Escambia County reported an increase in the number of employees that are currently COVID-19 positive.
On Wednesday, there were 43 positive employees, or 2.15% of the workforce, up from 35 on Tuesday. Another 78 employees, 3.9%, of the county’s workforce, were awaiting their test results.
The latest data shows 21 positive corrections employee out of a workforce of 574, one in Animal Services, two in ECAT, two in Human Resources and Risk Management, seven lifeguards, eight EMS workers and one in emergency dispatch. The numbers were current cases of Wednesday, not historical cumulative counts.
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