One more tri-county resident has died of COVID-19 as Florida reported its biggest single-day increase in new cases of the deadly virus in two weeks.
The latest fatality was a resident of Sumter County but no specific information was provided about that victim Saturday by the Florida Department of Health. That brought the death toll in Sumter County, which contains the largest portion of the mega-retirement community The Villages, to 84, a report shows.
Lake County is now reporting 8,415 cases – an increase of 28 from Friday to Saturday – among 3,872 men, 4,377 women, 57 non-residents and 109 people listed as unknown. A total of 681 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 270 in correctional facilities. There have been 225 deaths and 723 people treated in area hospitals.
Leesburg is reporting 1,390 cases – an increase of one in a 24-hour period. Others have been identified in Clermont (2,084), Tavares (782), Eustis (674), Mount Dora (645), Groveland (581), Lady Lake (356), Mascotte (232), Minneola (229), Fruitland Park (186), Sorrento (186), Umatilla (173), Montverde (129), Grand Island (90), Astatula (63), Howey-in-the-Hills (58), Astor (41), The Villages (40), Altoona (39), 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: 21,937 – increase of 94
- Men: 9,845
- Women: 11,873
- Non-residents: 91
- People listed as unknown: 128
- Deaths: 649
- Hospitalizations: 2,046
SUMTER COUNTY
- Cases: 2,844 – increase of 18
- Men: 1,622
- Women: 1,199
- Non-residents: 11
- People listed as unknown: 12
- Cases in long-term care facilities: 207
- Cases in correctional facilities: 765
- Deaths: 84
- Hospitalizations: 277
- Area/cities with most cases: The Villages (738), Coleman (678), Wildwood (458), Bushnell (336, 143 of which are at the Sumter Correctional Institution among 103 inmates and 40 staff members) and Oxford (144). The federal prison in Coleman also is reporting 172 cases among 68 inmates and 104 staff members.
MARION COUNTY
- Cases: 10,678 – increase of 48
- Men: 4,351
- Women: 6,297
- Non-residents: 23
- People listed as unknown: 7
- Cases in long-term care facilities: 1,063
- Cases in correctional facilities: 2,241
- Deaths: 340
- Hospitalizations: 1,046
- Cities with most cases: Ocala (8,131), Summerfield (440), Belleview (389), Dunnellon (367) and Citra (196). A total of 1,423 cases have been reported among inmates (1,318) and staff members (105) at Lowell Correctional Institution and Marion Correctional Institution.
All told, Florida is reporting 776,251 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 4,471 from Friday to Saturday. Of those, 766,305 are residents. A total of 50,197 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 23,956 in correctional facilities. Across the state, there have been 16,620 deaths and 48,127 people have been hospitalized.
