Updated at 3 p.m. April 23:
For prior updates, visit myescambia.com/news#coronavirus.
Vaccination Information:
- Ascension Sacred Heart-
Ascension Medical Group Sacred Heart will offer additional opportunities to get the COVID-19 vaccine on April 26 and April 27 in the gym at Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Ascension Sacred Heart added the two vaccination clinics in anticipation that more clinics might be needed to offset the government's pause on the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
- On April 26, Ascension Sacred Heart will provide up to 800 doses of the Moderna vaccine to Florida residents 18 and older.
- On April 27, the clinic at Olive Baptist Church will provide up to 800 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to anyone 16 and older.
Online appointments can be made at www.GetSacredHeartCare.com. The clinics will offer either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, which require two shots about 3-4 weeks apart.
- Baptist Health Care- Baptist Health Care is currently offering COVID-19 vaccination appointments while supplies last at Baptist Medical Park – Nine Mile located at 9400 University Parkway in Pensacola. Vaccinations will be given by appointment only. No walk-ins will be available. At this time, appointments are available at this location only.
Individuals residing in Florida who meet the eligibility requirements may receive the vaccine.
How to Make a Vaccination Appointment
Appointments can be made one of three ways:
- Visit EasySchedule.com. Click “procedure appointment” and complete the registration.
- Email name and contact information to BHCVaccine@bhcpns.org.
- For those who do not have email/internet access, call 850.908.SHOT (7468), Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Community Health Northwest Florida- Community Health Northwest Florida will hold several Moderna COVID-19 vaccination clinics throughout the week of April 19-23. Eligible persons who wish to participate in one of these events should call the Community Health COVID-19 Vaccine Call Center at 850-439-3358 to schedule an appointment.
These clinics are open to all Florida residents who qualify to receive the vaccine, including those covered under the Governor’s latest Executive Orders. Currently, the amended order expands the groups eligible to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Florida to include all people age 18 and older.
IMPORTANT:
- All participants will be required to show photo ID at time of appointment.
- Individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 14 days or have had symptoms of illness (fever, cough, shortness of breath) in the past 14 days should not receive the vaccine.
- Florida Department of Health, Escambia County-
- During the week of April 19, 2021, FDOH-Escambia is offering same-day clinic appointments for Florida residents 18 and older:
Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at FDOH-Escambia: 1295 W Fairfield Dr, Pensacola, FL 32501. Same-day appointments may be available by calling 850-595-6554.
- Residents can use the statewide preregistration system, at myvaccine.fl.gov to schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments. They may also call 850-595-6554 to be scheduled into any remaining available appointments, including same-day appointments at FDOH-Escambia. Questions can be directed to FDOH-Escambia’s COVID-19 phone line at 850-595-6500 option 6.
- Florida- Sign up for text message updates about the vaccine and distribution by texting "FLCOVID19" to 888777. After you submit the text message, it will ask you to supply your zip code for local-level updates. Information about the statewide vaccine distribution plan can be found at floridahealthcovid19.gov/covid-19-vaccines-in-florida/.
The Federal Retail Pharmacy Program
Escambia County
- Hospital Information totals
- Hospitalizations 36 (current hospitalizations as of 2:30 p.m. April 22, 2021)
- Bed Capacity 1,397 (county SITREP)
- Bed Occupancy 1,128 (county SITREP)
- Recovered 33,234* (Approximate: total cases prior to last month minus deaths)
- To view the county's Crude Case-Recovery Risk and a detailed explanation of the formula by which it is calculated, visit the Escambia County COVID-19 dashboard. The current Crude Case-Recovery Risk is 97.92% (as of 2:30 p.m. April 23, 2021)
- Testing sites
- Rapid testing information
- Appointments are available for Escambia County residents who are 3 months and older and are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. Patients desiring COVID-19 testing through Ascension Sacred Heart's locations in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties should pre-register online by visiting: www.getsacredheartcare.com to be pre-screened and scheduled (if eligible) or call Community Health Northwest Florida at 850-390-4276. Rapid testing is offered for symptomatic individuals by appointment only.
- Escambia County dashboard
Escambia County Corrections
- Cumulatively, 1,434 Escambia County inmates have been tested:
- 271 positive (230 have been medically cleared, and 25 have been released from custody, leaving 16 active, positive cases at this time)
- 1163 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
- Effective Monday, April 5, 2021, all Florida residents are eligible to receive any COVID-19 vaccine as prescribed by the Food and Drug Administration, as described in the Governor’s Executive Order.
- During the week of April 19, 2021, FDOH-Escambia is offering same-day clinic appointments for Florida residents 18 and older:
- Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at FDOH-Escambia: 1295 W Fairfield Dr, Pensacola, FL 32501. Same-day appointments may be available by calling 850-595-6554.
- Residents can use the statewide preregistration system, at myvaccine.fl.gov to schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments. They may also call 850-595-6554 to be scheduled into any remaining available appointments, including same-day appointments at FDOH-Escambia. Questions can be directed to FDOH-Escambia’s COVID-19 phone line at 850-595-6500 option 6.
- Escambia County residents should use the statewide preregistration system to schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments. Residents can call the toll-free line at 866-201-1025 or preregister online at myvaccine.fl.gov. The TTY number for the deaf and hard of hearing is 833-476-1461. The State established a help line at 833-959-0217 for those who need to make changes to their original preregistration.
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Registrants are now able to schedule appointments immediately after preregistering or logging on if appointments are available. This preregistration system allows users to find vaccine locations on the locator map and choose the location most convenient for them. Residents can view available time slots for each vaccine location and schedule their appointment. Residents may also opt to be contacted by phone to schedule their appointment.
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Appointments are opened based upon the vaccine supply received each week from the State of Florida. Please be aware that the scheduling process will NOT ask for financial information or social security information.
- Florida has launched a COVID-19 Vaccine Report that will be updated daily. As of April 23, 93,608 Escambia County residents have been vaccinated.
- As of 2 p.m., April 23, Escambia County has had 35,658 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 675 individuals.
Florida Division of Emergency Management
