As COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decline, Escambia County will discontinue the COVID-19 dashboard featuring daily hospitalization updates and weekly death totals effective Saturday, March 5. The last day Escambia County will track local hospitalizations and death totals will be Friday, March 4.
The Escambia County COVID-19 webpage will continue to be updated and includes a comprehensive list of testing sites, vaccination locations, prevention tips, resources and news releases.
“Just like previous occasions when we have discontinued the dashboard, we will continue to monitor COVID-19 with our local healthcare partners," said Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore. "As long as we remain under 50 hospitalizations, Escambia County will discontinue the COVID-19 dashboard effective March 5.”
If you believe you may have been exposed to COVID-19, please contact the FDOH Call Center (866-779-6121) or FDOH-Escambia’s number (850-595-6500) prior to traveling to any physician’s office, emergency department, hospital, or urgent care center, to ensure proper protective measures are taken to prevent further risk of spread to others. If possible, also review your signs, symptoms and travel history with your physician over the phone. Your physician will evaluate you for other possible causes of respiratory illness and also contact the county health department to access COVID-19 testing. If you are without health insurance or a health care provider, please contact your county health department so the health department can coordinate your medical evaluation and testing.
Most people with confirmed COVID-19 infection reportedly have mild to moderate respiratory illness and can be managed at home in coordination with their health care provider and local health department. Persons with severe illness may be hospitalized.
For updates and additional information, visit the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County.
Escambia County Public Safety is responsible for keeping citizens safe from emergencies and both man-made and natural disasters. Its divisions include Emergency Communications, Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services, Fire Rescue and Pensacola Beach Lifeguards. For the latest information on emergency management services in Escambia County, residents are encouraged to sign up for emergency alerts on MyEscambia.com.
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