Seven more local residents have succumbed to COVID-19 as the virus continues to run rampant across Leesburg and the tri-county area.
Three of the victims lived in Sumter County and the other four were residents of Marion County. They were identified by the Florida Department of Health as:
- 77-year-old Sumter County woman who tested positive July 25, hadn’t traveled recently and hadn’t been in contact with anyone else suffering from the virus;
- 86-year-old Sumter County woman who tested positive July 21 and hadn’t traveled recently;
- 89-year-old Sumter County woman who tested positive July 30 and hadn’t traveled recently;
- 52-year-old Marion County woman who tested positive July 15, hadn’t traveled recently but had been in contact with another patient;
- 89-year-old Marion County man who tested positive July 18, hadn’t traveled recently but had been in contact with another patient;
- 78-year-old Marion County man who tested positive July 18, hadn’t traveled recently but had been in contact with another patient; and
- 84-year-old Marion County woman who tested positive July 22, hadn’t traveled recently but had been in contact with another patient.
Lake County is now reporting 4,516 cases – an increase of 108 – among 2,091 men, 2,314 women, 32 non-residents and 79 people listed as unknown. There have been 51 deaths and 225 people have been seen in area hospitals.
Clermont continues to pace Lake County with 1,120 cases, followed by Leesburg with 689. Others have been identified in Tavares (568), Eustis (382), Groveland (331), Mount Dora (292), Lady Lake (167), Mascotte (154), Minneola (124), Sorrento (120), Umatilla (88), Fruitland Park (80), Montverde (79), Grand Island (46), Howey-in-the-Hills (33), The Villages (26), Astatula (26), Astor (23), Yalaha (20), Altoona (18), Paisley (15), Okahumpka (11), Ferndale (5) and Mount Plymouth (3).
Overall, the tri-county area is reporting 10,485 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 337 from Thursday to Friday – among 4,427 men, 5,901 women, 53 non-residents and 104 people listed as unknown. There have been 141 deaths and 773 people hospitalized.
Marion County continues to lead the tri-county area with 4,892 cases – an increase of 210 in 24 hours. Those are comprised of 1,762 men, 3,096 women, 13 non-residents and 21 people listed as unknown. There have been 60 deaths and 394 people hospitalized.
The overwhelming majority of Marion County cases – 3,880 – have been reported in Ocala, which saw an increase of 176 in 24 hours. Others have been identified in Summerfield (206), Belleview (179), Dunnellon (146), Citra (66), Silver Springs (62), Reddick (57), Ocklawaha (44), Anthony (25), Weirsdale (25), Fort McCoy (12), Orange Lake (7), Lowell (4), Candler (3), East Lake (3), The Villages (3), Sparr (2), Fairfield (1), Morriston (1) and Salt Springs (1). A total of 788 cases have been reported among inmates (748) and staff members (40) at Lowell Correctional Institution and Marion Correctional Institution.
Sumter County is reporting 1,077 cases – an increase of 19 in a 24-hour period – among 574 men, 491 women, eight non-residents and four people listed as unknown. There have been 30 deaths and 154 people have required some form of hospital care.
The Villages continues to lead Sumter County with 375 cases. Others have been reported in Bushnell (203, 128 of which are at the Sumter Correctional Institution among 103 inmates and 25 staff members), Wildwood (175), Oxford (71), Lake Panasoffkee (57), Webster (48), Coleman (39), Center Hill (31), Lady Lake portion of the county (24) and Sumterville (18). The federal prison in Coleman also is reporting 410 cases among 329 inmates and 81 staff members.
All told, Florida is reporting 470,386 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 9,007 from Thursday to Friday. Of those, 465,030 are residents. There have been 6,966 deaths and 26,533 people have been hospitalized across the Sunshine State. Those numbers show 257 more deaths since Thursday and an additional 516 people requiring hospital care.
