Seven more local residents have succumbed to COVID-19 as Florida surpassed 760,000 cases of the virus.
Three of the latest fatalities were residents of Sumter County and four lived in Marion County. No information was provided about three of the Marion County residents but the others were identified as:
- 81-year-old Sumter County man who tested positive Sept. 30;
- 75-year-old Sumter County woman who tested positive Oct. 7;
- 52-year-old Sumter County man who tested positive Oct. 12; and
- 69-year-old Marion County man who tested positive Oct. 7.
Lake County is now reporting 8,240 cases – an increase of 45 from Monday to Tuesday – among 3,795 men, 4,282 women, 55 non-residents and 108 people listed as unknown. A total of 672 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 267 in correctional facilities. There have been 218 deaths and 706 people treated in area hospitals.
Leesburg is reporting 1,370 cases – an increase of six in a 24-hour period. Others have been identified in Clermont (2,042), Tavares (770), Eustis (649), Mount Dora (634), Groveland (571), Lady Lake (351), Mascotte (231), Minneola (224), Sorrento (183), Fruitland Park (183), Umatilla (169), Montverde (127), Grand Island (90), Astatula (62), Howey-in-the-Hills (53), Astor (40), The Villages (39), Altoona (38), Paisley (33), Yalaha (32), 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: 21,520 – increase of 113
- Men: 9,658
- Women: 11,651
- Non-residents: 85
- People listed as unknown: 126
- Deaths: 83
- Hospitalizations: 271
SUMTER COUNTY
- Cases: 2,771 – increase of 17
- Men: 1,574
- Women: 1,176
- Non-residents: 10
- People listed as unknown: 11
- Cases in long-term care facilities: 206
- Cases in correctional facilities: 744
- Deaths: 83
- Hospitalizations: 271
- Area/cities with most cases: The Villages (720), Coleman (659), Wildwood (454), Bushnell (326, 140 of which are at the Sumter Correctional Institution among 103 inmates and 37 staff members) and Oxford (140). The federal prison in Coleman also is reporting 155 cases among 51 inmates and 104 staff members.
MARION COUNTY
- Cases: 10,509 – increase of 51
- Men: 4,289
- Women: 6,193
- Non-residents: 20
- People listed as unknown: 7
- Cases in long-term care facilities: 1,053
- Cases in correctional facilities: 2,236
- Deaths: 339
- Hospitalizations: 1,036
- Cities with most cases: Ocala (8,027), Summerfield (434), Belleview (378), Dunnellon (356) and Citra (194). A total of 1,422 cases also have been reported among inmates (1,318) and staff members (104) at Lowell Correctional Institution and Marion Correctional Institution.
All told, Florida is reporting 760,389 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 3,662 from Monday to Tuesday. Of those, 750,739 are residents. A total of 49,564 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 23,714 in correctional facilities. Across the state, there have been 16,308 deaths and 47,352 people have been hospitalized.
