New COVID-19 Cases
April 13, 2021
THIS IS AN ARCHIVED STORY. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST DATA.
There were 13 new COVID-19 cases reported Monday in Escambia County by the Florida Department of Health.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 35,202 (+13)
Non-Florida residents: 3,650
Recovered: 34,178*
Total deaths: 672
Long-term care facility deaths: 279
Current hospitalizations: 23 (+3)
Number of tests reported last day: 203
Percent positive reported last day: 5.6%
Percent positive reported last week: 5.8%
Escambia County cases by location*:
Pensacola: 26,270 (+11)
Cantonment: 3,162
Century: 1,173
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 488
McDavid: 211 (+1)
Bellview: 57
Walnut Hill: 53
Perdido Key: 21
Gonzalez: 13
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 17,906 (+5)
Non-Florida residents: 234
Total deaths: 279
Long-term care facility deaths: 81
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 869*
Number of tests reported last day: 52
Percent positive reported last day: 10.3%
Santa Rosa County cases by location*:
Milton: 8,531 (+3)
Navarre: 3,690
Gulf Breeze: 3,326 (+2)
Pace: 1,443
Jay: 548
Bagdad: 32
Florida cases:
Total cases: 2,125,846
Florida residents: 2,085,745
Deaths: 34,056
Hospitalizations: 87,024
*“Hospitalizations” in the statewide and Santa Rosa County totals is a count of all laboratory confirmed cases in which an inpatient hospitalization occurred at any time during the course of illness. Most of these people are longer be hospitalized. The FDOH does not provide a count of patients currently hospitalized. The Escambia County number is current data compiled each day from the local hospitals.
**On cases by location, the city is based upon zip code and is not always received as part of the initial notification. There may be a delay in reporting locations, and locations will not total the daily case increase as a result.
***The Florida Department of Health does not have a clear standard or definition of “recovered” and does not report a number of recovered individuals. Escambia County is reporting an approximate recovery number defined as the total cases prior to last month, minus deaths. In other words, anyone that tested positive more than a month ago is presumed to have recovered by Escambia County.
**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.
Scattered Showers By Tuesday
April 12, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
One New COVID-19 Death, 37 Additional Cases In Escambia County
April 12, 2021
THIS IS AN ARCHIVED STORY. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATESTS DATA.
There were 37 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death reported Sunday in Escambia County by the Florida Department of Health.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 35,189 (+37)
Non-Florida residents: 3,648
Recovered: 34,178*
Total deaths: 672 (+1)
Long-term care facility deaths: 279
Current hospitalizations: 20
Number of tests reported last day: 372
Percent positive reported last day: 9.0%
Percent positive reported last week: 5.8%
Escambia County cases by location*:
Pensacola: 26,259 (+32)
Cantonment: 3,162 (+3)
Century: 1,173
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 488
McDavid: 210 (+1)
Bellview: 57
Walnut Hill: 53
Perdido Key: 21
Gonzalez: 13
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 17,901 (+11)
Non-Florida residents: 234
Total deaths: 279
Long-term care facility deaths: 81
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 869*
Number of tests reported last day: 211
Percent positive reported last day: 4.5%
Santa Rosa County cases by location*:
Milton: 8,528 (+6)
Navarre: 3,690
Gulf Breeze: 3,324 (+3)
Pace: 1,443 (+1)
Jay: 548
Bagdad: 32
Florida cases:
Total cases: 2,124,233
Florida residents: 2,084,173
Deaths: 34,021
Hospitalizations: 86,969
*“Hospitalizations” in the statewide and Santa Rosa County totals is a count of all laboratory confirmed cases in which an inpatient hospitalization occurred at any time during the course of illness. Most of these people are longer be hospitalized. The FDOH does not provide a count of patients currently hospitalized. The Escambia County number is current data compiled each day from the local hospitals.
**On cases by location, the city is based upon zip code and is not always received as part of the initial notification. There may be a delay in reporting locations, and locations will not total the daily case increase as a result.
***The Florida Department of Health does not have a clear standard or definition of “recovered” and does not report a number of recovered individuals. Escambia County is reporting an approximate recovery number defined as the total cases prior to last month, minus deaths. In other words, anyone that tested positive more than a month ago is presumed to have recovered by Escambia County.
**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.
Groundbreaking Monday For Escambia County’s Newest Library In Bellview
April 11, 2021
A groundbreaking ceremony will be held Monday for the new Bellview Library, the first library in Escambia County’s District 1.
Construction is expected to be complete in the Spring of 2022 and will include the 10,000 square foot expansion of a 2,000 square foot former bank.
The groundbreaking will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at 6425 Mobile Highway, just south of the fairgrounds.
Features of the new library include:
- The main portion of the library will consist of a large open space that is divided into areas such as a lobby, a story time area, a youth area and an adult reading area. This large open space will provide entrances to other support spaces such as multiple study rooms, staff rooms, a PC area and a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) room.
- Most of the existing bank footprint will be utilized primarily as a meeting room but will also function as a multipurpose room to use for programs geared toward the community. This room will have the existing bank structure exposed with some acoustical clouds to control the reverberation time.
- The development of the building’s façade was inspired by origami, the art of folding paper, which is why there are angles throughout the building.
- The new library will include an exterior lawn area with the ability to project movies onto the building for events.
- Most of the old oak trees on the south side of the property will be preserved. This south side will also serve as the location for a future park and playground so the large oak trees will be able to provide natural shade.
- A sidewalk will be built that provides a direct connection between the new library and Bellview Elementary providing accessibility for children to enjoy after school programs.
Sunny Sunday And Monday
April 11, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Escambia Records 52 New COVID-19 Cases
April 11, 2021
THIS IS AN ARCHIVED STORY. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST DATA.
There were 52 new COVID-19 cases reported Saturday in Escambia County
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 35,152 (+52)
Non-Florida residents: 3,647
Recovered: 34,178*
Total deaths: 671
Long-term care facility deaths: 279
Current hospitalizations: 20
Number of tests reported last day: 596
Percent positive reported last day: 7.3%
Percent positive reported last week: 4.7%
Escambia County cases by location*:
Pensacola: 26,227 (+32)
Cantonment: 3,159 (+2)
Century: 1,173
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 488 (+1)
McDavid: 210
Bellview: 57
Walnut Hill: 53
Perdido Key: 21
Gonzalez: 13
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 17,890 (+12)
Non-Florida residents: 233
Total deaths: 279
Long-term care facility deaths: 81
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 868*
Number of tests reported last day: 374
Percent positive reported last day: 3.1%
Santa Rosa County cases by location*:
Milton: 8,522 (+4)
Navarre: 3,690 (+2)
Gulf Breeze: 3,321 (+2)
Pace: 1,442 (+3)
Jay: 548
Bagdad: 32
Florida cases:
Total cases: 2,118,713
Florida residents: 2,078,784
Deaths: 34,014
Hospitalizations: 86,894
*“Hospitalizations” in the statewide and Santa Rosa County totals is a count of all laboratory confirmed cases in which an inpatient hospitalization occurred at any time during the course of illness. Most of these people are longer be hospitalized. The FDOH does not provide a count of patients currently hospitalized. The Escambia County number is current data compiled each day from the local hospitals.
**On cases by location, the city is based upon zip code and is not always received as part of the initial notification. There may be a delay in reporting locations, and locations will not total the daily case increase as a result.
***The Florida Department of Health does not have a clear standard or definition of “recovered” and does not report a number of recovered individuals. Escambia County is reporting an approximate recovery number defined as the total cases prior to last month, minus deaths. In other words, anyone that tested positive more than a month ago is presumed to have recovered by Escambia County.
**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.
Lightning Strike Destroys Water Main Serving Much Of Walnut Hill Area; Boil Water Notice Issued
April 10, 2021
UPDATE: THE BOIL WATER NOTICE HAS BEEN RESCINDED.
Several hundred residences in the Walnut Hill lost water service as a result of Saturday morning’s storms.
A lightning strike destroyed a primary water main at Escambia River Electric Cooperative’s water tower adjacent to their Walnut Hill Office and Ernest Ward Middle School.
The leak was isolated, and water service was restored to the area from EREC’s second water tower located across Highway 97 from Ernest Ward. Repairs were to begin as soon as other utilities such as communications lines could be located.
A boil water notice notice is in effect for EREC customers that lost water pressure. The area is described as:
- All EREC members south, east and west of, and including, Gobbler Road
- Sandy Hollow Road north of Gobbler Road to 3820 Sandy Hollow
- Still Road north of Gobbler Road tp 2789 Still Road
- North of Gobbler Road to 2650 North Highway 99
All water used for drinking, cooking, making ice, brushing teeth, or washing dishes should be brought to a rolling for at least one minute. As an alternative, bottled water may be used. Residents are also advised to take precautions when bathing, especially immunocompromised individuals, infants or the elderly. The boil water notice will remain in effect until a bacteriological survey shows that the water is safe to drink.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Escambia Records One New COVID-19 Death, 33 More Cases
April 10, 2021
THIS IS ARCHIVED STORY. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST DATA.
There were 33 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death reported Friday in Escambia County
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 35,110 (+33)
Non-Florida residents: 3,639
Recovered: 34,178*
Total deaths: 671 (+1)
Long-term care facility deaths: 280
Current hospitalizations: 20
Number of tests reported last day: 615
Percent positive reported last day: 4.8%
Percent positive reported last week: 4.7%
Escambia County cases by location*:
Pensacola: 26,186 (+32)
Cantonment: 3,157
Century: 1,173
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 487
McDavid: 210
Bellview: 57
Walnut Hill: 53
Perdido Key: 21
Gonzalez: 13
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 17,878 (+13)
Non-Florida residents: 232
Total deaths: 279
Long-term care facility deaths: 81
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 867*
Number of tests reported last day: 293
Percent positive reported last day: 4.3%
Santa Rosa County cases by location*:
Milton: 8,518 (+13)
Navarre: 3,688 (+3)
Gulf Breeze: 3,319
Pace: 1,439 (+4)
Jay: 548 (+2)
Bagdad: 32
Florida cases:
Total cases: 2,111,807
Florida residents: 2,072,053
Deaths: 33,968
Hospitalizations: 86,706
*“Hospitalizations” in the statewide and Santa Rosa County totals is a count of all laboratory confirmed cases in which an inpatient hospitalization occurred at any time during the course of illness. Most of these people are longer be hospitalized. The FDOH does not provide a count of patients currently hospitalized. The Escambia County number is current data compiled each day from the local hospitals.
**On cases by location, the city is based upon zip code and is not always received as part of the initial notification. There may be a delay in reporting locations, and locations will not total the daily case increase as a result.
***The Florida Department of Health does not have a clear standard or definition of “recovered” and does not report a number of recovered individuals. Escambia County is reporting an approximate recovery number defined as the total cases prior to last month, minus deaths. In other words, anyone that tested positive more than a month ago is presumed to have recovered by Escambia County.
**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.
Century Baseball Association Cancels Saturday’s Opening Day Due To Weather
April 9, 2021
The Century Baseball Association has rescheduled their Opening Day that was set for Saturday due to the threat of severe weather.
They are working to reschedule another date for Opening Day. We’ll let you know on NorthEscambia.com when it is set.
Pictured: Opening Day 2019 in Century. The 2020 opening day was canceled due to the pandemic. NorthEscambia.com file photo.
Chance Of Severe Storms Overnight
April 9, 2021
A large area of thunderstorms is expected to develop over inland southeast Mississippi and southwest Alabama by late tonight eventually evolving into a significant squall line. The tornado threat has increased and the potential for large hail and tornadoes will be possible with any storm that develops out of ahead of this line and/or embedded within the line (a strong tornado cannot be ruled out). The line is expected to track east with time through Saturday middday. Widespread damaging winds up to 80 mph is likely and remains the primary threat.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
This Afternoon: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind around 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. High near 74. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 78. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.