COVID-19 has claimed 14 more local victims as the tri-county area reported 87 new cases of the virus Thursday.
Eleven of the latest fatalities lived in Lake County, while the other three were Marion County residents. They were identified by the Florida Department of Health as:
- 53-year-old Lake County man who tested positive July 21;
- 57-year-old Lake County man who tested positive July 29;
- 87-year-old Lake County woman who tested positive Aug. 11;
- 76-year-old Lake County man who tested positive Aug. 19;
- 71-year-old Lake County man who tested positive Aug. 25;
- 61-year-old Lake County man who tested positive Aug. 25;
- 88-year-old Lake County man who tested positive Sept. 1;
- 80-year-old Lake County man who tested positive Sept. 6;
- 78-year-old Lake County woman who tested positive Sept. 9;
- 66-year-old Lake County woman who tested positive Sept. 17;
- 100-year-old Lake County woman who tested positive Sept. 17;
- 40-year-old Marion County man who tested positive July 28;
- 60-year-old Marion County man who tested positive Aug. 4; and
- 74-year-old Marion County woman who tested positive Sept. 8.
Lake County is now reporting 7,394 cases – an increase of 29 from Wednesday to Thursday – among 3,404 men, 3,818 women, 52 non-residents and 120 people listed as unknown. A total of 591 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 261 in correctional facilities. There have been 184 deaths and 561 people treated in area hospitals.
Leesburg is now reporting 1,220 cases – an increase of 12 in a 24-hour period. Others have been identified in Clermont (1,849), Tavares (737), Eustis (584), Mount Dora (580), Groveland (506), Lady Lake (290), Mascotte (230), Minneola (206), Sorrento (166), Umatilla (153), Fruitland Park (146), Montverde (114), Grand Island (77), Astatula (61), Howey-in-the-Hills (49), The Villages (32), Yalaha (32), Altoona (32), Astor (31), Paisley (26), Okahumpka (16), Ferndale (5) and Mount Plymouth (3).
Below is a breakdown of other COVID-19 activity in the local area:
TRI-COUNTY AREA
- Cases: 19,189 – increase of 87
- Men: 8,410
- Women: 10,521
- Non-residents: 78
- People listed as unknown: 180
- Deaths: 515
- Hospitalizations: 1,733
SUMTER COUNTY
- Cases: 2,205 – increase of 9
- Men: 1,147
- Women: 1,036
- Non-residents: 9
- People listed as unknown: 13
- Cases in long-term care facilities: 198
- Cases in correctional facilities: 481
- Deaths: 65
- Hospitalizations: 248
- Area/cities with most cases: The Villages (580), Wildwood (405), Coleman (392), Bushnell (295, 138 of which are at the Sumter Correctional Institution among 103 inmates and 35 staff members) and Oxford (130). The federal prison in Coleman also is reporting 308 cases among 205 inmates and 103 staff members.
MARION COUNTY
- Cases: 9,590 – increase of 49
- Men: 3,859
- Women: 5,667
- Non-residents: 17
- People listed as unknown: 47
- Cases in long-term care facilities: 978
- Cases in correctional facilities: 2,223
- Deaths: 266
- Hospitalizations: 924
- Cities with most cases: Ocala (7,458), Summerfield (372), Belleview (354), Dunnellon (319) and Citra (183). A total of 1,419 cases also have been reported among inmates (1,318) and staff members (101) at Lowell Correctional Institution and Marion Correctional Institution.
All told, Florida is reporting 693,040 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 2,541 from Wednesday to Thursday. Of those, 684,847 are residents. A total of 45,956 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 22,504 in correctional facilities. Across the state, there have been 13,961 deaths and 43,128 people have been hospitalized.
