COVID-19 has claimed seven more tri-county residents as the virus continues to wreak havoc on Lake County communities.
Three of the fatalities lived in Lake County, while three resided in Marion County and the other one was a Sumter County resident. They were described Tuesday by the Florida Department of Health as:
- 96-year-old Lake County man who tested positive June 28, hadn’t traveled recently but had been in contact with another patient;
- 84-year-old Lake County man who tested positive July 20;
- 80-year-old Lake County man who tested positive Aug. 6;
- 65-year-old Marion County woman who tested positive July 13, hadn’t traveled recently but had been in contact with someone else suffering from the virus;
- 89-year-old Marion County man who tested positive Aug. 10, hadn’t traveled recently but had been in contact with another patient;
- 62-year-old Marion County man who tested positive Aug. 13, hadn’t traveled recently but had been in contact with another patient; and
- 82-year-old Sumter County woman who tested positive Aug. 1, hadn’t traveled but had been contact with another patient.
Overall, the tri-county area is reporting 14,732 cases – an increase of 205 from Monday to Tuesday – among 6,367 men, 8,121 women, 56 non-residents and 188 people listed as unknown. There have been 252 deaths and 1,125 people hospitalized.
Lake County now has 5,698 cases – an increase of 48 in 24 hours. Those are comprised of 2,646 men, 2,904 women, 34 non-residents and 114 people listed as unknown. There have been 89 deaths and 331 people hospitalized.
Clermont continues to lead Lake County with 1,459 cases. Others have been identified in Leesburg (867), Tavares (655), Eustis (477), Mount Dora (419), Groveland (403), Lady Lake (212), Mascotte (188), Minneola (157), Sorrento (137), Umatilla (119), Fruitland Park (114), Montverde (86), Grand Island (58), Astatula (41), Howey-in-the-Hills (36), Yalaha (26), The Villages (25), Astor (25), Paisley (23), Altoona (22), Okahumpka (15), Ferndale (5) and Mount Plymouth (3).
Marion County continues to pace the tri-county area with 7,448 cases – an increase of 129 overnight – among 2,945 men, 4,426 women, 14 non-residents and 63 people listed as unknown. There have been 118 deaths and 601 people treated in area hospitals.
Of the Marion County cases, 79.4 percent – 5,912 – have been reported in Ocala, which saw an overnight increase of 103. Others have been identified in Summerfield (291), Belleview (262), Dunnellon (235), Citra (148), Silver Springs (90), Ocklawaha (76), Reddick (68), Anthony (43), Weirsdale (41), Fort McCoy (25), Flemington (15), Orange Lake (9), Sparr (5), Lowell (4), McIntosh (4), Candler (3), East Lake (3), The Villages (3), Fairfield (2), Orange Springs (2), Morriston (1), Salt Springs (1) and Williston (1). A total of 1,363 cases have been reported among inmates (1,282) and staff members (81) at Lowell Correctional Institution and Marion Correctional Institution.
Sumter County is now reporting 1,586 cases – an increase of 28 in a 24-hour period – among 776 men, 791 women, eight non-residents and 11 people listed as unknown. There have been 45 deaths and 193 people requiring some form of hospital care.
The Villages continues to lead Sumter County with 456 cases. Others have been identified in Wildwood (305), Bushnell (253, 132 of which are at the Sumter Correctional Institution among 103 inmates and 29 staff members), Coleman (165), Oxford (99), Webster (72), Lake Panasoffkee (71), Center Hill (42), Sumterville (29) 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.
All told, Florida is reporting 579,932 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 3,928 from Monday to Tuesday. Of those, 573,811 are residents. There have been 9,920 deaths and 34,695 people have been hospitalized across the Sunshine State. Those numbers show 246 more deaths since Monday and an additional 501 people requiring hospital care.