Escambia Increases Just 99 COVID-19 Cases On Sunday, No New Deaths

August 2, 2020

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The number of COVID-19 cases reported in Escambia County topped 8,000 on Sunday as, for the first time in more than a week, there were no new deaths reported in the two-county region.

Escambia County cases increased 99 to 8,007. An additional 55 cases brought the Santa Rosa County total to 3,454. While the daily increases dropped, the number of test results reported also dropped.

Of the 879 tests results returned on Saturday in Escambia County, 8.9% were positive, and 12.4% were positive from 345 tests in Santa Rosa County. Over the past week, the overall average positivity rate for Escambia County is 12.1%.

There were  217 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Escambia County as of Sunda, according to data from the three local hospitals.

Of the 97 deaths in Escambia County, 59 have been long-term care facility residents or staff. There have been 22 deaths in Santa Rosa County, seven of those at the Blackwater River Correctional Facility and three in a long-term care facilities.

Statewide, there were 487,132 cases including 484,668 Florida residents. There have been 27,150 hospitalizations* and 7,084 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 — 8,007 (+99 since Saturday)
Non-Florida residents — 846
Pensacola — 6,270 (+73)
Cantonment — 591 (+7)
Molino— 91
Century — 71 (+6)
McDavid — 39
Bellview — 10
Walnut Hill — 9
Gonzalez — 8
Perdido Key — 4
Current hospitalizations: 217 (-17)
Deaths — 97
Male — 3,135
Female — 3,898
Youngest — 0
Oldest — 105
Median Age — 38

Santa Rosa County cases:

Total cases — 3,454 (+55 since Saturday)
Non-Florida residents — 24
Milton — 1,944 (+32)
Gulf Breeze — 505 (+11)
Navarre — 401 (+6)
Pace — 254 (+4)
Jay — 91 (+2)
Bagdad — 7
Cumulative Hospitalizations — 161*
Deaths — 24 (+2)
Male — 2,006
Female — 1,409
Youngest — 2 months
Oldest — 101
Median Age — 39

Florida cases:

Total cases — 480,028
Florida residents — 474,621
Deaths — 7,022
Hospitalizations — 26,972*

*“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.

Comments

6 Responses to “Escambia Increases Just 99 COVID-19 Cases On Sunday, No New Deaths”

  1. Liz on August 3rd, 2020 9:52 am

    You’ll want to really wipe down your rental and air it out. It’s best if it’s sat empty for a few days… the beach if not crowded and you stay away from people will be ok. Being your own food and supplies.

    Why is this article entitled with the word “just” it’s too many!!!

  2. John Doe on August 3rd, 2020 9:41 am

    case number is going down because less people are being tested. positivity rate hasn’t changed much.

  3. Brandy on August 3rd, 2020 6:25 am

    Dianna- you shouldn’t cancel. Go and enjoy the beach. Ya’ll should be ok. Plus Perdido Key is a more relaxed place not a lot of restaurants or shops.

  4. Shan on August 3rd, 2020 3:33 am

    The number of new cases are going down because more ppl are wearing masks. Imagine if they’d done that months ago…

  5. No Excuses on August 3rd, 2020 12:13 am

    Dianna,

    The beach is a great place to go. Just stay out of crowds, wear a mask if you can’t socially distance and keep you hands clean and away from your face. Don’t mingle with people outside of your family. I would go, but that’s how I would handle it. No parties or mingling with others for any reason.

  6. Dianna Abell on August 2nd, 2020 6:00 pm

    I have a vacation condo rent beginning tomorrow in Perdido Key and I am wondering what your thoughts are. I am having big second thoughts and concerns about our trip!
    thanks!

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