Two More Deaths, 21 Additional COVID-19 Cases Reported Monday In Escambia, Santa Rosa
October 13, 2020
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Two new deaths and 21 additional COVID-19 cases were reported in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties Monday by the Florida Department of Health.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 12,674 (+14)
Non-Florida residents: 1,200
Total deaths: 262 (+2)
Long-term care facility deaths : 123 (+1)
Current hospitalizations: 47 (+3)
Number of tests last day: 238
Percent positive last day: 4.0%
Percent positive last week: 2.5%
Escambia County cases by location:
Pensacola: 9,243(+7)
Cantonment: 950 (+2)
Century: 934
—-including 773 Century prison inmates
Molino: 150
McDavid: 74
Walnut Hill: 18
Bellview: 16
Gonzalez: 7
Perdido Key: 8 (+1)
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 5,566 (+7)
Non-Florida residents: 54
Total deaths: 82
Long-term care facility deaths: 18
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 333*
Number of tests last day: 66
Percent positive last day: 9.6%
Santa County cases by location:
Milton: 2,889 (+4)
Gulf Breeze: 799 (+5)
Navarre: 698 (+5)
Pace: 468
Jay: 156
Bagdad: 12
Florida cases:
Total cases: 736,024
Florida residents: 726,934
Deaths: 15,412
Hospitalizations: 45,015*
*“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.
Mosquito Spraying Tonight Parts Of Molino, Barrineau Park and Pensacola Near I-10
October 12, 2020
Escambia County Mosquito Control plans to spray tonight in portions of Molino and Pensacola just north of I-10.
The areas are generally:
- Highway 196 north to Sunshine Hill Road, between Highway 99 and Highway 29 and Highway 97.
- I-10 north to Olive Road between North Davis and North 9th.
Mission hours vary, but typically occur in the evening hours from 6-9:30 p.m.
When possible, pre-application and post-application surveillance is performed to ensure fogging is warranted. Methods used to determine need include dry ice-baited light traps, landing rate counts and service requests received from the public.
To make a request for service or an area to be listed as a no spray area, please call 850-937-2188, submit an online request here or send an email to mosquitocontrol@myescambia.com.
Week Begins Warm, But Turning Cooler By Friday
October 12, 2020
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 58. Calm wind.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Five Additional Deaths, 94 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Over The Weekend
October 12, 2020
THIS IS AN ARCHIVE STORY. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST.
Five new deaths and 94 additional COVID-19 cases were reported in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties for Saturday and Sunday by the Florida Department of Health.
The Florida Department of Health did not issue a daily COVID-19 update on Saturday – the first time in nearly seven months – after a big problem with a private lab.
“Last night, the Department of Health received approximately 400,000 previously-reported COVID-19 test results from Helix Laboratory – a private lab that is not affiliated with the state of Florida,” FDOH said in a press release on Saturday. “The massive size of the data file and the need to de-duplicate hundreds of thousands of results prevented the Department of Health’s automatic reporting system from processing yesterday’s results as it normally does.”
Here is the latest data that includes Saturday and Sunday:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 12,660 (+49)
Non-Florida residents: 1,196
Total deaths: 260 (+5)
Long-term care facility deaths : 122 (+3)
Current hospitalizations: 44 (-6)
Number of tests last day: 1,518
Percent positive last day: 1.2%
Percent positive last week: 2.5%
Escambia County cases by location:
Pensacola: 9,236 (+20)
Cantonment: 948 (+5)
Century: 934
—-including 773 Century prison inmates
Molino: 150 (+1)
McDavid: 74
Walnut Hill: 18
Bellview: 16
Gonzalez: 7
Perdido Key: 8 (+1)
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 5,559 (+45)
Non-Florida residents: 54
Total deaths: 82
Long-term care facility deaths: 18
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 333*
Number of tests last day: 432
Percent positive last day: 4.4%
Santa County cases by location:
Milton: 2,885 (+22)
Gulf Breeze: 794
Navarre: 698 (+5)
Pace: 468 (+7)
Jay: 156
Bagdad: 12
Florida cases:
Total cases: 734,491
Florida residents: 725,415
Deaths: 15,364
Hospitalizations: 45,924*
*“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.
Florida Delays Saturday COVID-19 Update After Lab Submits 400K Previously Reported Test Results
October 11, 2020
The Florida Department of Health did not issue a daily COVID-19 update on Saturday – the first time in nearly seven months – after a big problem with a private lab.
About six hours after the report is typically issued, the FDH said in a press release that Saturday’s COVID-19 reports will be delayed until Sunday.
“Last night, the Department of Health received approximately 400,000 previously-reported COVID-19 test results from Helix Laboratory – a private lab that is not affiliated with the state of Florida,” FDOH said in a press release. “The massive size of the data file and the need to de-duplicate hundreds of thousands of results prevented the Department of Health’s automatic reporting system from processing yesterday’s results as it normally does.”
“State epidemiologists are currently working to reconcile the data, which will take a day to finish,” the statement continued.
The department of health said the reporting issue is not related to notifying individuals about their results because that task is completed by the lab or entity that offered the test.
Saturday was not the first big problem the state has had with a testing laboratory. In September, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis fired Quest Diagnostics after Quest’s failure to follow Florida law and report all COVID-19 results in a timely manner. Quest failed to report nearly 75,000 results dating back to April before dumping into the system all at one time.
Sunny Skies Ahead For The Next Week
October 11, 2020
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Columbus Day: Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 87. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 58. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Delta Rain Clears Out of The Area
October 10, 2020
Rain due to Hurricane Delta has almost cleared the area. As a reminder, a burn ban remains in effect for Escambia County.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Columbus Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Update: Three Additional Deaths, 47 New COVID-19 Cases In Two County Area
October 10, 2020
THIS STORY IS OUTDATED. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST.
Three new deaths and 47 additional COVID-19 cases were reported in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties Friday by the Florida Department of Health.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 12,611 (+23)
Non-Florida residents: 1,173
Total deaths: 255 (+1)
Long-term care facility deaths : 119
Current hospitalizations: 50
Number of tests last day: 1,137
Percent positive last day: 1.5%
Percent positive last week: 2.7%
Escambia County cases by location:
Pensacola: 9,216 (+14)
Cantonment: 943 (+2)
Century: 934
—-including 773 Century prison inmates
Molino: 149
McDavid: 74
Walnut Hill: 18
Bellview: 16
Gonzalez: 7
Perdido Key: 7
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 5,514 (+24)
Non-Florida residents: 52
Total deaths: 82 (+2)
Long-term care facility deaths: 18 (+1)
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 332*
Number of tests last day: 480
Percent positive last day: 4.6%
Santa County cases by location:
Milton: 2,863 (+11)
Gulf Breeze: 794 (+4)
Navarre: 693 (+3)
Pace: 461 (+3)
Jay: 156
Bagdad: 12
Florida cases:
Total cases: 728,921
Florida residents: 720,201
Deaths: 15,186
Hospitalizations: 45,675*
*“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.
Category 2 Hurricane Delta Made Landfall In Louisiana
October 9, 2020
THIS IS OUR FINAL STORY ON HURRICANE DELTA. THIS IS AN ARCHIVED STORY.
Hurricane Delta made landfall at 6 p.m. Friday as a Category 2 storm with winds of 100 mph at Creole, Louisiana, south of Lake Charles.
The latest information on the Hurricane Delta is in the graphics on this page.
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FEMA Mobile Registration Centers Closed Saturday Due To Weather, Will Reopen On Sunday
October 9, 2020
Due for forecasted wind and rain, FEMA individual assistance centers in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties will be closed on Saturday and will reopen on Sunday.
It is not necessary to visit a center to register with FEMA. Disaster survivors with uninsured losses can also apply by:
- Visiting DisasterAssistance.gov;
- Downloading the FEMA App; or by
- Calling 800-621-3362 (800-462-7585 TTY). Multilingual operators are available. The toll-free numbers are open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. local time, seven days a week.
The following information is necessary when you register:
- Address of the damaged dwelling where the damage occurred (pre-disaster address)
- Current mailing address
- Current telephone number
- Insurance information
- Total household annual income
- Routing and account number for checking or savings account (this allows FEMA to directly transfer disaster assistance funds into a bank account)
- A description of disaster-caused damage and losses