Updated at 3:45 p.m. Sept. 14:
Please note: The Joint Information Center on COVID-19 for Escambia County daily updates will be suspended while Hurricane Sally is a threat to the area.
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
- Hospitalizations 86 (current hospitalizations as of 3 p.m. Sept. 14, 2020)
- Bed Capacity 1385 (as of 9:10 a.m. Sept. 14, 2020 (county SITREP)
- Bed Occupancy 978 (as of 9:10 a.m. Sept. 14, 2020 (county SITREP)
- Beds Available 407 (as of 3 p.m. Sept. 14, 2020)
- Total Ventilators 222 (as of 3 p.m. Sept. 14, 2020)
- Available Ventilators 157 (as of 3 p.m. Sept. 14, 2020)
- It has been requested to provide our daily COVID employee data. This spreadsheet shows what is currently happening and is not historical data.
- View Escambia County COVID-19 dashboard.
- Testing sites
Escambia County Corrections
- Cumulatively, 376 Escambia County inmates have been tested:
- 176 positive (160 have been medically cleared due to the amount of time, and 12 have been released from custody, leaving four active, positive cases with no medical concerns at this time)
- 200 negative
- 0 pending
- At the Walton County jail, 29 Escambia County inmates tested positive out of the 146 inmates housed there.
Florida Department of Health in Escambia County
- 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 should refrain from participation in social or recreational gatherings of more than 10 people.
- As of 2 p.m., Sept. 14, Escambia County has had 11,891 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 204 individuals.
- The Department releases a list of long-term care facilities in Florida associated with COVID-19 cases with active cases and the 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.
- The Florida Department of Health announced that that the statewide positivity rate on Sunday, Sept. 15, was 3.91 percent. That is the 33rd straight day with a positivity rate below 10 percent. It is the lowest daily positivity rate since June 8.
- FDOH-Escambia Downtown Center – Walk-in testing, no appointment needed for all Florida residents with or without symptoms, all ages. Bring your Florida driver’s license. Open Sept. 14-Sept. 18 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1300 W. Gregory St., Pensacola. Dates are subject to change due to inclement weather or shortage of supplies. Cloth face coverings are required to enter the building for testing. Walk-in testing at 1300 W. Gregory St. will be closed on Tuesday, Sept. 15, due to inclement weather. FDOH Escambia County will reassess for opening on Wednesday.
Governor's Update
Testing Sites
- Due to the potential for inclement weather, the following testing sites will be closed:
- Ascension Medical Group Sacred Heart – closed Tuesday, Sept. 14
- FDOH-Escambia Downtown Center – closed Tuesday, Sept. 14
- FDOH-Escambia at Publix (9th Ave. and Bayou Blvd.) – closed Tuesday, Sept. 14
- Community Health Northwest Florida – closed Tuesday, Sept. 14
- Community Health Northwest Florida Cantonment Pediatrics – closed Wednesday, Sept. 15
- UWF – closed through Tuesday, Sept. 15