13 COVID-19 Deaths Reported In Escambia, Santa Rosa Counties On Tuesday
August 11, 2020
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There were 11 new COVID-19 deaths reported in Escambia County and two reported in Santa Rosa County Tuesday by the Florida Department of Health.
The Escambia County fatalities were females ages 59, 66, 76, 82, 85, 86, and 92, and males ages 66, 70, 73, and 87. Five were long-term care facility residents. Santa Rosa County reported the death of men ages 76 and 86, one of which was a long-term care facility resident.
Escambia County cases increased 175 to 9,807. An additional 50 cases brought the Santa Rosa County total to 4,013.
Of the 795 tests results returned on Monday in Escambia County, 17.4% were positive, and 18.7% were positive from 252 tests in Santa Rosa County. Over the past week, the overall average positivity rate for Escambia County is 16.3% (increased skewed by a large number of Century prison inmates).
There were 196 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Escambia County as of Tuesday, according to data from the three local hospitals.
Of the 131 deaths in Escambia County, 71 have been long-term care facility residents or staff. There have been 40 deaths in Santa Rosa County, at least seven of those at the Blackwater River Correctional Facility and eight in a long-term care facilities.
Statewide, there were 542,792 cases including 536,981 Florida residents. There have been 31,354 hospitalizations* and 8,553 deaths. 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 cases:
Total cases — 9,807 (+175 since Monday)
Non-Florida residents — 893
Pensacola —7,123 (+81)
Century — 852 (+77)
—-including at least 753 Century prison inmates
Cantonment — 678 (+10)
Molino— 109 (+3)
McDavid — 51 (+1)
Walnut Hill — 13
Bellview — 10
Gonzalez — 7
Perdido Key — 5
Current hospitalizations: 196 (+9)
Deaths — 131 (+11)
Male — 4,217
Female — 4,412
Youngest — 0
Oldest — 105
Median Age — 38
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases — 4,013 (+50 since Monday)
Non-Florida residents — 31
Milton — 2,229 (+27)
Gulf Breeze — 585 (+9)
Navarre — 478 (+5)
Pace — 307 (+2)
Jay — 103 (+3)
Bagdad — 9
Cumulative Hospitalizations — 193*
Deaths — 40 (+2)
Male — 2,258
Female — 1,660
Youngest — 2 months
Oldest — 101
Median Age — 39
Florida cases:
Total cases — 542,792
Florida residents — 536,981
Deaths — 8,553
Hospitalizations — 31,354*
*“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. These people may no longer be hospitalized. This number does not represent the number of COVID-19 positive persons currently 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.
**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.
Showers And Storms
August 11, 2020
A FLOOD ADVISORY is in effect for Escambia County, Florida, and a FLOOD WARNING is in effect for Escambia County, Alabama.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.
One New COVID-19 Death In Santa Rosa; 148 New Cases In Escambia, Santa Rosa
August 10, 2020
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There were 148 total new COVID-19 cases reported Monday in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties by by the Florida Department of Health.
Santa Rosa County reported the death of a 73-year old male that was not listed as a long-term care facility resident.
Escambia County cases increased 124 to 9,632. An additional 24 cases brought the Santa Rosa County total to 3,963.
A notably lower number of test results were reported Monday. Of the 586 tests results returned on Sunday in Escambia County, 17.5% were positive, and 16.3% were positive from 123 tests in Santa Rosa County. Over the past week, the overall average positivity rate for Escambia County is 16.3% (increased skewed by a large number of Century prison inmates).
There were 187 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Escambia County as of Sunday, according to data from the three local hospitals.
Of the 115 deaths in Escambia County, 66 have been long-term care facility residents or staff. There have been 36 deaths in Santa Rosa County, at least seven of those at the Blackwater River Correctional Facility and seven in a long-term care facilities.
Statewide, there were 536,961 cases including 531,217 Florida residents. There have been 30,785 hospitalizations* and 8,277 deaths. 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 cases:
Total cases — 9,632 (+124 since Sunday)
Non-Florida residents — 890
Pensacola —7,042 (+39)
Century — 775 (+108)
—-including at least 595 Century prison inmates
Cantonment — 668 (+16)
Molino— 106 (+1)
McDavid — 50 (+2)
Walnut Hill — 13
Bellview — 10
Gonzalez — 7
Perdido Key — 5
Current hospitalizations: 187 (-6)
Deaths — 120
Male — 4,217
Female — 4,412
Youngest — 0
Oldest — 105
Median Age — 38
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases — 3,963 (+24 since Sunday)
Non-Florida residents — 31
Milton — 2,202 (+12)
Gulf Breeze — 576 (+7)
Navarre — 473 (+1)
Pace — 305 (+7)
Jay — 100
Bagdad — 9
Cumulative Hospitalizations — 190*
Deaths — 38 (+1)
Male — 2,258
Female — 1,660
Youngest — 2 months
Oldest — 101
Median Age — 39
Florida cases:
Total cases — 536,961
Florida residents — 531,217
Deaths — 8,277
Hospitalizations — 30,785*
*“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. These people may no longer be hospitalized. This number does not represent the number of COVID-19 positive persons currently 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.
**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.
Hot And Humid; Increased Chance Of Rain To Start The Week
August 10, 2020
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Otherwise mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 106. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Report: Escambia COVID-19 Cases Up 211, No New Deaths
August 9, 2020
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There were 211 new COVID-19 cases reported Sunday in Escambia County by by the Florida Department of Health.
There were no additional deaths reported in Escambia or Santa Rosa counties.
Escambia County cases increased to 9,508. The increase of 211 included 93 additional Century Correctional Institution inmates. An additional 82 cases brought the Santa Rosa County total to 3,939.
Of the 901 tests results returned on Saturday in Escambia County, 18.4% were positive, and 14.5% were positive from 471 tests in Santa Rosa County. Over the past week, the overall average positivity rate for Escambia County is 16.3% (increased skewed by a large number of Century prison inmates).
There were 193 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Escambia County as of Saturday, according to data from the three local hospitals.
Of the 115 deaths in Escambia County, 66 have been long-term care facility residents or staff. There have been 36 deaths in Santa Rosa County, at least seven of those at the Blackwater River Correctional Facility and seven in a long-term care facilities.
Statewide, there were 532,806 cases including 527,036 Florida residents. There have been 30,505 hospitalizations* and 8,186 deaths. 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 cases:
Total cases — 9,508 (+211 since Saturday)
Non-Florida residents — 893
Pensacola —7,003 (+93)
Cantonment — 652 (+15)
Century — 667 (+71)
—-including 595 Century prison inmates
Molino— 105 (+3)
McDavid — 48 (+3)
Walnut Hill — 13
Bellview — 10
Gonzalez — 7
Perdido Key — 5
Current hospitalizations: 193 (-7)
Deaths — 120
Male — 4,108
Female — 4,390
Youngest — 0
Oldest — 105
Median Age — 38
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases — 3,939 (+82 since Saturday)
Non-Florida residents — 31
Milton — 2,190 (+33)
Gulf Breeze — 576 (+7)
Navarre — 472 (+8)
Pace — 298 (+13)
Jay — 100 (+3)
Bagdad — 9 (+1)
Cumulative Hospitalizations — 190*
Deaths — 37
Male — 2,244
Female — 1,649
Youngest — 2 months
Oldest — 101
Median Age — 39
Florida cases:
Total cases — 532,806
Florida residents — 527,036
Deaths — 8,186
Hospitalizations — 30,505*
*“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. These people may no longer be hospitalized. This number does not represent the number of COVID-19 positive persons currently 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.
**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.
Hot With Scattered Showers And Storms
August 9, 2020
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Otherwise Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 106. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
From Pencils And Clothes To Computers – It’s The Last Day Of The Back To School Sales Tax Holiday
August 9, 2020
From pencils and clothes to computers, Sunday is the lats day of the Florida Back To School Sales Tax Holiday.
Today, qualifying items will be exempt from tax, including:
- Most school supplies selling for $15 or less per item
- Clothing, footwear, and certain accessories selling for $60 or less per item
- The first $1,000 of the sales price of personal computers, certain computer-related accessories, purchased for noncommercial home or personal use.
For the complete, detailed list click or tap here. The sales tax holiday does not apply to:
- Any item of clothing selling for more than $60
- Any school supply item selling for more than $15
- Books that are not otherwise exempt
- Computers and computer-related accessories purchased for commercial purposes
- Rentals or leases of any eligible items
- Repairs or alterations of any eligible items
- Sales of any eligible items in a theme park, entertainment complex, public lodging establishment, or airport.
Six New Deaths, 606 New COVID-19 Cases In Escambia, Santa Rosa; Century Prison Behind Surge
August 8, 2020
THIS STORY IS OUTDATED. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.
There were six new COVID-19 deaths and 606 new cases reported in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties on Saturday by by the Florida Department of Health.
The Escambia County deaths were males ages 71, 91, and 92, and females ages 48 and 86. Two were reported as residents of long-term care facilities. The Santa Rosa death was a 74-year old female.
Escambia County cases increased by 540 to 9,297. The increase included 273 Century Correctional Institution inmates. An additional 76 cases brought the Santa Rosa County total to 3,857.
Of the 1,636 tests results returned on Friday in Escambia County, 24.9% were positive (skewed by the CCI inmates), and 11.3% were positive from 486 tests in Santa Rosa County. Over the past week, the overall average positivity rate for Escambia County is 11.8%.
There were 200 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Escambia County as of Saturday, according to data from the three local hospitals.
Of the 115 deaths in Escambia County, 66 have been long-term care facility residents or staff. There have been 36 deaths in Santa Rosa County, at least seven of those at the Blackwater River Correctional Facility and seven in a long-term care facilities.
Statewide, there were 526,577 cases including 520,846 Florida residents. There have been 30,251 hospitalizations* and 8,109 deaths. 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 cases:
Total cases — 9,297 (+540 since Friday)
Non-Florida residents — 890
Pensacola —6,910 (+138)
Cantonment — 652 (+15)
Century — 596 (+373 — mostly CCI inmates)
Molino— 102 (+1)
McDavid — 45 (+3)
Walnut Hill — 13
Bellview — 10
Gonzalez — 7
Perdido Key — 5
Current hospitalizations: 200 (+3)
Deaths — 120 (+5)
Male — 3,969
Female — 4,321
Youngest — 0
Oldest — 105
Median Age — 38
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases — 3,857 (+66 since Friday)
Non-Florida residents — 29
Milton — 2,147 (+18)
Gulf Breeze — 568 (+16)
Navarre — 464 (+15)
Pace — 285 (+6)
Jay — 97 (+2)
Bagdad — 8
Cumulative Hospitalizations — 189*
Deaths — 37 (+1)
Male — 2,206
Female — 1,607
Youngest — 2 months
Oldest — 101
Median Age — 39
Florida cases:
Total cases — 526,577
Florida residents — 520,846
Deaths — 8,109
Hospitalizations — 30,251*
*“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. These people may no longer be hospitalized. This number does not represent the number of COVID-19 positive persons currently 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.
**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.
Here’s How To Save During Florida’s 2020 Back to School Sales Tax Holiday
August 8, 2020
The 2020 Back to School Sales Tax Holiday is underway in Florida. During this sales tax holiday period, qualifying items will be exempt from tax, including:
- Most school supplies selling for $15 or less per item
- Clothing, footwear, and certain accessories selling for $60 or less per item
- The first $1,000 of the sales price of personal computers and certain computer-related accessories purchased for noncommercial home or personal use.
For the complete, detailed list click or tap here. The sales tax holiday does not apply to:
- Any item of clothing selling for more than $60
- Any school supply item selling for more than $15
- Books that are not otherwise exempt
- Computers and computer-related accessories purchased for commercial purposes
- Rentals or leases of any eligible items
- Repairs or alterations of any eligible items
- Sales of any eligible items in a theme park, entertainment complex, public lodging establishment, or airport.
Early Voting Begins Saturday In Escambia County At These Nine Locations
August 8, 2020
Early voting begins Saturday in Escambia County at nine locations.
Early voting will continue through Saturday, August 15. Each location will be open from from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m., with the exception of the Supervisor of Elections Office which will be open 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
- Escambia County Extension, 3740 Stefani Road, Cantonment
- Molino Community Center, 6450-A Highway 95A, Molino
- University of West Florida Conference Center, Building 22, University Parkway
- Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, 6655 Mobile Highway
- Genealogy Branch Library, 5740 B, 9th Avenue
- Supervisor of Elections Office, 213 Palafox Place, Second Floor
- Pensacola Library, 239 N Spring Street
- Southwest Branch Library, 12248 Gulf Beach Highway
- Brownsville Community Center, 3200 W. DeSoto Street
Voters may choose any one of the nine locations, each of which is also equipped with a ballot marking device. Election workers will be wearing face coverings, and voters should bring their own to wear while inside the polling room. Hand sanitizer will be available at check-in along with a disposable stylus to sign in. Voters may use their own blue or black pen to mark their ballot and should practice social distancing. Commonly touched surfaces will be sanitized regularly and the number of voters inside the polling room may be limited, if necessary.
Another option for voters is to cast a vote-by-mail ballot, which can be requested through the online form at EscambiaVotes.gov, or by e-mail (votebymail@escambiavotes.com), phone (850) 595-3900, mail, or fax (850) 595-3914. Requests must include the voter’s date of birth and address, and must be received no later than Saturday, August 8. Voted ballots must be received in the Elections Office no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day and may not be returned to a polling location on Election Day. Voters may now drop-off a vote-by-mail ballot during early voting hours at any of the nine area locations. The USPS recommends voters mail ballots at least one week before the due date. Vote-by-mail participants may track the status of their ballot at EscambiaVotes.gov.
The third option for voters is to cast a ballot at their precinct on Election Day, Tuesday, August 18. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.