A total of 104 COVID-19 cases have now been identified in Marion County, with the overwhelming majority of those patients – 68 – living in Ocala.
Of those, 46 percent are men and 55 percent are women. There have been three deaths and 13 residents have been treated in area hospitals.
The latest Marion County cases include:
- A 61-year-old man with an unknown travel history;
- A 49-year-old man with an unknown travel history who had been in contact with someone else suffering from the virus; and
- An 84-year-old woman with no recent travel history.
Other patients in Marion County reside in Summerfield (16), Citra (4), Belleview (4), Anthony (2), Dunnellon (2), Silver Springs (1), Ocklawaha (1) and Reddick (1).
In Sumter County, 113 patients have been identified with the Coronavirus. More than half of those – 62 – are residents of The Villages, the mega-retirement community that also sprawls across Lake and Marion counties.
Of those who have tested positive in Sumter County, 53 percent are men and 47 percent are women. The most recent case involves a 79-year-old woman who hadn’t traveled nor been around another COVID-19 patient recently. Nine Sumter County residents have succumbed to the deadly virus and 28 have been hospitalized.
Lake County continues to lead the way in the tri-county area with 169 cases of the virus – eight of whom are not residents. Of those who have tested positive, 48 percent are men and 52 percent are women. Four residents have died as a result of the virus and 46 have received hospital care.
The most recent Lake County cases include:
- A 72-year-old woman who recently traveled to New York and other parts of Florida and had been in contact with someone else suffering from the virus;
- A 5-year-old boy with an unknown travel history;
- A 64-year-old man with an unknown travel history;
- A 48-year-old man with an unknown travel history; and
- Two 24-year-old women with unknown travel histories who had been in contact other COVID-19 patients.
All told, Florida is reporting 21,628 Coronavirus cases, with 20,984 of those being residents of the Sunshine State. There have been 571 deaths and 3,050 people have been hospitalized.