COVID-19 has claimed six more local residents as the number of cases continue to increase in Leesburg and surrounding communities.
Two of the latest victims were from Lake County, while one lived in Sumter County and three were residents of Marion County. They were described by the Florida Department of Health as:
- 82-year-old Lake County man who tested positive May 28, hadn’t traveled recently but had been in contact with someone else suffering from the virus;
- 89-year-old Lake County man who tested positive Aug. 18;
- 82-year-old Sumter County woman who tested positive July 16 and hadn’t traveled recently;
- 72-year-old Marion County woman who tested positive July 12, hadn’t traveled recently but had been in contact with another patient;
- 87-year-old Marion County man who tested positive Aug. 2, hadn’t traveled recently but had been in contact with another patient; and
- 62-year-old Marion County man who tested positive Aug. 10, hadn’t traveled recently but had been in contact with another patient.
Overall, the tri-county area is reporting 14,981 cases – an increase of 249 from Tuesday to Wednesday. Those include 6,487 men, 8,248 women, 56 non-residents and 190 people listed as unknown. There have been 258 deaths and 1,166 people hospitalized.
Lake County now has 5,746 cases – an increase of 58 in 24 hours. Those are comprised of 2,675 men, 2,933 women, 34 non-residents and 114 people listed as unknown. There have been 91 deaths and 338 people hospitalized.
Clermont continues to lead Lake County with 1,482 cases. Others have been identified in Leesburg (874), Tavares (657), Eustis (484), Mount Dora (423), Groveland (407), Lady Lake (213), Mascotte (188), Minneola (158), Sorrento (137), Umatilla (119), Fruitland Park (115), Montverde (86), Grand Island (59), Astatula (44), Howey-in-the-Hills (36), Yalaha (27), The Villages (25), Astor (25), Paisley (23), Altoona (22), Okahumpka (16), Ferndale (5) and Mount Plymouth (3).
Sumter County now has 1,611 cases – an increase of 25 in a 24-hour period – among 795 men, 801 women, eight non-residents and seven people listed as unknown. There have been 46 deaths and 196 people requiring some form of hospital care.
The Villages continues lead Sumter County with 457 cases. Others have been identified in Wildwood (310), Bushnell (255, 132 of which are at the Sumter Correctional Institution among 103 inmates and 29 staff members), Coleman (174), Oxford (102), Lake Panasoffkee (73), Webster (73), Center Hill (43), Lady Lake portion of the county (30) and Sumterville (29). The federal prison in Coleman also is reporting 341 cases among 245 inmates and 96 staff members.
Marion County continues to pace the tri-county area with 7,614 cases – an increase of 166 overnight – among 3,017 men, 4,514 women, 14 non-residents and 69 people listed as unknown. There have been 121 deaths and 632 people treated in area hospitals.
Of the total Marion County cases, 6,027 – 79.2 percent – have been reported in Ocala. Others have been identified in Summerfield (301), Belleview (279), Dunnellon (239), Citra (152), Silver Springs (91), Ocklawaha (82), Reddick (69), Anthony (45), Weirsdale (41), Fort McCoy (28), 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 1,358 cases have been reported among inmates (1,277) and staff members (81) at Lowell Correctional Institution.
All told, Florida is reporting 584,047 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 4,115 from Tuesday to Wednesday. Of those, 577,891 are residents. There have been 10,067 deaths and 35,200 people have been hospitalized across the Sunshine State. Those numbers show 147 more deaths since Tuesday and an additional 505 people requiring hospital care.
