Another local resident has died as a result of COVID-19 as new cases of the virus appeared to slow Saturday in the tri-county area.
The latest fatality was a resident of Marion County. He was identified by the Florida Department of Health as an 86-year-old who tested positive Sept. 30.
Lake County is now reporting 8,680 cases – an increase of 18 from Friday to Saturday – among 3,994 men, 4,513 women, 59 non-residents and 114 people listed as unknown. A total of 710 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 275 in correctional facilities. There have been 227 deaths and 742 people treated in area hospitals.
Leesburg is reporting 1,430 cases – an increase of two in a 24-hour period. Others have been identified in Clermont (2,178), Tavares (788), Eustis (690), Mount Dora (661), Groveland (595), Lady Lake (383), Mascotte (233), Minneola (232), Fruitland Park (196), Sorrento (190), Umatilla (176), Montverde (133), Grand Island (90), Astatula (63), Howey-in-the-Hills (63), 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: 22,551 – increase of 59
- Men: 10,125
- Women: 12,200
- Non-residents: 94
- People listed as unknown: 132
- Deaths: 661
- Hospitalizations: 2,103
SUMTER COUNTY
- Cases: 2,945 – increase of 17
- Men: 1,670
- Women: 1,252
- Non-residents: 11
- People listed as unknown: 12
- Cases in long-term care facilities: 208
- Cases in correctional facilities: 771
- Deaths: 86
- Hospitalizations: 290
- Area/cities with most cases: The Villages (785), Coleman (683), Wildwood (465), Bushnell (346, 151 of which are at the Sumter Correctional Institution among 109 inmates and 42 staff members) and Oxford (149). The federal prison in Coleman also is reporting 109 cases among six inmates and 103 staff members.
MARION COUNTY
- Cases: 10,926 – increase of 24
- Men: 4,461
- Women: 6,435
- Non-residents: 24
- People listed as unknown: 6
- Cases in long-term care facilities: 1,092
- Cases in correctional facilities: 2,246
- Deaths: 348
- Hospitalizations: 1,071
- Cities with most cases: Ocala (8,289), Summerfield (448), Belleview (398), Dunnellon (384) and Citra (198). A total of 1,425 cases also have been reported among inmates (1,318) and staff members (107) at Lowell Correctional Institution and Marion Correctional Institution.
All told, Florida is reporting 802,547 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 2,331 from Friday to Saturday. Of those, 791,997 are residents. A total of 51,138 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 24,394 in correctional facilities. Across the state, there have been 16,969 deaths and 49,338 people have been hospitalized.
