Escambia, Santa Rosa COVID-19 Cases Increase By 11
April 10, 2020
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The number of COVID-19 cases increased by 11 in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in the Friday morning report from the Florida Department of Health.
FDOH reported 197 total COVID cases in Escambia County. Of those, 181 are local residents. The number of cases in Santa Rosa County increased to 103. Escambia County has had three fatalities, Santa Rosa two.
The number of coronavirus cases in residents or staff of long-term care facilities increased to 22 in Escambia County. For the first time Thursday, Santa Rosa County reported an infection in a resident or staff of a long-term care facility.
Statewide, there were 17,531 cases including 17,018 Florida residents. There have been 2,360 hospitalizations and 390 deaths.
Escambia County cases:
- Total cases — 197 (+5 since Thursday)
- Long-term care cases — 22
- Pensacola — 145
- Cantonment — 26
- Bellview — 5
- Perdido Key — 1
- McDavid/Walnut Hill — 2
- Molino – 1
- Century — 1
- Residents: 176
- Nonresidents — 16
- Hospitalizations: 17
- Deaths — 3
- Men — 95
- Women — 100
- Youngest: 2
- Oldest: 95
Santa Rosa County cases:
- Total cases — 103 (+6 since Thursday)
- Long-term care cases — 1
- Milton — 54
- Navarre — 26
- Gulf Breeze — 13
- Pace — 9
- Jay — 1
- Residents: 48
- Nonresidents — 0
- Hospitalizations — 13
- Deaths — 2
- Men — 73
- Women — 30
- Youngest — 2 months
- Oldest — 84
Florida cases:
- Total cases — 17,531
- Florida residents — 16,018
- Deaths — 390
- Hospitalizations — 2,360
Growing Confidence In Severe Weather Possibility For Easter Sunday
April 10, 2020
There is an enhanced (level 3 of 5) risk of severe weather Sunday and Sunday night, according to the National Weather Service. Potential threats include strong long-track tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday: Isolated showers before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 81. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Escambia, Santa Rosa COVID-19 Cases Up By 33 Total On Thursday
April 9, 2020
The number of COVID-19 cases increased by just three in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in the Thursday evening report from the Florida Department of Health.
FDOH reported 192 total COVID cases in Escambia County. Of those, 168 are local residents. The number of cases in Santa Rosa County increased to 70. Escambia County has had three fatalities, Santa Rosa one.
The number of coronavirus cases in in residents or staff of long-term care facilities increased to 20 in Escambia County. For the first time Thursday, Santa Rosa County reported in infection in a resident of staff of a long-term care facility.
Statewide, there were 16,826 cases including 15,826 Florida residents. There have been 2298 hospitalizations and 371 deaths.
Escambia County cases:
- Total cases — 192 (+8 since Wednesday)
- Pensacola — 132
- Cantonment — 25
- Bellview — 5
- Perdido Key — 1
- McDavid/Walnut Hill — 2
- Molino – 1
- Century — 1
- Residents: 176
- Nonresidents — 16
- Hospitalizations: 17
- Deaths — 3
- Men — 95
- Women — 95
- Youngest: 2
- Oldest: 95
Santa Rosa County cases:
- Total cases — 96 (+25 since Wednesday)
- Milton — 53
- Navarre — 20
- Gulf Breeze — 13
- Pace — 9
- Jay — 1
- Residents: 48
- Nonresidents — 0
- Hospitalizations — 12
- Deaths — 2
- Men — 67
- Women — 29
- Youngest — 2 months
- Oldest — 84
Florida cases:
- Total cases — 16,826
- Florida residents — 16,353
- Deaths — 371
- Hospitalizations — 2,298
Five Walnut Hill Volunteer Firefighters, Two EMS Medics Quarantined After Contact With Suspected COVID-19 Patient
April 9, 2020
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Seven Escambia County first responders are quarantined after responding to a medical call in Walnut Hill early Tuesday morning.
All are quarantined due to suspected COVID-19 exposure, according to Laura Coale, Escambia County spokesperson.
Five volunteer members of the Walnut Hill Station of Escambia County Fire Rescue and two Escambia County EMS crew members are all in self-quarantine at their respectives homes pending COVID-19 test results for the patient.
NorthEscambia.com has learned the patient was pronounced deceased shortly after the original medical call; a cause of death has not been released.
Coale said two EMS employees are also quarantined for non-work related reasons. There have been no positive cases of COVID-19 in any Escambia County EMS or Fire Rescue employee or volunteer, she said.
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Forecasters Becoming More Concerned About Easter Sunday Severe Weather Threat
April 9, 2020
The National Weather Service said confidence is increasing in the potential for severe storms for Sunday and Sunday night.
The entire North Escambia area is now in the enhanced risk area (level 3 of 5). The National Weather Service said all modes are severe weather are possible. We’ll keep you updated on NorthEscambia.com.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday: Isolated showers before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 81. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Third COVID-19 Death In Escambia County, Total Cases Increase To 182
April 8, 2020
The Florida Department of Health has confirmed a third death in Escambia County due to COVID-19 in their Wednesday evening update.
The death was a 91-year old female with no travel history and no contact with a known case. Escambia County’s other deaths were a 78-year old male and a 75-year old female. There have been two fatalities in Santa Rosa County.
The number of coronavirus cases in in residents or staff of long-term care facilities in Escambia County more than doubled on Wednesday to 18, up from eight on Tuesday.
The Florida Department of Health reported 182 total COVID cases in Escambia County. Of those, 166 are local residents. The number of cases in Santa Rosa County increased to 70.
Statewide, there were 15,698 cases including 15,234 Florida residents. There have been 2,082 hospitalizations and 323 deaths.
Escambia County cases:
- Total cases — 182 (+14 since Monday)
- Pensacola — 125
- Cantonment — 23
- Bellview — 5
- Perdido Key — 1
- McDavid/Walnut Hill — 2
- Molino – 1
- Century — 1
- Residents: 166
- Nonresidents — 16
- Hospitalizations: 16
- Deaths — 3
- Men — 91
- Women — 89
- Youngest: 2
- Oldest: 95
Santa Rosa County cases:
- Total cases — 70 (+4 since Tuesday)
- Milton — 26
- Navarre — 19
- Gulf Breeze — 13
- Pace — 7
- Jay — 1
- Residents: 48
- Nonresidents — 0
- Hospitalizations — 12
- Deaths — 2
- Men — 42
- Women — 28
- Youngest — 2 months
- Oldest — 84
Florida cases:
- Total cases — 15,698
- Florida residents — 15,234
- Deaths — 323
- Hospitalized — 2,082
Search Underway For Missing, Endangered Woman Last Seen At West Florida Hospital
April 8, 2020
UPDATE: Louella Charlene Powell has been safely located, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities are searching for a missing and endangered adult.
Escambia Search and Rescue was searching for 54-year old Louella Charlene Powell Wednesday afternoon in the area of University Parkway and Nine Mile Road.
She was last seen leaving West Florida Hospital on foot on April 7 about 5:30 p.m. She was wearing a long purple jacket, black capri pants and black shoes. She is 5′3″, 160 pounds with gray hair and brown eyes. According to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, she may be in the need of medical attention.
Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the ECSO at (850) 436-9620.
Escambia COVID-19 Cases In Long-term Care Facilities Double; Overall Case Count Increases; Statewide Now More Than 300 Dead
April 8, 2020
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The number of coronavirus cases in in residents or staff of long-term care facilities in Escambia County doubled on Wednesday to 16, as the overall number of cases increased by a dozen as Florida’s death toll surpassed 300.
There have been two deaths in Escambia County and two deaths in Santa Rosa County.
The Florida Department of Health reports 180 total COVID cases in Escambia County. Of those, 164 are local residents. The number of cases in Santa Rosa County increased to 69.
Statewide, there were 15,456 cases including 15,003 Florida residents. There have been 1,955 hospitalizations and 309 deaths.
Escambia County cases:
- Total cases — 180 (+12 since Monday)
- Pensacola — 123
- Cantonment — 23
- Bellview — 5
- Perdido Key — 1
- McDavid/Walnut Hill — 2
- Molino – 1
- Century — 1
- Residents: 164
- Nonresidents — 16
- Hospitalizations: 15
- Deaths — 2
- Men — 90
- Women — 88
- Youngest: 2
- Oldest: 95
Santa Rosa County cases:
- Total cases — 69 (+3 since Tuesday)
- Milton — 26
- Navarre — 19
- Gulf Breeze — 12
- Pace — 7
- Jay — 1
- Residents: 48
- Nonresidents — 0
- Hospitalizations — 12
- Deaths — 2
- Men — 42
- Women — 27
- Youngest — 2 months
- Oldest — 84
Florida cases:
- Total cases — 15,456
- Florida residents — 15,003
- Non-Florida residents — 453
- Deaths — 309
- Hospitalized — 1,955
Scattered Showers Possible Tonight
April 8, 2020
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Increasing clouds, with a low around 56. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Low around 62. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 80. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Wednesday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Nine Mile Road To Be Reduced To One Lane At Navy Federal Overnight
April 8, 2020
Nine Mile Road will be reduced to one lane between Heritage Oak Drive and Navy Federal Way from 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 8 to 6 a.m. Thursday, April 9 as crews install traffic delineators. Traffic flaggers will be available to safely direct drivers through the work zone.
All construction activities are weather dependent and may be delayed or re-scheduled in the event of inclement weather.