Walton County COVID19 Updates

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN WALTON COUNTY PROVIDES COVID-19 UPDATE, ANNOUNCES FIRST COVID-19 DEATH

Contact: Patti Roberts Patricia.roberts@FLHealth.gov

DeFuniak Springs, Fla.— A 94-year-old Walton County female who tested positive with COVID-19 has passed away.

We are expressing our condolences to her family and the Florida Department of Health in Walton County will continue to work with our community partners to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The list of long-term care facilities in Florida associated with COVID-19 cases now includes active cases in each facility in order to provide real-time data. It is important to note, case data contained within the other publicly available information is separate from the data contained in the daily report. The information in the daily report is derived directly from Merlin (State Surveillance System), whereas the information in the long-term care facility list is derived from the Agency for Health Care Administration’s Emergency Status System.

The information contained in the report reflects the current available information reported by each facility’s staff to the Department via the Agency for Health Care Administration’s Emergency Status System. The data is not cumulative but reflects the information available for current residents and staff with cases as of the reported date. Data in the Long-Term Care Facility List report is provisional and subject to change.

The addresses of the 50 positive Walton County residents include; 23 in DeFuniak Springs, 11 in Santa Rosa Beach, 3 in Freeport, 3 in Miramar Beach, 1 in Laurel Hill-Paxton, 9 out of state residents tested in Walton County.

5/5/2020 10:00 am
COVID-19 Cases Reported in Walton County
Positive 50
Total Tests 729
Negative 678

COVID-19 Testing Update from Walton County Emergency Management Joint Information Center (JIC) May 6, 2020.

Due to a data entry error, that should be corrected in the next update, the DOH Dashboard is incorrectly reflecting 51 positives.

Total Test Administered- 745
Total Test Negative- 693
Total Test Positive- 50

DeFuniak Springs - 23
Santa Rosa Beach - 11
Miramar Beach - 3
Freeport - 3
Paxton - 1
Non-Residents - 9

*DOH-Walton has secured a partnership with a private lab so we will no longer be posting information regarding pending tests at State labs.

Updated information can also be found at:
Florida Department of Health in Walton
www.floridahealth.gov
www.cdc.gov
Experience

The COVID-19 Call Center is open 24 hours a day 7-days a week (866) 779-6121 24/7 or Email - COVID-19@flhealth.gov

TESTING SITES IN WALTON COUNTY!

Department of Health - Walton has announced that they will be offering multiple drive-thru COVID-19 testing opportunities throughout the County beginning Thursday, May 14th. This COVID-19 testing is available to all members of the public at no charge. No appointment or preregistration is needed. If you have questions, please contact DOH-Walton at 850-401-6453.

Walton County Emergency Operations Center - Joint Information Center – COVID-19 Case Update
5/7/20
As of the Florida Department of Health – Walton County's 2:15 pm update, Walton County has 0 additional positive tests. This brings us to a total of 758 total tests conducted resulting in 50 positives and 707 negatives.
DeFuniak Springs (23)
Santa Rosa Beach (11)
Miramar Beach (3)
Freeport (3)
Paxton (1)
Non-Residents (9)

Walton County Emergency Operations Center - Joint Information Center – COVID-19 Case Update
As of the Florida Department of Health – Walton County's 10:30 am update, Walton County has 1 additional positive test. This brings us to a total of 796 total tests conducted resulting in 51 positives and 744 negatives.
DeFuniak Springs (24)
Santa Rosa Beach (11)
Miramar Beach (3)
Freeport (3)
Paxton (1)
Non-Residents (9)

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May 9
COVID-19 Updated Information from Walton County Emergency Operations Center - Joint Information Center.

As of the Florida Department of Health – Walton County's 10:00 a.m. update, Walton County has 4 additional positive tests. This brings the total to 809 tests conducted resulting in 55 positives and 753 negatives.

Additionally there has been one additional death, bringing Walton County's total to 2.

These additional positives and death are all related to the Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in DeFuniak Springs.

Location information for cases will be updated on Monday.

Total Cases: 61
Residents: 50
Non-Residents: 11

Deaths: 2
Hospitalizations*
Residents: 9
Non-Residents: 2

Age:
Age Range: 20 to 94
Median Age: 59

Gender:
Male: 20 (40%)
Female: 30 (60%)

Race:
Black: 3 (6%)
White: 47 (94%)

Ethnicity:
Hispanic: 1 (2%)
Not-Hispanic: 48 (96%)
Unknown/No Data: 1 (2%)

Walton County Emergency Operations Center - Joint Information Center – COVID-19 Case Update
May 10

As of the Florida Department of Health – Walton County's 10:00 a.m. update, Walton County has 6 additional positive tests. This brings us to a total of 830 total tests conducted resulting in 61 positives and 768 negatives.

These additional positives are all related to the Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center i n DeFuniak Springs.

Location information for cases will be updated on Monday.

Total Cases: 61
Residents: 50
Non-Residents: 11

Deaths: 2
Hospitalizations*
Residents: 9
Non-Residents: 2

Age:
Age Range: 20 to 94
Median Age: 59

Gender:
Male: 20 (40%)
Female: 30 (60%)

Race:
Black: 3 (6%)
White: 47 (94%)

Ethnicity:
Hispanic: 1 (2%)
Not-Hispanic: 48 (96%)
Unknown/No Data: 1 (2%)

This is the first update that you have run without the date and the number of tests. I'm keeping a running account of these numbers to see if there is beginning to be a surge, and it sort of seems that way.

This is the first update that you have run without the date and the number of tests. I'm keeping a running account of these numbers to see if there is beginning to be a surge, and it sort of seems that way.

Apparently all recent new cases are at a nursing home in Defuniak Springs.

TESTING DATA FOR WALTON

Total Tests: 830
Positive: 61
Negative: 768
Inconclusive: 1

Percent Positive: 7.3%: Within Target Range

Florida Residents:
Positive: 50
Negative: 753

Non-Florida Residents:
Positive: 11
Negative: 15

Apparently all recent new cases are at a nursing home in Defuniak Springs.

TESTING DATA FOR WALTON

Total Tests: 830
Positive: 61
Negative: 768
Inconclusive: 1

Percent Positive: 7.3%: Within Target Range

Florida Residents:
Positive: 50
Negative: 753

Non-Florida Residents:
Positive: 11
Negative: 15

It says they are all at the nursing home but the non-resident number has jumped up by 2.......

It says they are all at the nursing home but the non-resident number has jumped up by 2.......

Maybe we'll get clarification today. This was posted yesterday:

As of the Florida Department of Health – Walton County's 10:00 a.m. update, Walton County has 6 additional positive tests. This brings us to a total of 830 total tests conducted resulting in 61 positives and 768 negatives.
These additional positives are all related to the Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center i n DeFuniak Springs.
Location information for cases will be updated on Monday.

Walton County Emergency Operations Center - Joint Information Center – COVID-19 Case Update

As of the Florida Department of Health – Walton County's 10:00 am update, Walton County has 4 additional positive test. This brings us to a total of 869 total tests conducted resulting in 65 positives and 803 negatives. The 4 additional positives today are all related to the Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

DeFuniak Springs (35)
Santa Rosa Beach (11)
Miramar Beach (3)
Freeport (4)
Paxton (1)
Non-Residents (11)

COVID-19 Testing Update from Walton County Emergency Management Joint Information Center (JIC) May 11, 2020.
The 1 additional positive today is related to the Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Total Test Administered- 874
Total Test Negative- 807
Total Test Positive- 66

DeFuniak Springs - 35
Santa Rosa Beach - 11
Miramar Beach - 3
Freeport - 4
Paxton - 1
Non-Residents - 12

Updated information can also be found at:
Florida Department of Health in Walton
www.floridahealth.gov
www.cdc.gov
https://experience.arcgis.com/…/96dd742462124fa0b38ddedb9b2…

The COVID-19 Call Center is open 24 hours a day 7-days a week (866) 779-6121 24/7 or Email - COVID-19@flhealth.gov

I am not buying the "they are all at the nursing home" stuff anymore.. The non-resident count has gone up by 4 in the last week. Freeport has an additional one.

I am not buying the "they are all at the nursing home" stuff anymore.. The non-resident count has gone up by 4 in the last week. Freeport has an additional one.

Perhaps some of the people in rehab there are from outside our county. Not sure about Freeport but numbers may be off. If you call the health dept or emergency services let us know what the deal is.