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Three New COVID-19 Deaths Reported In Escambia, Santa Rosa
May 8, 2020
THIS STORY IS OUTDATED. CLICK HERE FOR AN UPDATE.
Three more COVID-19 deaths were reported Friday in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in the latest data release from the Florida Department of Health.
There were two deaths in Escambia County — a 90-year old female and a 93-year old male. Both were long-term care facility residents with no travel history but with contact with a known patient.
In Santa Rosa County, a 71-year old male wit not travel history and contact with positive case died.
Of the 18 deaths in Escambia County, 13 were long-term care facility residents. There have been eight deaths in Santa Rosa County, all outside long-term care facilities.
A two new cases were reported in Escambia County Friday for a total of 618 positive people. The Santa Rosa County total increase by two to 162.
Statewide, there were 39,199 cases including 38,172 Florida residents. There have been 6,929 hospitalizations and 1,669 deaths.
- Total cases — 618 (+2 since Thursday)
- Pensacola — 475
- Cantonment — 41
- Bellview — 6
- Perdido Key — 1
- McDavid/Walnut Hill — 1
- Molino – 4
- Century — 2
- Hospitalizations: 48*
- Deaths — 18
- Male — 225
- Female — 307
- Youngest — 0
- Oldest — 105
Santa Rosa County cases:
- Total cases — 162 (+2 since Thursday)
- Milton — 86
- Navarre — 33
- Gulf Breeze — 24
- Pace — 16
- Jay — 2
- Residents: 129
- Nonresidents — 1
- Hospitalizations — 23*
- Deaths — 9
- Male — 107
- Female — 54
- Youngest — 2 months
- Oldest — 94
Florida cases:
- Total cases — 39.199
- Florida residents — 38,172
- Deaths — 1,669
- Hospitalizations — 6,929*
*“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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3 Responses to “Three New COVID-19 Deaths Reported In Escambia, Santa Rosa”
“How can Pensacola have 491 cases yesterday and 472 today????”
You are commenting a story that is clearly labeled in big bold print on the first line as being outdated…and it says Friday.Today is Tuesday.
How can Pensacola have 491 cases yesterday and 472 today????
For those who think covid-19 is “just like the flu”, 1,669 ( the number of coronavirus deaths in Florida) is 4.26% of 39,199 (the number of confirmed cases of covid-19 in Florida). That’s about 40 times more deadly than the flu.