148 new COVID-19 cases in Escambia and Santa Rosa bring cumulative total to 13,595 – Pensacola News Journal

From staff reports Published 10:21 a.m. CT Aug. 10, 2020

The Florida Department of Health reported 148 new cases of the coronavirus Monday in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties to bring the cumulative total in both counties to 13,595.

Escambia County reported 124 more COVID-19 cases Monday for a cumulative total of 9,632 since the start of the pandemic. Santa Rosa County added 24 new COVID-19 cases to total 3,963.

The state reported one additional death in Santa Rosa County on Monday. The death of a 73-year-old man bring the county's cumulative deaths due to COVID-19 to 38.

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Escambia County did not report any new deaths associated with the coronavirus on Monday. To date, 128 people, including eight non-Florida residents, have died in Escambia County due to COVID-19.

The median age of positive coronavirus cases was 39 in Santa Rosa County and 38 in Escambia County as of Monday.

To date, 13% of the 72,229 peopled tested in Escambia County and 14% of the 28,739people tested in Santa Rosa County have been positive for COVID-19.

The number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Escambia County has continued to decrease slightly over the last week, falling to 187 on Sunday. To compare, hospitalizations one week ago on Aug. 2 were at 217.

Daily hospitalizations are reported from Ascension Sacred Heart,Baptist and West Florida hospitals directly to Escambia Countyand thecity of Pensacola.

Monday's hospitalization numbers have not yet been released.

The state reported Monday thatEscambia County's cumulative hospitalizations how many COVID-19 patients have been hospitalizedsince the start of the pandemic was 550, up by four from the previous day.

The number of currently hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Santa Rosa County is not being compiled.Data from the Florida Department of Healthshows that as of Monday, a cumulative 191 peoplewith COVID-19 have been hospitalized in Santa Rosa County since the pandemic began. That has not changed from the previous day.

Escambia County on Monday morning had468 available hospital beds, and Santa Rosa County had 221, according to theFlorida Agency for Health Care Administration.

Eleven of the 147 adult ICU beds in Escambia County were available, and 11 of Santa Rosa County's 21adult ICU beds were open.

The Florida Department of Health reported 4,155 new COVID-19 cases Monday and verified 91 additional deaths as the number of tests topped 4 million.

That brings the state's case total to 536,961. On Wednesday, Florida became the second U.S. state, joining California, to confirm more than 500,000 cases of COVID-19.

Monday marked the 15th straight day the state reported fewer than 10,000 new cases. It's also the second time this month the number of daily new cases dropped below 5,000.

The number of Florida residents hospitalized with COVID-19 increased to 30,785 since the pandemic began. The Department of Health notes the total figure is cumulative and does not reflect the number of COVID-19 patients currently in hospitals.

* The Florida Department of Health is releasing the locations where confirmed cases are located to provide a broader look at areas where the virus has spread. The locations are based on ZIP code.

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