From staff reports Published 11:09 a.m. CT July 20, 2020 | Updated 3:08 p.m. CT July 20, 2020

Escambia County's current hospitalizations due to COVID-19 jumped by nearly 19% over the weekend to reach an all-time high of 246 on Monday.

Since Sunday, another 20 coronavirus patients have been admitted to Ascension Sacred Heart,Baptist and West Florida hospitals, according to figures the hospitals report tothe city of Pensacola'sand Escambia County'sonline dashboard. Daily hospitalizations were at 207 Friday.

The number of COVID-19 patients admitted to the three local hospitals has more than doubled over the last two weeks and more than tripled since July 1.

As of Monday, a quarter of all hospitalizations in Escambia County were patients with COVID-19.

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Escambia County on Monday morning had 380 available hospital beds and Santa Rosa County had 202, according to the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.Five of the 118 adult ICU beds in Escambia County were available Monday morning, and nine of Santa Rosa County's 24 adult ICU beds were open.

The number of currently hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Santa Rosa County is not being compiled.Data from the Florida Department of Health shows a cumulative total of 104peoplewith COVID-19 have been hospitalized in Santa Rosa Countysince the pandemic started, a figure that has not changed since Sunday.

Since Sunday, the state has reported that another three people in Escambia County have died from the coronavirus, raising the county's cumulative deaths since the start of the pandemic to 61 state residents.

The Florida Department of Health confirmed Monday that three men, ages 40, 53 and 79, have died in Escambia County due to complications from COVID-19.

One appears to have been a resident of long-term care. To date, 43 of the county's deaths have been residents or staff of long-term care centers. The state has additionally reported four non-Florida resident deaths in Escambia County.

Santa Rosa County did not report any new COVID-19 deaths Monday. A total of 15 people in the county have died since the start of the pandemic. That includes seven inmates at the Blackwater River Correctional Facility in Milton and two cases in long-term care.

Escambia County's cumulative coronavirus cases reached 5,900 as another 135 new cases were added Monday, breaking the county's five-day streak of adding more than 200 new cases each day.

Santa Rosa County added 67 more cases Monday to reach a total of 1,976 since the start of the pandemic.

The median age for a person with COVID-19 was 37 in Escambia County and 36 in Santa Rosa County on Monday.

As of Monday, 11% of the 54,857 people tested for the virus in Escambia County have been positive, according to the state.In Santa Rosa County, 10% of the 20,656 tested have been positive.

Florida reported 90 deaths associated with the COVID-19 novel coronavirus Monday.

The 90 new COVID-19 deaths among Florida residents Monday increased the state's cumulative total to 5,072. In the past seven days, Florida has verified 795 resident deaths related to COVID-19.

The Florida Department of Health also reported 10,347 new COVID-19 cases Monday, increasing the state's total to 360,394. Monday was the 27th consecutive day with at least 5,000 positive cases statewide.

The number of Florida residents hospitalized with COVID-19 increased to 21,263 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 state has counted more than 300,000 new coronavirus cases since its Phase 2 reopening began on June 5 (61,488). Bars were closed for the second time during the pandemic June 26 to try to limit the spread of the virus.

The cumulative percentage of people testing positive for COVID-19 in Florida increased to 11.79% Monday.

* 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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