Three of Escambia County's four deaths due to COVID-19 complications appear to be residents of long-term care centers in the county, while two of the reported deaths in Santa Rosa County were inmates at the Blackwater River Correctional Facility in Milton.
The Florida Department of Health's report issued Wednesday evening includes, for the first time, how many COVID-19 deaths have been tied to long-term care facilities in each county. It stops short from naming the long-term care facilities, however.
With six new cases added since Tuesday evening, Escambia County now has 49 cases of COVID-19 tied to either residents or staff members of long-term care centers, and three deaths.
The state reported the first case of COVID-19 in an Escambia County long-term care center on the morning on April 3. Since then, four Escambia County residents have died, including:
- A 75-year-old woman. Her COVID-19 case was counted April 3 and her death was verified April 4.
- A 78-year-old man. His case was counted April 6 and his death was verified April 7.
- A 91-year-old woman. Her death was counted April 6 and her death was verified April 8.
- A 81-year-old man. His case was counted April 6 and his death was verified Tuesday.
Throughout the state, there have been 1,332 cases tied to long-term care centers, and 122 deaths, the latest report reveals. The state has refused to identify the facilities with COVID-19 cases, despite pleas from family members and pressure from local officials.
Also on Wednesday, two inmates at Blackwater River Correctional Facility were revealed to be among the four Santa Rosa Count residents who have died due to COVID-19.
Jeffrey Sand, a 69-year-old inmate, died April 9 from complications related to COVID-19, and William Wilson, 84, died three days later, Jeff Martin, the director of the medical examiner’s office that oversees Santa Rosa County, told the News Service of Florida.
The two men appear to be the first two COVID-19-related deaths among the state’s roughly 94,000 inmates.
As of Tuesday afternoon, eight staff members and 33 inmates at the prison, operated by The Geo Group Inc., had tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Florida Department of Corrections.
The other two reported deaths in Santa Rosa County are a 71-year-old man who died March 6 and an 81-year-old woman whose death was reported March 29.
Escambia County reports 14 new cases, Santa Rosa County adds one
Escambia County added 14 new cases since Tuesday evening to reach 261. Of those, 203 are Pensacola residents. Santa Rosa County added just one more case in Gulf Breeze on Wednesday evening to reach 115 cases county-wide.
Statewide, 43 more people have died since Tuesday evening as the state's coronavirus death toll climbed to 614 and the positive cases grew by nearly 900 to 22,519.
The state reports that 7% of the 5,634 people tested for COVID-19 in both Escambia and Santa Rosa counties have been confirmed positive through Wednesday evening.
A daily report Escambia County is compiling states that hospitals and drive-thru sites have collected samples from 6,063 people. Typically, samples retrieved at Escambia County hospitals and drive-thru have a couple of days to test and report to the state, leading to a slightly lag in numbers reported by the state.
Escambia County area hospitals reported 220 total ventilators with 172 available, and 1,315 total beds with 534 available, as of Wednesday afternoon.
Breaking down Escambia and Santa Rosa cases *
- Pensacola: 203 cases
- Cantonment: 28 cases
- Bellview: 6 cases
- Perdido Key: 1 case
- Century: 1 case
- Molino: 1 case
- Pensacola Beach: 1 case
- McDavid: 1 case
- Navarre: 29 cases
- Milton: 61 cases
- Gulf Breeze: 15 cases
- Pace: 9 cases
- Jay: 1 case
- Non-resident: 19 cases
* The Florida Department of Health is releasing the cities where confirmed cases are located to provide a broader look at areas where the virus has spread. The city locations are based on ZIP code.
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