Five more tri-county residents have succumbed to COVID-19 as Leesburg and surrounding communities saw an increase in cases of the virus.
Three of the latest victims lived in Lake County, while the other two were residents of Marion County. They were identified Saturday by the Florida Department of Health as:
- 82-year-old Lake County woman who tested positive June 17 and hadn’t traveled recently;
- 87-year-old Lake County woman who tested positive July 4;
- 72-year-old Lake County man who tested positive July 16, hadn’t traveled recently but had been in contact with another patient;
- 64-year-old Marion County man who tested positive July 12, hadn’t traveled recently but had been in contact with another patient; and
- 67-year-old Marion County woman who tested positive July 17 and had been in contact with another patient.
Overall, the tri-county area is reporting 14,223 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 268 from Friday to Saturday – among 6,146 men, 7,852 women, 56 non-residents and 169 people listed as unknown. There have been 239 deaths and 1,086 people hospitalized.
Lake County is reporting 5,587 cases – an increase of 98 in 24 hours. Those are comprised of 2,592 men, 2,847 women, 34 non-residents and 114 people listed as unknown. There have been 82 deaths and 322 people hospitalized.
Clermont continues to lead Lake County with 1,436 cases – an increase of 17 in 24 hours – followed by Leesburg with 849. Others have been identified in Tavares (651), Eustis (471), Mount Dora (410), Groveland (388), Lady Lake (204), Mascotte (187), Minneola (153), Sorrento (133), Umatilla (114), Fruitland Park (109), Montverde (83), Grand Island (57), Astatula (40), Howey-in-the-Hills (36), Yalaha (25), The Villages (25), Astor (25), Paisley (24), Altoona (22), Okahumpka (15), Ferndale (5) and Mount Plymouth (3).
Sumter County is now reporting 1,475 cases – an increase of 39 in a 24-hour period – among 730 men, 734 women, eight non-residents and three people listed as unknown. There have been 44 deaths and 190 people treated in area hospitals.
The Villages continues to lead Sumter County with 445 cases. Others have been identified in Wildwood (250), Bushnell (248, 131 of which are at the Sumter Correctional Institution among 103 inmates and 28 staff members), Coleman (143), Oxford (90), Webster (71), Lake Panasoffkee (69), Center Hill (38), Sumterville (30) and the Lady Lake portion of the county (29). The federal prison in Coleman also is reporting 340 cases among 244 inmates and 96 staff members.
Marion County continues to pace the tri-county area with 7,161 cases – an overnight increase of 131 – among 2,824 men, 4,271 women, 14 non-residents and 52 people listed as unknown. There have been 113 deaths and 574 people requiring some form of hospital care.
The overwhelming majority of Marion County cases – 5,688 – have been reported in Ocala, which saw an overnight jump of 103. Others have been identified in Summerfield (284), Belleview (251), Dunnellon (221), Citra (145), Silver Springs (83), Ocklawaha (74), Reddick (68), Anthony (41), Weirsdale (38), Fort McCoy (22), Flemington (15), Orange Lake (9), Sparr (5), Lowell (4), Candler (3), East Lake (3), The Villages (3), Fairfield (2), McIntosh (2), Orange Springs (2), Morriston (1) and Salt Springs (1). A total of 1,361 cases have been reported among inmates (1,282) and staff members (79) at Lowell Correctional Institution and Marion Correctional Institution.
All told, Florida is reporting 569,637 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 6,352 from Friday to Saturday. Of those, 563,628 are residents. There have been 9,480 deaths and 33,661 people have been hospitalized across the Sunshine State. Those numbers show 204 more deaths since Friday and an additional 506 people requiring hospital care.
