Bay County nears 3,000 total COVID-19 cases

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PANAMA CITY — Bay County confirmed 110 new COVID-19 patients for a total of 2,972 cases since the pandemic began, health officials announced on Sunday.

According to the Florida Department of Health in Bay County, the total cases include 2,914 residents and 58 non-residents. Also, according to the Agency for Health Care Administration, as of 10 a.m. on Sunday, there were 85 people in county hospitals with COVID-19, down from 97 people the previous day.

Fifteen residents with the virus have died to date.

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The county’s total case count is at 2,972 including 2,914 residents and 58 non-residents. Fifteen Bay County residents have died from COVID-19. There has been one death associated with a long-term care facility. Bay County’s overall COVID-19 positive testing rate is 14 percent. Of the 20,976 tests processed, 17,974 tests are negative.

The county’s overall COVID-19 positive testing rate is 14%. Of the 20,976 tests processed in the county to date, 17,974 were negative.

Data is preliminary and subject to change based on public health investigations.

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Cities in the county with cases based on patients’ zip codes include 2,075 in Panama City, 359 in Panama City Beach, 293 in Lynn Haven, 49 in Youngstown, 13 in Callaway, 50 in Southport, two in Parker, seven at Tyndall Air Force Base, 29 in Fountain, one in Bayou George, two at Inlet Beach, one in Seacrest, one in Watersound, three in Vernon, eight in Mexico Beach and 21 unknown.

DOH-Bay is testing anyone with symptoms of COVID-19. For screening, please call DOH-Bay at (850) 872-4455 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and follow the prompts. Testing is by appointment only. Symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, muscle pain, new loss of taste or smell, vomiting or diarrhea, and/or sore throat. The CDC has a symptom checker available at CDC.gov/coronavirus. For additional testing options and information, visit Bay.FloridaHealth.gov.

If you have been tested by DOH-Bay, please answer the call from the Florida Department of Health’s COVID-19 results line at (833) 917-2880. They will ask for a name and date of birth to provide you with a negative test result. This number is legitimate and is a Department of Health sponsored initiative. Caller ID should identify the call as FL DOH. This will provide support to DOH-Bay so that we can focus on contacting positives persons and case investigations. Please note callers will not ask for social security numbers or medical information.

For residents who need physical copies of their COVID-19 test results, please follow the directions below.

Phone: Call (850) 872-4455 and follow the prompts to COVID test results prompts and request the status with the representative. You will be provided with the option to obtain your results in person (if negative) or electronically (negative or positive).

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Office: If you come to our office, do not get out of your car. Please call (850) 872-4455 and follow the COVID test results prompts. Please let us know you are in the parking lot and we will deliver your results to you in your vehicle.

Email: You can make your request by emailing baymedicalrecords@flhealth.gov. After you complete the authorization form, you will need to respond with a picture of your photo ID and we will send your result to you via an encrypted email. The email must be viewed on a desktop or laptop PC as the encryption is not mobile friendly.