Twelve more local residents have lost their battle with COVID-19 as a spike in cases was reported Thursday in and around The Villages.
Nine of the latest fatalities were residents of Lake County, while the other three lived in Marion County. No information was provided Thursday about the Marion County deaths by the Florida Department of Health, but the Lake County victims were identified as:
- 87-year-old woman who tested positive Aug. 8;
- 82-year-old man who tested positive Aug. 12;
- 63-year-old woman who tested positive Aug. 23;
- 92-year-old woman who tested positive Sept. 15;
- 85-year-old woman who tested positive Sept. 17;
- 73-year-old woman who tested positive Sept. 18;
- 87-year-old man who tested positive Sept. 21;
- 67-year-old man who tested positive Oct. 2; and
- 95-year-old woman who tested positive Oct. 2.
Lake County is now reporting 8,336 cases – an increase of 96 from Tuesday to Thursday – among 3,835 men, 4,337 women, 55 non-residents and 109 people listed as unknown. A total of 678 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 269 in correctional facilities. There have been 227 deaths and 719 people treated in area hospitals.
Leesburg is reporting 1,382 cases – an increase of 12 in a 24-hour period. Others have been identified in Clermont (2,066), Tavares (775), Eustis (662), Mount Dora (638), Groveland (579), Lady Lake (352), Mascotte (232), Minneola (226), Sorrento (185), Fruitland Park (185), Umatilla (171), Montverde (127), Grand Island (90), Astatula (63), Howey-in-the-Hills (55), Astor (41), The Villages (40), Altoona (38), Paisley (34), 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: 21,731 – increase of 211
- Men: 9,748
- Women: 11,768
- Non-residents: 88
- People listed as unknown: 127
- Deaths: 652
- Hospitalizations: 2,036
SUMTER COUNTY
- Cases: 2,802 – increase of 31
- Men: 1,596
- Women: 1,184
- Non-residents: 11
- People listed as unknown: 11
- Cases in long-term care facilities: 206
- Cases in correctional facilities: 753
- Deaths: 83
- Hospitalizations: 275
- Area/cities with most cases: The Villages (729), Coleman (668), Wildwood (456), Bushnell (331, 141 of which are at the Sumter Correctional Institution among 103 inmates and 38 staff members) and Oxford (142). The federal prison in Coleman also is reporting 170 cases among 67 inmates and 103 staff members.
MARION COUNTY
- Cases: 10,593 – increase of 84
- Men: 4,317
- Women: 6,247
- Non-residents: 22
- People listed as unknown: 7
- Cases in long-term care facilities: 1,057
- Cases in correctional facilities: 2,240
- Deaths: 342
- Hospitalizations: 1,042
- Cities with most cases: Ocala (8,081), Summerfield (434), Belleview (383), Dunnellon (361) and Citra (195). 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 768,091 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 7,702 from Tuesday to Thursday. Of those, 758,306 are residents. A total of 49,858 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 23,858 in correctional facilities. Across the state, there have been 16,470 deaths and 47,765 people have been hospitalized.
