Six more local residents have died of COVID-19 as Florida surpassed 700,000 cumulative cases of the deadly virus on Sunday.
All six of the latest fatalities were Marion County residents. No specific information about them was provided Sunday by the Florida Department of Health.
Lake County is now reporting 7,466 cases – an increase of 22 from Saturday to Sunday – among 3,434 men, 3,861 women, 51 non-residents and 120 people listed as unknown. A total of 595 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 261 in correctional facilities. There have been 189 deaths and 575 people treated in area hospitals.
Leesburg is reporting 1,230 cases – an increase of two in a 24-hour period. Others have been identified in Clermont (1,868), Tavares (743), Eustis (591), Mount Dora (585), Groveland (510), Lady Lake (295), Mascotte (230), Minneola (207), Sorrento (167), Umatilla (155), Fruitland Park (148), Montverde (115), Grand Island (79), Astatula (61), Howey-in-the-Hills (49), The Villages (33), 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: 19,396 – increase of 67
- Men: 8,502
- Women: 10,369
- Non-residents: 77
- People listed as unknown: 178
- Deaths: 544
- Hospitalizations: 1,765
SUMTER COUNTY
- Cases: 2,222 – increase of 5
- Men: 1,156
- Women: 1,044
- Non-residents: 9
- People listed as unknown: 13
- Cases in long-term care facilities: 198
- Cases in correctional facilities: 483
- Deaths: 67
- Hospitalizations: 250
- Area/cities with most cases: The Villages (583), Wildwood (406), Coleman (394), Bushnell (299, 138 of which are at the Sumter Correctional Institution among 103 inmates and 35 staff members) and Oxford (131). The federal prison in Coleman also is reporting 313 cases among 206 inmates and 107 staff members.
MARION COUNTY
- Cases: 9,708 – increase of 40
- Men: 3,912
- Women: 5,734
- Non-residents: 17
- People listed as unknown: 45
- Cases in long-term care facilities: 997
- Cases in correctional facilities: 2,223
- Deaths: 288
- Hospitalizations: 940
- Cities with most cases: Ocala (7,540), Summerfield (378), Belleview (356), Dunnellon (320) and Citra (186). 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 700,564 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 1,882 from Saturday to Sunday. Of those, 43,533 are residents. A total of 46,379 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 22,698 in correctional facilities. Across the state, there have been 14,202 deaths and 43,533 people have been hospitalized.
