Four more local residents have lost their battle with COVID-19 as cases continue to be reported in Leesburg and across Lake County.
Two of the latest fatalities were from Sumter County, with one each from Lake and Sumter counties. Information on only two of the victims was provided by the Florida Department of Health:
- 81-year-old Sumter County man who tested positive Oct. 6; and
- 85-year-old Marion County woman who tested positive Oct. 26.
Lake County is now reporting 8,580 cases – an increase of 60 from Tuesday to Wednesday – among 3,944 men, 4,462 women, 58 non-residents and 116 people listed as unknown. A total of 697 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 273 in correctional facilities. There have been 227 deaths and 733 people treated in area hospitals.
Leesburg is reporting 1,415 cases – an increase of five in a 24-hour period. Others have been identified in Clermont (2,142), Tavares (786), Eustis (682), Mount Dora (653), Groveland (592), Lady Lake (375), Mascotte (233), Minneola (229), Fruitland Park (191), Sorrento (188), Umatilla (176), Montverde (132), Grand Island (90), Astatula (63), Howey-in-the-Hills (62), Astor (41), The Villages (41), Altoona (39), Paisley (35), Yalaha (33), 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: 22,257 – increase of 113
- Men: 9,984
- Women: 12,043
- Non-residents: 92
- People listed as unknown: 138
- Deaths: 662
- Hospitalizations: 2,071
SUMTER COUNTY
- Cases: 2,882 – increase of 13
- Men: 1,639
- Women: 1,219
- Non-residents: 11
- People listed as unknown: 13
- Cases in long-term care facilities: 208
- Cases in correctional facilities: 767
- Deaths: 87
- Hospitalizations: 283
- Area/cities with most cases: The Villages (753), Coleman (679), Wildwood (465), Bushnell (340, 150 of which are at the Sumter Correctional Institution among 109 inmates and 41 staff members) and Oxford (146). The federal prison in Coleman also is reporting 156 cases among 52 inmates and 104 staff members.
MARION COUNTY
- Cases: 10,795 – increase of 40
- Men: 4,401
- Women: 6,362
- Non-residents: 23
- People listed as unknown: 9
- Cases in long-term care facilities: 1,080
- Cases in correctional facilities: 2,244
- Deaths: 348
- Hospitalizations: 1,055
- Cities with most cases: Ocala (8,200), Summerfield (445), Belleview (396), Dunnellon (376) and Citra (198). A total of 1,424 cases also have been reported among inmates (1,318) and staff members (106) at Lowell Correctional Institution and Marion Correctional Institution.
All told, Florida is reporting 790,426 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 4,115 from Tuesday to Wednesday. Of those, 780,220 are residents. A total of 50,618 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 24,154 in correctional facilities. Across the state, there have been 16,775 deaths and 48,722 people have been hospitalized.
