Escambia County COVID-19 Update #139

Updated at 3:20 p.m. July 8:
Please reference the prior updates and Escambia County COVID-19 Update #11 for a prior comprehensive running list. View an updated list of how to access county services here.  This update only includes new information we have received. Weekend updates will be distributed only when there is new information.           

Escambia County

• Hospital Information totals as of 8:46 a.m. July 8, 2020 (county SITREP)
  • Hospitalizations 132 (running total; this is not a total of current hospitalizations)
  • Bed Capacity 1404
  • Bed Occupancy 1010
  • Beds Available 394
  • Total Ventilators 207
  • Available Ventilators 153
• Testing Site Information
• It has been requested to provide our daily COVID employee data. This spreadsheet shows what is currently happening and is not historical data.

• Escambia County is proud to announce District 3 Commissioner Lumon May has been selected to serve on the Florida Association of Counties (FAC) COVID-19 Ad Hoc Committee by the President and Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay. Read more here.  

Escambia County School District

• Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has announced the reopening plans for the School District of Escambia County, Florida.  A new school district website has been created to provide options available for parents for the 2020-2021 School Year: http://escambiaschools.org/reopening.

Florida Department of Health in Escambia County

• FDOH-Escambia’s walk-in testing site is free to all Florida residents with or without symptoms. Pre-screening is not required. Open July 6-10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. CT at 1300 West Gregory St., Pensacola, FL 32502. Dates are subject to change due to inclement weather or shortage of supplies. For more information, please visit the dedicated COVID-19 webpage.
• The Florida Department of Health (the Department) issued a Public Health Advisory recommending the following: all individuals in Florida should wear face coverings in any setting where social distancing is not possible, all individuals over the age of 65 and all individuals of any age with high-risk health conditions should limit personal interactions out of the home, and all individuals should refrain from participation in social or recreational gatherings of more than 50 people.
• As of 2 p.m., July 8, Escambia County has had 3,188 positive COVID-19 cases. This number is expected to change daily due to the return of results from ongoing testing. The best source for up-to-date information regarding confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Florida is the Florida Department of Health website and the associated Data and Surveillance Dashboard and Daily Report. The site is currently updated once daily, at around 3 p.m. ET.
• The total number of COVID-19 related deaths in Escambia County residents is 51 individuals.
• The Department releases a list of long-term care facilities in Florida associated with COVID-19 cases with active cases and number of deaths in each facility in order to provide real-time data. The list of long-term care facilities with active COVID-19 cases is available here.
• The Department is providing a report detailing surveillance data for every Florida county. Previously, this information was only available for select communities. The surveillance data report is available here. 
• To view demographics of cases in Escambia County, visit the COVID-19 dashboard and select Escambia County. The following case data will appear: age, gender, race, and ethnicity.
• Need extra support dealing with stress and coping during this time? Find a list of available resources at Escambiahealth.com.
• Printable resources for restaurants and businesses can be found on the resources page of the FDOH COVID-19 website.