Another Lake County resident has died of COVID-19 as 183 new cases of the virus were reported in the tri-county area.
The latest victim was identified Sunday by the Florida Department of Health as an 88-year-old woman who tested positive on Aug. 9. She hadn’t traveled recently but had been in contact with someone else suffering from the virus, the report says.
Overall, the tri-county area is reporting 14,406 cases – an increase of 183 from Saturday to Sunday – among 6,214 men, 7,963 women, 56 non-residents and 173 people listed as unknown. There have been 240 deaths and 1,089 people hospitalized.
Lake County now has 5,619 cases – an increase of 32 in 24 hours. Those are comprised of 2,605 men, 2,869 women, 34 non-residents and 111 people listed as unknown. There have been 83 deaths and 323 people hospitalized.
Clermont continues to lead Lake County with 1,445 cases. Others have been identified in Leesburg (853), Tavares (652), Eustis (474), Mount Dora (411), Groveland (392), Lady Lake (206), Mascotte (188), Minneola (154), Sorrento (134), Umatilla (114), Fruitland Park (111), Montverde (85), Grand Island (57), Astatula (40), Howey-in-the-Hills (36), Yalaha (26), The Villages (25), Astor (25), Paisley (24), Altoona (22), Okahumpka (15), Ferndale (5) and Mount Plymouth (3).
Sumter County now has 1,540 cases – an increase of 65 in a 24-hour period – among 750 men, 779 women, eight non-residents and three people listed as unknown. There have been 44 deaths and 190 people requiring some form of hospital care.
The Villages continues to lead Sumter County with 447 cases. Others have been identified in Wildwood (301), Bushnell (253, 131 of which are at the Sumter Correctional Institution among 103 inmates and 28 staff members), Coleman (143), Oxford (94), Webster (71), Lake Panasoffkee (69), Center Hill (41), Sumterville (30) and the Lady Lake portion of the county (29). The federal prison in Coleman also is reporting 341 cases among 245 inmates and 96 staff members.
Marion County saw an increase of 86 cases for a total of 7,247 among 2,859 men, 4,315 women, 14 non-residents and 59 people listed as unknown. There have been 113 deaths and 576 people treated in area hospitals.
Ocala continues to pace Marion County with 5,688 cases – an increase of 68 overnight. Others have been identified in Summerfield (287), Belleview (255), Dunnellon (221), Citra (146), Silver Springs (86), Ocklawaha (74), Reddick (68), Anthony (42), Weirsdale (40), Fort McCoy (24), Flemington (15), Orange Lake (9), Sparr (5), Lowell (4), Candler (3), East Lake (3), The Villages (3), McIntosh (3), Fairfield (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 (80) at Lowell Correctional Institution and Marion Correctional Institution.
All told, Florida is reporting 573,416 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 3,779 from Saturday to Sunday. Of those, 567,375 are residents. There have been 9,587 deaths and 33,928 people have been hospitalized across the Sunshine State. Those numbers show 107 more deaths since Saturday and an additional 267 people requiring hospital care.