Escambia County Reports 52 New COVID-19 Cases, No New Deaths
March 1, 2021
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There were 52 new COVID-19 cases and no additional deaths in Escambia County as reported Sunday by the Florida Department of Health.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 33,681 (+52)
Non-Florida residents: 3,485
Recovered: 30,836*
Total deaths: 629
Long-term care facility deaths: 266
Current hospitalizations: 72 (-15)
Number of tests reported last day: 931
Percent positive reported last day: 4.7%
Percent positive reported last week: 6.0%
Escambia County cases by location*:
Pensacola: 25,099 (+43)
Cantonment: 3,040 (+4)
Century: 1,142
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 475
McDavid: 199
Bellview: 56
Walnut Hill: 51
Perdido Key: 21
Gonzalez: 12
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 17,108 (+50)
Non-Florida residents: 214
Total deaths: 262
Long-term care facility deaths: 78
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 790*
Number of tests reported last day: 357
Percent positive reported last day: 12.0%
Santa Rosa County cases by location*:
Milton: 8,184 (+27)
Navarre: 3,507 (+15)
Gulf Breeze: 3,189 (+4)
Pace: 1,358 (+3)
Jay: 525
Bagdad: 31
Florida cases:
Total cases: 1,909,221
Florida residents: 1,874,154
Deaths: 30,852
Hospitalizations: 79,344*
*“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.
Escambia County COVID-19 Case Count Increases By 73, One New Death
February 28, 2021
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One new COVID-19 death and 73 new cases were reported Saturday in Escambia County by the Florida Department of Health.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 33,629 (+73)
Non-Florida residents: 3,480
Recovered: 30,836*
Total deaths: 629 (+1)
Long-term care facility deaths: 266
Current hospitalizations: 87 (-10)
Number of tests reported last day: 1,212
Percent positive reported last day: 5.0%
Percent positive reported last week: 6.2%
Escambia County cases by location*:
Pensacola: 25,056 (+53)
Cantonment: 3,036 (+8)
Century: 1,142
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 475
McDavid: 199 (+1)
Bellview: 56
Walnut Hill: 51
Perdido Key: 21
Gonzalez: 12
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 17,058 (+38)
Non-Florida residents: 213
Total deaths: 262 (+5)
Long-term care facility deaths: 78 (+1)
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 788*
Number of tests reported last day: 538
Percent positive reported last day: 6.8%
Santa Rosa County cases by location*:
Milton: 8,157 (+12)
Navarre: 3,492 (+10)
Gulf Breeze: 3,185 (+11)
Pace: 1,355 (+5)
Jay: 525
Bagdad: 31
Florida cases:
Total cases: 1,903,682
Florida residents: 1,868,769
Deaths: 30,734
Hospitalizations: 79,242*
*“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.
Dense Fog Advisory Overnight; Good Chance Of Rain For Monday And Tuesday
February 28, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy dense fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Areas of dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 60. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers between midnight and 3am. Low around 47. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. North wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Fog Again Overnight, Slight Chance Of Rain Sunday
February 27, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Areas of dense fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy fog before midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Escambia Reports Six New COVID-19 Deaths, Another 82 Cases
February 27, 2021
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Six new COVID-19 deaths and 82 new cases were reported Friday in Escambia County by the Florida Department of Health.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 33,556 (+82)
Non-Florida residents: 3,470
Recovered: 30,840*
Total deaths: 628 (+6)
Long-term care facility deaths: 266 (+1)
Current hospitalizations: 87 (-10)
Number of tests reported last day: 1,347
Percent positive reported last day: 5.0%
Percent positive reported last week: 6.2%
Escambia County cases by location*:
Pensacola: 25,003 (+62)
Cantonment: 3,028 (+4)
Century: 1,142 (+1)
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 475 (+2)
McDavid: 198
Bellview: 56
Walnut Hill: 51
Perdido Key: 21
Gonzalez: 12
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 17,020 (+48)
Non-Florida residents: 213
Total deaths: 257 (+1)
Long-term care facility deaths: 77
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 786*
Number of tests reported last day: 538
Percent positive reported last day: 8.8%
Santa Rosa County cases by location*:
Milton: 8,145 (+29)
Navarre: 3,482 (+11)
Gulf Breeze: 3,174 (+3)
Pace: 1,350 (+2)
Jay: 525 (+1)
Bagdad: 31
Florida cases:
Total cases: 1,898,223
Florida residents: 1,863,453
Deaths: 30,624
Hospitalizations: 79,021*
*“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.
Friday High In The Middle 70s, Small Chance Of Afternoon Shower
February 26, 2021
Here is your official north Escambia area forecast:
Friday Night: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 66.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 54.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
FDOH Reports 83 New COVID-19 Cases, Another Four Deaths In Escambia County
February 26, 2021
THIS IS ARCHIVED STORY. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST DATA.
Four new COVID-19 deaths and 83 new cases were reported Thursday in Escambia County by the Florida Department of Health.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 33,474 (+83)
Non-Florida residents: 3,457
Recovered: 30,840*
Total deaths: 622 (+4)
Long-term care facility deaths: 265 (+2)
Current hospitalizations: 97
Number of tests reported last day: 1,399
Percent positive reported last day: 5.3%
Percent positive reported last week: 6.2%
Escambia County cases by location*:
Pensacola: 24,941 (+66)
Cantonment: 3,024 (+10)
Century: 1,141 (+2)
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 473 (+2)
McDavid: 198
Bellview: 56
Walnut Hill: 51
Perdido Key: 21
Gonzalez: 12
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 16,972 (+57)
Non-Florida residents: 211
Total deaths: 256
Long-term care facility deaths: 77
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 777*
Number of tests reported last day: 607
Percent positive reported last day: 8.5%
Santa Rosa County cases by location*:
Milton: 8,116 (+18)
Navarre: 3,471 (+19)
Gulf Breeze: 3,171 (+14)
Pace: 1,348 (+4)
Jay: 524 (+2)
Bagdad: 31
Florida cases:
Total cases: 1,892,301
Florida residents: 1,857,670
Deaths: 30,478
Hospitalizations: 78,744*
*“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.
Annual Walnut Hill Ruritan Farm Auction Is Saturday. And It’s Not Just Farm Equipment.
February 25, 2021
The 46th Annual Walnut Hill Ruritan Club Farm Equipment Auction will be held this Saturday, February 27, beginning at 9:30 a.m.
The auction includes not only farm equipment, but also household items like tools and small equipment, lawn and garden items, antiques and more.
The sale will be located at the Walnut Hill Community Center, 7850 Highway 97, just north of Ernest Ward Middle School. The deadline for adding lots is 8 a.m. Saturday.
For more information or consignments, call (850) 327-4479 or (850) 380-9973.
For more photos from the 2020 auction, click here.
Pictured: Hundreds attended the annual Walnut Hill Ruritan Club farm equipment auction last year in Walnut Hill. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Partly Sunny, High In The Middle 70s Today
February 25, 2021
Here is your official north Escambia area forecast:
Thursday Night: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the evening.
Friday: A slight chance of rain before 9am, then a slight chance of showers between 9am and noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 72.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Another 87 COVID-19 Cases, No Additional Deaths Reported In Escambia County
February 25, 2021
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No new COVID-19 deaths and 87 new cases were reported Wednesday in Escambia County by the Florida Department of Health.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 33,391 (+87)
Non-Florida residents: 3,453
Recovered: 30,843*
Total deaths: 618 (-2 FDOH data adjustment)
Long-term care facility deaths: 263 (-2 FDOH data adjustment)
Current hospitalizations: 97 (-1)
Number of tests reported last day: 1,432
Percent positive reported last day: 5.5%
Percent positive reported last week: 6.2%
Escambia County cases by location*:
Pensacola: 24,875 (+63)
Cantonment: 3,014 (+8)
Century: 1,139
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 471 (+11)
McDavid: 198
Bellview: 56
Walnut Hill: 51
Perdido Key: 21
Gonzalez: 12
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 16,915 (+55)
Non-Florida residents: 211
Total deaths: 256 (+4)
Long-term care facility deaths: 77 (+1)
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 775*
Number of tests reported last day: 708
Percent positive reported last day: 7.1%
Santa Rosa County cases by location*:
Milton: 8,098 (+24)
Navarre: 3,452 (+12)
Gulf Breeze: 3,157 (+9)
Pace: 1,344 (+7)
Jay: 522 (+2)
Bagdad: 31
Florida cases:
Total cases: 1,885,661
Florida residents: 1,851,151
Deaths: 30,340
Hospitalizations: 78,472*
*“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.