Two More COVID-19 Deaths, 37 New Cases In Escambia County; Florida Sets New Single Day Increase Record

June 18, 2020

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Two more COVID-19 deaths and 37 new positive cases were reported Thursday in Escambia County, as Florida once again set a new record high for the most cases reported in a single day.

The deaths were a 76-year old male and a 92-year old female, both of which were long-term care facility residents.

The number of cases in Escambia County is now 1,089, and Santa Rosa County increased by 14 to 319.

Of the 40 deaths in Escambia County, 31 have been long-term care facility residents or staff. There have been nine deaths in Santa Rosa County, seven of those at the Blackwater River Correctional Facility and none in long-term care facilities.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Florida jumped by 3,207 on Thursday, a new record for a daily increase.

Statewide, there were 85,926 cases including 83,854 Florida residents. There have been 12,577 hospitalizations* and 3,061 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 — 1,089 (+37 since Wednesday)
  • Pensacola — 758
  • Cantonment — 62
  • Bellview — 6
  • Perdido Key — 1
  • McDavid — 2
  • Walnut Hill — 1
  • Molino – 16
  • Century — 5
  • Hospitalizations:  72*
  • Deaths — 40
  • Male — 349
  • Female — 480
  • Youngest — 0
  • Oldest — 105

Santa Rosa County cases:

  • Total cases — 319 (+14 since Wednesday)
  • Milton — 180
  • Navarre — 52
  • Gulf Breeze — 42
  • Pace — 22
  • Jay — 4
  • Residents: 129
  • Nonresidents — 1
  • Hospitalizations — 26*
  • Deaths — 9
  • Male — 199
  • Female — 100
  • Youngest — 2 months
  • Oldest — 98

Florida cases:

  • Total cases — 85,926
  • Florida residents — 83,854
  • Deaths — 3,061
  • Hospitalizations — 12,577

*“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.

Comments

5 Responses to “Two More COVID-19 Deaths, 37 New Cases In Escambia County; Florida Sets New Single Day Increase Record”

  1. Henry Coe on June 18th, 2020 5:11 pm

    I agree with Rufus. It’s like science really matters. Who knew?

  2. Mike O'Farrell on June 18th, 2020 4:33 pm

    I agree completely with Rufus Lowgun.

  3. Blake Hodges on June 18th, 2020 2:40 pm

    Yes, sincerely hoping all of the tourists stay out of our nursing homes this summer.

  4. Not suprised on June 18th, 2020 2:05 pm

    Are we REALLY suprised by this? We were on “quarantine” for a month, and you could still pretty much do whatever you wanted even then! You could go hiking, fishing, swimming, etc and even then no one social distanced. I drove by the bluffs on one occasion (just taking my kids on a ride) and the lot was full and there were cars lined up down the side of the road… when normally there would be 5 cars there tops pre-quarantine. My family and I are still self isolating unless absolutely NECESSARY because when I do need to go out 90% of people are not wearing masks or social distancing. This is not going to get better unless people start doing what’s right and safe. Really disappointed in our community for being so selfish and our state representatives for not handling this better.

  5. Rufus Lowgun on June 18th, 2020 1:36 pm

    It’s almost as if opening everything back up with no vaccine, no treatment, and no cure was bad idea. Kind of like how having tens of thousands of people from all over the country coming to Jacksonville in August, right before our kids are supposed to go back to school, is a bad idea.

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