Escambia, Santa Rosa Record Six Additional COVID-19 Deaths

August 7, 2020

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There were six new COVID-19 deaths reported Friday in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties by the Florida Department of Health.

The Escambia County deaths were females age 59, 74 and 93, and a 69-year old male. One was a long-term care facility resident. The Santa Rosa deaths were a 72-year old female and an 83-year old male.

Escambia County cases increased 242 to 8,757. An additional 91 cases brought the Santa Rosa County total to 3,791.

Of the 1,158 tests results returned on Thursday in Escambia County, 19.9% were positive, and 15.6% were positive from 524 tests in Santa Rosa County. Over the past week, the overall average positivity rate for Escambia County is 11.8%.

There were 200 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Escambia County as of Friday, according to data from the three local hospitals.

Of the 115 deaths in Escambia County, 64 have been long-term care facility residents or staff. There have been 36 deaths in Santa Rosa County, at least seven of those at the Blackwater River Correctional Facility and seven in a long-term care facilities.

Statewide, there were 518,075  cases including 512,421 Florida residents. There have been 29,730 hospitalizations* and 7,927 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 — 8,757 (+242 since Thursday)
Non-Florida residents — 881
Pensacola —6,772  (+107)
Cantonment — 637 (+19)
Century — 223 (+110 — mostly CCI inmates)
Molino— 101 (+4)
McDavid — 42 (+2)
Bellview — 10
Walnut Hill — 13 (+3)
Gonzalez — 7
Perdido Key — 5
Current hospitalizations: 197 (-5)
Deaths — 115 (+4)
Male — 3,370
Female — 4,136
Youngest — 0
Oldest — 105
Median Age — 38

Santa Rosa County cases:

Total cases — 3,791 (+91 since Thursday)
Non-Florida residents — 25
Milton — 2,129 (+62)
Gulf Breeze — 552 (+7)
Navarre — 449 (+11)
Pace — 279 (+8)
Jay — 95 (-1)
Bagdad — 8
Cumulative Hospitalizations — 180*
Deaths — 36 (+2)
Male — 2,131
Female — 1,527
Youngest — 2 months
Oldest — 101
Median Age — 39

Florida cases:

Total cases — 518,075
Florida residents — 512,421
Deaths — 7,927
Hospitalizations — 29,730*

*“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.

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One Response to “Escambia, Santa Rosa Record Six Additional COVID-19 Deaths”

  1. Michael Dixon on August 7th, 2020 8:40 pm

    This is serious and has been for a while now. With the exception of Lumon May, who has my full respect, I am EXTREMELY disappointed in the county commissioners and the decision they made last night regarding mask mandates.

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