For the first time in more than a week, no new COVID-19 deaths were reported in the tri-county area.
But the virus is continuing to make its way across the local area, with 10,965 cases reported Sunday – an increase of 144 from Saturday to Sunday. There have been 144 deaths and 804 people hospitalized across the tri-county area.
Lake County how has 4,661 cases – an increase of 49 in 24 hours – among 2,153 men, 2,399 women, 32 non-residents and 77 people listed as unknown. There have been 51 deaths and 237 people hospitalized.
Clermont continues to pace Lake County with 1,156 cases – an increase of 13. Leesburg now has 713 confirmed cases, which marks an increase of four overnight. Others have been identified in Tavares (578), Eustis (399), Groveland (339), Mount Dora (308), Lady Lake (171), Mascotte (159), Minneola (129), Sorrento (123), Umatilla (93), Fruitland Park (81), Montverde (80), Grand Island (47), Howey-in-the-Hills (33), Astatula (30), The Villages (25), Astor (23), Yalaha (23), Altoona (18), Paisley (15), Okahumpka (12), Ferndale (5) and Mount Plymouth (3).
Sumter County is now reporting 1,131 cases – an increase of 40 in a 24-hour period – among 602 men, 517 women, eight non-residents and four people listed as unknown. There have been 32 deaths and 160 people treated in area hospitals.
The Villages continues to pace Sumter County with 392 cases, followed by Bushnell with 211. Of those, 128 have been reported at the Sumter Correctional Institution among 103 inmates and 25 staff members. Other cases have been identified in Wildwood (178), Oxford (76), Lake Panasoffkee (58), Webster (55), Coleman (41), Center Hill (35), Lady Lake portion of the county (24) and Sumterville (19). The federal prison in Coleman also is reporting 416 cases among 331 inmates and 85 staff members.
Marion County continues to lead the tri-county area with 5,173 cases – an increase of 104 in 24 hours – among 1,844 men, 3,296 women, 13 non-residents and 20 people listed as unknown. There have been 61 deaths and 407 people have required some form of hospital care.
As of Sunday, 79.4 percent of Marion County cases – 4111 – had been identified in Ocala. Others have been reported in Summerfield (213), Belleview (188), Dunnellon (157), Citra (72), Silver Springs (63), Reddick (60), Ocklawaha (46), Anthony (28), Weirsdale (25), Fort McCoy (13), Orange Lake (7), Lowell (4), Candler (3), East Lake (3), The Villages (3), Sparr (3), Fairfield (1), Morriston (1) and Salt Springs (1). A total of 851 cases have been reported among inmates (806) and staff members (45) at Lowell Correctional Institution and Marion Correctional Institution.
All told, Florida is reporting 487,132 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 7,104 from Saturday to Sunday. Of those, 481,668 are residents. There have been 7,206 deaths and 27,150 people have been hospitalized across the Sunshine State. Those numbers show 61 more deaths since Saturday and an additional 178 people requiring hospital care.
