Eleven more local residents have died of COVID-19 as the tri-county area saw an increase in new cases of the deadly virus on Saturday.

Nine of the latest fatalities were residents of Marion County, while one each lived in Lake County and Sumter County. Only nine of the victims were identified Saturday by the Florida Department of Health. They include:

  • 61-year-old Marion County woman who tested positive July 7;
  • 72-year-old Marion County man who tested positive Sept. 28;
  • 78-year-old Marion County man who tested positive Oct. 3;
  • 97-year-old Marion County woman who tested positive Oct. 5;
  • 70-year-old Marion County man who tested positive Oct. 5;
  • 58-year-old Marion County man who tested positive Oct. 7;
  • 85-year-old Marion County man who tested positive Oct. 13;
  • 65-year-old Marion County woman who tested positive Oct. 31; and
  • 80-year-old Sumter County man who tested positive Oct. 22.

Lake County is now reporting 9,132 cases – an increase of 85 from Friday to Saturday – among 4,204 men, 4,741 women, 67 non-residents and 120 people listed as unknown. A total of 724 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 275 in correctional facilities. There have been 235 deaths and 750 people treated in area hospitals.

Leesburg is reporting 1,504 cases – an increase of two in a 24-hour period. Others have been identified in Clermont (2,303), Tavares (811), Eustis (735), Mount Dora (692), Groveland (620), Lady Lake (397), Minneola (245), Mascotte (236), Fruitland Park (208), Sorrento (199), Umatilla (189), Montverde (138), Grand Island (97), Astatula (68), Howey-in-the-Hills (67), The Villages (42), Astor (41), Altoona (40), Yalaha (36), Paisley (35), 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: 23,482 – increase of 249
  • Men: 10,566
  • Women: 12,667
  • Non-residents: 106
  • People listed as unknown: 143
  • Deaths: 684
  • Hospitalizations: 2,141

SUMTER COUNTY

  • Cases: 3,070 – increase of 44
  • Men: 1,741
  • Women: 1,299
  • Non-residents: 13
  • People listed as unknown: 17
  • Cases in long-term care facilities: 224
  • Cases in correctional facilities: 799
  • Deaths: 88
  • Hospitalizations: 298
  • Area/cities with most cases: The Villages (823), Coleman (711), Wildwood (477), Bushnell (358, 135 of which are at the Sumter Correctional Institution among 90 inmates and 45 staff members) and Oxford (152). The federal prison in Coleman also is reporting 126 cases among 23 inmates and 103 staff members.

MARION COUNTY

  • Cases: 11,280 – increase of 120
  • Men: 4,641
  • Women: 6,627
  • Non-residents: 26
  • People listed as unknown: 6
  • Cases in long-term care facilities: 1,123
  • Cases in correctional facilities: 2,250
  • Deaths: 361
  • Hospitalizations: 1,093
  • Cities with most cases: Ocala (8,527), Summerfield (467), Belleview (407), Dunnellon (399) and Citra (202). 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 837,077 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 4,452 from Friday to Saturday. Of those, 825,906 are residents. A total of 52,196 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 24,947 in correctional facilities. Across the state, there have been 17,311 deaths and 50,426 people have been hospitalized.