13 Additional COVID-19 Cases In Escambia County Monday
June 1, 2020
Thirteen additional COVID-19 cases were reported Monday in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties according to the Florida Department of Health.
The number of cases in Escambia County is at 828, and Santa Rosa County increased by two to 247.
Of the 33 deaths in Escambia County, 26 have been long-term care facility residents or staff. There have been eight deaths in Santa Rosa County, seven of those at the Blackwater River Correctional Facility and none in long-term care facilities.
Statewide, there were 56,830 cases including 55,415 Florida residents. There have been 10,231 hospitalizations and 2,460 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 — 828 (+13 since Sunday)
- Pensacola — 593
- Cantonment — 51
- Bellview — 6
- Perdido Key — 1
- McDavid/Walnut Hill — 1
- Molino – 11
- Century — 2
- Hospitalizations: 64*
- Deaths — 33
- Male — 274
- Female — 394
- Youngest — 0
- Oldest — 105
Santa Rosa County cases:
- Total cases — 247 (+2 since Sunday)
- Milton — 152
- Navarre — 40
- Gulf Breeze — 30
- Pace — 17
- Jay — 4
- Residents: 129
- Nonresidents — 1
- Hospitalizations — 23*
- Deaths — 9
- Male — 177
- Female — 67
- Youngest — 2 months
- Oldest — 94
Florida cases:
- Total cases — 56,830
- Florida residents — 55,415
- Deaths — 2,460
- Hospitalizations — 10,231*
*“Hospitalizations” 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.
Dry And Warm For Sunday And Monday, Highs Around 90
May 31, 2020
The burn ban has been lifted for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Here is your official North Escambia area forecast: Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 90. North wind around 5 mph. Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. East wind around 5 mph. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Afternoon Showers For Saturday; Sunday Is Looking Dry
May 30, 2020
The burn ban has been lifted for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Free Food Giveaways Saturday In Century, Atmore, West Pensacola
May 29, 2020
Free food distributions will be held Saturday in Century, Atmore and West Pensacola.
Century
A drive-thru Farm Share food distribution will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. and continuing while supplies last at the Century Business Center at 130 East Pond Street. The giveaway is partnership between the Town of Century, Northwest Florida Community Outreach and Farm Share.
Atmore
There will be a 10,000 pound free food distribution Saturday at Rachel Patterson Elementary School in Atmore. It begins at 10 a.m. Enter off Craig Street and stay in your vehicle.
West Pensacola
A free drive-thru food giveaway in partnership with Feeding America will be held Saturday at West Pensacola Baptist Church from noon until 2 p.m. The church is located at 5213 West Jackson Street.
Pictured: An April food distribution in Century. Photos courtesy Melvin Whatley for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms Likely On Friday
May 29, 2020
The burn ban has been lifted for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 90. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Warm And Humid, Chance Of Showers
May 28, 2020
A burn ban remains in effect for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
WATCH LIVE: NASA and SpaceX Launch To Space Scrubbed For Today
May 27, 2020
UPDATE: The launch for Wednesday has been scrubbed due to weather and rescheduled for 2:22 p.m. North Escambia time on Saturday.
Previous story:
Watch history unfold live as NASA and SpaceX launch astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the International Space Station. This mission from Cape Canaveral in Florida marks the first time since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011 that humans will fly to the space station from U.S. soil.
Targeted launch is set for 3:33 p.m. North Escambia time.
Escambia Records Three More COVID-19 Deaths; Santa Rosa Cases Jump By 28
May 27, 2020
Three more COVID-19 deaths were reported in Escambia County, while Santa Rosa County reported 28 new cases on Wednesday , according to the Florida Department of Health.
The deaths were a 100-year old female and two males both age 78. All three were residents of long-term care facilities.
The number of cases in Escambia County was up seven to 776, and with the 28 new cases Santa Rosa is at 237. At least five of the new Santa Rosa cases were prison inmates.
Of the 29 deaths in Escambia County, 22 have been long-term care facility residents or staff. There have been eight deaths in Santa Rosa County, seven of those at the Blackwater River Correctional Facility and none in long-term care facilities.
Statewide, there were 52,634 cases including 51,283 Florida residents. There have been 9,639 hospitalizations and 2,319 deaths.
Escambia County cases:
- Total cases — 776 (+7 since Tuesday)
- Pensacola — 566
- Cantonment — 48
- Bellview — 6
- Perdido Key — 1
- McDavid/Walnut Hill — 1
- Molino – 6
- Century — 2
- Hospitalizations: 64*
- Deaths — 29
- Male — 262
- Female — 370
- Youngest — 0
- Oldest — 105
Santa Rosa County cases:
- Total cases — 237 (+28 since Tuesday)
- Milton — 149
- Navarre — 38
- Gulf Breeze — 28
- Pace — 16
- Jay — 2
- Residents: 129
- Nonresidents — 1
- Hospitalizations — 23*
- Deaths — 9
- Male — 171
- Female — 63
- Youngest — 2 months
- Oldest — 94
Florida cases:
- Total cases — 52,634
- Florida residents — 51,283
- Deaths — 2,319
- Hospitalizations — 9,639*
*“Hospitalizations” 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.
Scattered Showers And Thunderstorm Pattern Continues
May 27, 2020
A burn ban remains in effect for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
10,000 Pounds Of Food To Be Given Away Wednesday In Walnut Hill
May 26, 2020
A 10,000 pound food giveaway will be held Wednesday in Walnut Hill.
Pensacola Caring Hearts and Justified Incarcerated Ministries has partnered with Feeding the Gulf Coast for the food distribution.
The food will be given away from 9 a.m. until noon, or as long as supplies last, at The House of Prayer at 54 North Cypress Street in Walnut Hill. Families will pick up their food while remaining in their vehicle, and social distancing rules will be followed.
“We are blessed to be able to help approximately 300 families who are in need,” said Pastor Reginald Benjamin. “As this pandemic continues, it continues to create stress and hopelessness on the families in our community. This is why we are excited to have this opportunity to help a community who has not receive any help during this pandemic free food distribution for this community.”