Escambia County Surpasses 20,000 Total Positive COVID-19 Cases

December 20, 2020

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Escambia County has now surpassed 20,000 total positive COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, according to data released Saturday by the Florida Department of Health.

Here is the latest data:

Escambia County cases:

Total cases: 20,027 (+265)
Non-Florida residents: 2,186
Total deaths: 341
Long-term care facility deaths : 156
Current hospitalizations: 154 (+18)
Number of tests last day: 1,522
Percent positive last day: 14.2%
Percent positive last week: 13.4%

Escambia County cases by location:

Pensacola: 14,609 (+204)
Cantonment: 1,632 (+69)
Century: 990 (+2)
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 256 (+3)
McDavid: 121 (+2)
Walnut Hill: 39
Bellview: 30
Perdido Key: 17 (+1)
Gonzalez: 9

Santa Rosa County cases:

Total cases: 9,602 (+139)
Non-Florida residents: 116
Total deaths: 115
Long-term care facility deaths: 24
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 501*
Number of tests last day: 513
Percent positive last day: 20.7%

Santa Rosa County cases by location:

Milton: 4,838 (+61)
Navarre: 1,801 (+26)
Gulf Breeze: 1,655 (+32)
Pace: 749 (+9)
Jay: 247 (+6)
Bagdad: 23 (+1)

Florida cases:

Total cases: 1,193,165
Florida residents: 1,173,409
Deaths: 20,473
Hospitalizations: 59,851*

*“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.

*The Florida Department of Health does not have a clear standard or definition of “recovered” and does not report a number of recovered individuals.

**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Escambia Schools Implementing New Student COVID-19 Quarantine Procedures In January

December 19, 2020

The Escambia County School District has announced new COVID-19 quarantine procedures will go into effect when students return to school next year.

Beginning January 5, students will be able to return to school on the 11th day following an exposure, provided they have no symptoms of COVID-19. Students may return as early as the eighth day after an exposure, if they are having no symptoms and have obtained a negative PCR Molecular COVID-19 test administered on the sixth day (or later) following exposure.

However, students will need to observe the full 14 days of quarantine from extracurricular activities and athletics, according to Superintendent Dr. Tim Smith. He said there may be additional school situations which require students to observe the full 14 days of quarantine from school.

As of Friday, December 18 there were 87 COVID-19 positive students reported in Escambia County. There were 1,337 total students in quarantine due to a positive COVID-19 test, awaiting test results or who have come in close contact with a positive case.

The school district said the changes are to align the school system with the Florida Department of Health an recent COVID-19 quarantine information released by the CDC.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Increasing Clouds, Rain By Late Saturday Night

December 19, 2020

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Tonight: Showers, mainly after 9pm. Low around 48. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Monday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. West wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 63. North wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Christmas Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Officials Report Three Additional COVID-19 Deaths, 287 New Cases in Escambia County

December 19, 2020

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On Friday, the Florida Department of Health reported three additional COVID-19 deaths and 287 new cases in Escambia County.

Here is the latest data:

Total cases: 19,762 (+287)
Non-Florida residents: 2,165
Total deaths: 341 (+3)
Long-term care facility deaths : 156
Current hospitalizations: 136 (+2)
Number of tests last day: 1,730
Percent positive last day: 10.5%
Percent positive last week: 13.4%

Escambia County cases by location:

Pensacola: 14,405 (+222)
Cantonment: 1,637 (+37)
Century: 988 (+5)
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 253 (+1)
McDavid: 119 (+1)
Walnut Hill: 39
Bellview: 30
Perdido Key: 16
Gonzalez: 9

Santa Rosa County cases:

Total cases: 9,463 (+193)
Non-Florida residents: 113
Total deaths: 115 (+1)
Long-term care facility deaths: 24
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 493*
Number of tests last day: 596
Percent positive last day: 24.7%

Santa Rosa County cases by location:

Milton: 4,777 (+95)
Navarre: 1,775 (+35)
Gulf Breeze: 1,623 (+53)
Pace: 740 (+9)
Jay: 241 (+2)
Bagdad: 22

Florida cases:

Total cases: 1,181,483
Florida residents: 1,161,953
Deaths: 20,401
Hospitalizations: 59,302*

*The Florida Department of Health does not have a clear standard or definition of “recovered” and does not report a number of recovered individuals.

**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Rain Chance By Saturday Night

December 18, 2020

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 34. East wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. East wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind around 5 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

All-Star High School Football Game Is Tonight (With Rosters)

December 18, 2020

The annual Pensacola Sports Association All-Star Football Game is tonight at Washington High School in Pensacola.

Kickoff is at 7 p.m.. Admission is $10 at the gate, $5 for ages 18 and under, and free for those age four and under.

The best seniors from Escambia County will play as the West team, while the top seniors from Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties are the East team.

Players are listed below as jersey number, school, player, name.

West All Star Roster
West Head Coach: Tommy Joe Whiddon, Washington

1 – Escambia, Rennie Prim
2 – Escambia, Hershell Jefferson
3 – Washington, Greg Bullard
4 – Escambia, Tai’shaun Key
5 – Pensacola, Tarquise Duncan
6 – Northview, Logan Bryan
7 – Washington, Payton Daniels
8 – Pensacola, Tywann Thomas
9 – Pensacola, Michael McCorvey
10 – Tate, Jacori Simpkins
11 – Washington, Eldrick Robinson II
12 – Washington, Erick Smith Jr
19 – Washington, Tabian Dale
21 – Tate, Jaylen Cook
22 – Washington, DeAndrea Smiley
23 – Washington, San’Tonio Coleman
30 – Pensacola Catholic, Jaivian Smith
33 – Pine Forest, Devon Henton
34 – Pine Fores, Keishawn Qualls
41 – Northview, Trevor Scott
42 – Pensacola Catholic, Damarius McGhee
44 – Pine Forest, Douglas Benjamin
45 – West Florida, Issac Walton
48 – Washington, Ja’darius Wright
51 – Pine Forest, Keyshawn Brown
52 – Pine Forest, Antonio Summerlin
53 – Escambia, Tabari Taylor
55 – Washington, Tyler Brown
60 – Washington, Derius Franklin
61 – Washington, Keshawn Crenshaw
62 – Escambia, Brennan Smith
63 – Escambia, Daniel McCreary
64 – Escambia, Samari Allen
65 – Pine Forest, Willie Durant
70 – Northview, Johnny Windham
90 – Pine Forest, Dedric Burrows
91 – West Florida, – Ryan Worley
92 – Escambia, Jayden Payne
93 – Escambia, Trent Farmer
94 – West Florida, Jaheim Simmons
97 – Tate, Devin Bryant
98 – West Florida, Ken’Derick Terrell
99 – Escambia, Ethan Yuska

Pictured top: Northview High School’s All Star players: Logan Bryan, Johnny Windham, and Trevor Scott. Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

FDOH Reports One New COVID-19 Death, 219 Additional Cases In Escambia County

December 18, 2020

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On Thursday, the Florida Department of Health reported one additional COVID-19 death and 219 new cases in Escambia County.

Here is the latest data:

Total cases: 19,475 (+219)
Non-Florida residents: 2,147
Total deaths: 338 (+1)
Long-term care facility deaths : 156
Current hospitalizations: 134 (-11)
Number of tests last day: 1,639
Percent positive last day: 10.5%
Percent positive last week: 12.2%

Escambia County cases by location:

Pensacola: 14,183 (+150)
Cantonment: 1,600 (+23)
Century: 983 (+3)
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 252 (+6)
McDavid: 118 (+1)
Walnut Hill: 39
Bellview: 30
Perdido Key: 16
Gonzalez: 9

Santa Rosa County cases:

Total cases: 9,270 (+123)
Non-Florida residents: 113
Total deaths: 114
Long-term care facility deaths: 24
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 493*
Number of tests last day: 672
Percent positive last day: 15.0%

Santa Rosa County cases by location:

Milton: 4,682 (+45)
Navarre: 1,740 (+41)
Gulf Breeze: 1,570 (+19)
Pace: 731 (+8)
Jay: 239 (+1)
Bagdad: 22

Florida cases:

Total cases: 1,168,483
Florida residents: 1,149,126
Deaths: 20,305
Hospitalizations: 59,291*

*The Florida Department of Health does not have a clear standard or definition of “recovered” and does not report a number of recovered individuals.

**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Freezing Temperatures Overnight In North Escambia

December 17, 2020

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the morning.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 34. East wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. East wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind around 5 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. North wind around 5 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

One Death, 258 New COVID-19 Cases Reported In Escambia County

December 17, 2020

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On Wednesday, the Florida Department of Health reported one additional COVID-19 death and 258 new cases.

Here is the latest data:

Total cases: 19,256 (+258)
Non-Florida residents: 2,110
Total deaths: 337 (+1)
Long-term care facility deaths : 155
Current hospitalizations: 145 (-3)
Number of tests last day: 1,193
Percent positive last day: 16.8%
Percent positive last week: 12.2%

Escambia County cases by location:

Pensacola: 14,033 (+178)
Cantonment: 1,577 (+28)
Century: 981 (+1)
—-including 773 Century prison inmates
Molino: 246 (+9)
McDavid: 117
Walnut Hill: 39 (+3)
Bellview: 30
Perdido Key: 16
Gonzalez: 9 (+1)

Santa Rosa County cases:

Total cases: 9,147 (+146)
Non-Florida residents: 113
Total deaths: 114 (+1)
Long-term care facility deaths: 24 (+1)
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 489*
Number of tests last day: 439
Percent positive last day: 25.2%

Santa Rosa County cases by location:

Milton: 4,637 (+68)
Navarre: 1,699 (+36)
Gulf Breeze: 1,570 (+19)
Pace: 723 (+16)
Jay: 238
Bagdad: 22 (+1)

Florida cases:

Total cases: 1,155,335
Florida residents: 1,136,024
Deaths: 20,204
Hospitalizations: 58,969*

*The Florida Department of Health does not have a clear standard or definition of “recovered” and does not report a number of recovered individuals.

**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Low In The 30s For Wednesday Night

December 16, 2020

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 31. North wind around 5 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55. East wind around 5 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. East wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. East wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. East wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 63.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

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West All Star Roster West Head Coach: Tommy Joe Whiddon, Washington

East All-Stars Head Coach: Kent Smith, Pace

West All Star Roster
West Head Coach: Tommy Joe Whiddon, Washington

East All-Stars
Head Coach: Kent Smith, Pace