Two more local residents have lost their battle with COVID-19 as the tri-county area reported an uptick in the number of new cases of the potentially deadly virus.
Both of the latest fatalities were residents of Marion County. The only one that was identified Sunday by the Florida Department of Health was a 56-year-old woman who tested positive July 23.
Lake County is now reporting 8,729 cases – an increase of 79 from Saturday to Sunday – among 4,019 men, 4,543 women, 60 non-residents and 107 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 743 people treated in area hospitals.
Leesburg is reporting 1,442 cases – an increase of 12 in a 24-hour period. Others have been identified in Clermont (2,188), Tavares (790), Eustis (693), Mount Dora (662), Groveland (602), Lady Lake (386), Minneola (235), Mascotte (233), Fruitland Park (196), Sorrento (191), Umatilla (178), Montverde (134), Grand Island (91), 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: 22,666 – increase of 115
- Men: 10,180
- Women: 12,264
- Non-residents: 97
- People listed as unknown: 125
- Deaths: 663
- Hospitalizations: 2,104
SUMTER COUNTY
- Cases: 2,960 – increase of 15
- Men: 1,677
- Women: 1,258
- Non-residents: 13
- 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 (790), Coleman (683), Wildwood (467), Bushnell (348, 151 of which are at the Sumter Correctional Institution among 109 inmates and 42 staff members) and Oxford (150). The federal prison in Coleman also is reporting 109 cases among six inmates and 103 staff members.
MARION COUNTY
- Cases: 10,977 – increase of 51
- Men: 4,484
- Women: 6,463
- Non-residents: 24
- People listed as unknown: 6
- Cases in long-term care facilities: 1,093
- Cases in correctional facilities: 2,247
- Deaths: 350
- Hospitalizations: 1,071
- Cities with most cases: Ocala (8,319), Summerfield (450), Belleview (400), Dunnellon (388) and Citra (198). A total of 1,425 cases have been reported among inmates (1,318) and staff members (107) at Lowell Correctional Institution and Marion Correctional Institution.
All told, Florida is reporting 807,412 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 4,865 from Saturday to Sunday. Of those, 796,802 are residents. A total of 51,188 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 24,422 in correctional facilities. Across the state, there have been 16,997 deaths and 49,404 people have been hospitalized.