Three more local residents have died of COVID-19 as the tri-county continues to see a steady increase in cases of the deadly virus.
One of the latest fatalities lived in Marion County and the other two were residents of Marion County. They were identified Sunday by the Florida Department of Health as:
- 60-year-old Marion County man who tested positive July 31;
- 73-year-old Lake County woman who tested positive Aug. 14; and
- 71-year-old Lake County man who tested positive Sept. 5.
Lake County is now reporting 8,168 cases – an increase of 38 from Saturday to Sunday – among 3,763 men, 4,243 women, 54 non-residents and 108 people listed as unknown. A total of 664 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 267 in correctional facilities. There have been 218 deaths and 697 people treated in area hospitals.
Leesburg is reporting 1,351 cases – an increase of seven in a 24-hour period. Others have been identified in Clermont (2,016), Tavares (766), Eustis (643), Mount Dora (628), Groveland (569), Lady Lake (348), Mascotte (232), Minneola (221), Sorrento (182), Fruitland Park (182), Umatilla (166), Montverde (127), Grand Island (90), Astatula (62), Howey-in-the-Hills (53), The Villages (40), Astor (38), Altoona (38), Yalaha (32), Paisley (34), Okahumpka (18), Ferndale (5) and Mount Plymouth (3).
Below is a breakdown of other COVID-19 activity in the local area:
TRI-COUNTY AREA
- Cases: 21,368 – increase of 80
- Men: 9,589
- Women: 11,569
- Non-residents: 84
- People listed as unknown: 126
- Deaths: 632
- Hospitalizations: 2,001
SUMTER COUNTY
- Cases: 2,756 – increase of 14
- Men: 1,565
- Women: 1,170
- Non-residents: 10
- People listed as unknown: 11
- Cases in long-term care facilities: 205
- Cases in correctional facilities: 738
- Deaths: 79
- Hospitalizations: 270
- Area/cities with most cases: The Villages (721), Coleman (656), Wildwood (449), Bushnell (323, 140 of which are at the Sumter Correctional Institution among 103 inmates and 37 staff members) and Oxford (139).
MARION COUNTY
- Cases: 10,444 – increase of 28
- Men: 4,261
- Women: 6,156
- Non-residents: 20
- People listed as unknown: 7
- Cases in long-term care facilities: 1,050
- Cases in correctional facilities: 2,236
- Deaths: 335
- Hospitalizations: 1,034
- Cities with most cases: Ocala (7,984), Summerfield (429), Belleview (377), Dunnellon (356) and Citra (193). The Villages is reporting six cases.
All told, Florida is reporting 755,020 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 2,539 from Saturday to Sunday. Of those, 745,492 are residents. A total of 49,355 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 23,671 in correctional facilities. Across the state, there have been 16,168 deaths and 47,053 people have been hospitalized.
