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Escambia COVID-19 Cases Soar To 415; Long-Term Care Cases Up By 52
April 22, 2020
The number of COVID-19 cases in Escambia County soared by 75 Wednesday, while the number of long-term care facility cases increased by 52, according to the Florida Department of Health.
The age of the newly diagnosed patients ranged from one to 100, but most were over 65.
The number of Escambia County cases in residents or staff of long-term care facilities increased by 52 and a seventh facility death was recorded. The number of long-term cases in Santa Rosa County remained at 10.
There are now 415 total COVID cases in Escambia County, up by 75 since Monday. It was the largest single day increase since testing started. In North Escambia, a second case was reported in Century.
Escambia County has not provided any official reasoning for the rapid case county increase, but we do know concentrated testing as been done at long-term care facilities such as Southern Oaks.
Santa Rosa County’s total increased by one to 140.
Statewide, there were 28,576 cases including 27,791 Florida residents. There have been 4,445 hospitalizations and 927 deaths.
Editor’s note. There were some slight discrepancies in the numbers provided by the FDOH between their dashboard summary and a more detailed 516 page report Wednesday afternoon. We chose to report the numbers from the detailed report. Differences are very minor. There was also adjustments in the data numbers by the state, such as reclassifying cases by county that resulted in a three case decrease since Wednesday morning in Escambia County.
Escambia County cases:
- Total cases — 415 (+75 since Tuesday, a data adjustment down by 3)
- Long-term care cases — 138 (+52 since Tuesday)
- Pensacola — 325
- Cantonment — 35
- Bellview — 6
- Perdido Key — 1
- McDavid/Walnut Hill — 1
- Molino – 1
- Century — 2
- Hospitalizations: 33*
- Deaths — 10
- Male — 150
- Female — 171
- Youngest — 0
- Oldest — 100
Santa Rosa County cases:
- Total cases — 140 (+1 since Tuesday, data adjustment)
- Long-term care cases — 10 (+0 since Tuesday)
- Milton — 75
- Navarre — 29
- Gulf Breeze — 23
- Pace — 10
- Jay — 2
- Residents: 129
- Nonresidents — 1
- Hospitalizations — 20*
- Deaths — 6
- Male — 96
- Female — 42
- Youngest — 2 months
- Oldest — 94
Florida cases:
- Total cases — 28,576
- Florida residents — 27,791
- Deaths — 927
- Hospitalizations — 4,455*
*“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.
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13 Responses to “Escambia COVID-19 Cases Soar To 415; Long-Term Care Cases Up By 52”
Yeah Jim , you’re right we’ll just stay hemmed up in our homes til the vaccine shows up maybe in about a year and a half. In the mean time while our economy tanks we’ll let good ol Uncle Sam look out for us. CLOWARD-PIVEN.
Escambia County has 313,500 people with 415 cases. That’s 0.00123% – Let’s go back to work.
The numbers would be much higher if we had widespread mandatory testing.
Bring it on: Good luck with the “herd effect” without a vaccine. The herd effect didn’t work so well in New York/New Jersey and Albany GA.
The reason we’re getting more cases is due to the herd effect. As we go on our daily lives we will pass it on to others, some will get and others wont know it. Then the virus will die as we become immune. Protect the vulnerable is the first thing. That’s what we should’ve done instead of wrecking our economy. Now as we move on the future is extremely uncertain. I know our children and grandchildren will suffer for this stupidity our government put us in.
I went to the store for food today. I looked around and took a count. It seems that only 1 in 5 people were wearing mask. People were touching their face and not wiping down their cart. This is our first line of defense at stopping the spread. The Cantonment area count is up by 3 in two days and keeps going up. Now at 35 cases.
Wash your hands, make a mask, please do all you can to stop the spread. If we are all in this together. Please do your part. When your Grandfather or Grandmother are sick and dying, you will wish that you did.
Think about it and act on it. God Bless Us All.
This is what is Im not seeing being addressed. When were these test administered? If the known cases were tested a week or two ago and its showing as a new case the day the results come in the daily numbers cant be accurate. this spike could be past and obvious cases with the virus having a long intubation period , we could be way past the peak and on the down side.
I can’t help but wonder if the increase has anything to do with the big gathering of a few hundred at Easter in West Pensacola.
Need an explanation from the county explainin WHY the big increase. We were doing so well. What happened Pensacola?????
>>Breakdown Escambia County Alabama, like this one is please!
The Alabama Department of Health does not provide detailed information like Florida does. It’s just one big county total and that’s it in Alabama.
Breakdown Escambia County Alabama, like this one is please!
Working in long term care I will say we are always at minimal staffing . Because we don’t get any hazard pay we have nurses leaving going to the areas that are paying 3 to 4 times their pay. Before long your loved ones in LTF will have less than adequate care,, substandard care . The CNA’s can stay at home with the daycare’s closed and make more money than working. Good thing is they are safe from this virus., but our patient suffer. My company is the largest in Pensacola and we are issued 1 mask a day. This is sad as they are 1 time use. Yes the people need to start a protest and demand better health care for their loved ones. You can’t visit them , but a certain facility in Pensacola has a list of family members that do visit , even spends the night. They come in and leave at will. Subjecting staff to this virus. Things you should know your not hearing. Demand your loved ones receive adequate care .
Well that’s not good! A 22% increase. Hope that’s not a trend. Stay safe everyone.