Escambia COVID-19 Cases Pass 10,000; Seven New Deaths In Two-County Area

August 13, 2020

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The number of reported COVID-19 cases in Escambia County passed the 10,000 mark Thursday as seven new deaths were reported in the two-county area, according to the Florida Department of Health.

Escambia County cases increased 104 to 10,053 with four new deaths. An additional 35 cases brought the Santa Rosa County total to 4,088 with three additional deaths.

Of the 889 tests results returned on Wednesday in Escambia County, 9.9% were positive, and 7.9% were positive from 387 tests in Santa Rosa County. Over the past week, the overall average positivity rate for Escambia County is 16.3%.

There were 193 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Escambia County as of Thursday, according to data from the three local hospitals.

Of the 141 deaths in Escambia County, 74 have been long-term care facility residents or staff. There have been 44 deaths in Santa Rosa County, at least seven of those at the Blackwater River Correctional Facility and nine in a long-term care facilities.

Statewide, there were 557,137 cases including 551,232 Florida residents. There have been 32,537 hospitalizations* and 8,913 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 — 10,035 (+104 since Wednesday)
Non-Florida residents — 906
Pensacola —7,308 (84)
Century — 862 (+2)
—-including at least 759 Century prison inmates (+6)
Cantonment — 691 (+6)
Molino— 114 (+3)
McDavid — 51
Walnut Hill — 13
Bellview — 10
Gonzalez — 7
Perdido Key — 5
Current hospitalizations: 193 (-5)
Deaths — 141 (+4)
Male — 4,442
Female — 4,579
Youngest — 0
Oldest — 105
Median Age — 38

Santa Rosa County cases:

Total cases — 4,088 (+35 since Wednesday)
Non-Florida residents — 35
Milton — 2,263 (+14)
Gulf Breeze — 591 (+4)
Navarre — 484 (+6)
Pace — 315 (+5)
Jay — 109 (+1)
Bagdad — 9
Cumulative Hospitalizations — 202*
Deaths — 44 (+3)
Male — 2,329
Female — 1,715
Youngest — 2 months
Oldest — 101
Median Age — 39

Florida cases:

Total cases — 557,137
Florida residents — 551,232
Deaths — 8,913
Hospitalizations — 32,537*

*“Hospitalizations” in the statewide and Santa Rosa County totals 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. The Escambia County number is current data compiled each day from the local hospitals.
**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.

Comments

3 Responses to “Escambia COVID-19 Cases Pass 10,000; Seven New Deaths In Two-County Area”

  1. Dean on August 14th, 2020 7:43 am

    Previous comments on schools opening is absolutely correct. This state , region, county did not meet previous CDC guidelines for re-opening anything and yet people were convinced to return basically to normal and here we are folks. Now this totally ignorant push to in classroom schools re-opening. Watch it folks. We already know what’s going to happen. Whether it’s colleges or high school or whatever school they will shut down in a matter of days or weeks just as in Georgia. Know one thing if you don’t have the basic sense to see what government leaders motivations are. They do not have as a priority your or your children’s health. They are obsessed with their own selfish motives and personal political gain. They could care less about any of you regardless of your political affiliation. If you continue to listen to them and mindlessly ignore the medical facts you will ensure this pandemic continues to invade us and reek havoc. Please live in the real world and help us slow this pandemic. Every crazy decision you make including sending your children to in classroom school in the face of record high infection rates is a decision that you simply made based on nothing other than blind political pandering.

  2. Rufus Lowgun on August 13th, 2020 3:07 pm

    “Over the past week, the overall average positivity rate for Escambia County is 16.3%.”

    A little over a week to go before our kids are back in school. CDC guidelines say that schools should not reopen unless the rate of positive tests is 5% or less. I don’t know whose guidelines Gov. DeSantis is following, but it isn’t the CDCs.

  3. JohnInMolino on August 13th, 2020 2:51 pm

    This coming Sunday will mark 5 months since the first reported
    case in Escambia. All those and these folks claiming it will just magically go away or choose to poke the bull in the nose , would you mind terribly if I take out a life insurance policy on you? Im not going to be greedy on the amount..it will be better than playing the lotto. Short basic questioner..no one under 18 or in assisted living facility. Just leave your information and I’ll get back with you asap. Thank you.

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