Escambia County COVID-19 Update #22

Updated at 3:30 p.m. March 27:
Please reference the prior updates and Escambia County COVID-19 Update #11 for a prior comprehensive running list. View an updated list of county closures and cancellations here. This update only includes new information we have received. Weekend updates will be distributed only when there is new information.
 
Escambia County 
COVID‐19 daily specimen collection totals through Thursday, March 26.  

Testing sites include Community Health Northwest Florida, West Florida Hospital, Baptist Hospital and Ascension Sacred Heart.
 

Florida Department of Health in Escambia County

• As of 1 p.m., March 27, Escambia County has 22 positive COVID-19 cases. This number is expected to change daily due to the return of results from ongoing testing. For the most up-to-date information regarding confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Florida, visit the COVID-19 dashboard. The site is currently updated twice daily.

• FDOH-Escambia is limiting public access to the Fairfield facility as a method of protecting the health of their clients and staff. Services will continue to be available for persons with appointments (or receiving the service). A parent or guardian may accompany a minor child if the child is receiving the service.

• To make a clinic appointment, call 850-595-6554.

• For WIC questions call 850-595-6670.
• For assistance with the steps outlined above may be obtained by calling the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County’s Coronavirus information line at 850-595-6500, option 6.