Marion County added 10 more cases of the Coronavirus on Tuesday, with the vast majority of those reported in Ocala.
A total of 325 cases were identified in the county among 136 men, 183 women, five non-residents and one person listed as unknown. There have been eight deaths and 43 people have been seen in area hospitals.
At Tuesday’s Marion County Commission meeting, Mark Lander, administrator of the county’s Department of Health, said some of the new cases were connected to Memorial Day celebrations among large groups. He said some of those people also had been in contact with others suffering from the potentially deadly virus.
The latest Marion County cases were identified as:
- 20-year-old women who hadn’t traveled recently nor been in contact with another patient;
- 45-year-old woman who traveled to New Jersey recently;
- 60-year-old man who hadn’t traveled recently nor been in contact with another patient;
- 22-year-old man with no recent travel history;
- 37-year-old woman with no recent travel history;
- 25-year-old man with an unknown travel history;
- 28-year-old listed as unknown with an unknown travel history;
- 28-year-old woman with an unknown travel history; and
- 19-year-old woman with an unknown travel history.
The overwhelming majority of Marion County cases – 223 – have been reported in Ocala, with another 34 being reported in Summerfield. Others have been identified in Dunnellon (15), Citra (11), Belleview (11), Ocklawaha (7), Anthony (3), Reddick (2), Silver Springs (3), The Villages (2), Weirsdale (1) and Fort McCoy (1).
It’s unclear if any of the Summerfield cases are in the retirement communities of Del Webb Spruce Creek, Stonecrest or Spruce Creek South, as those specific numbers aren’t reported by the Florida Department of Health.
The tri-county area was reporting 1,091 cases – an increase of 27 in a 24-hour period. Those are comprised of 582 men, 484 women, 22 non-residents and three people who are listed as unknown. There have been 41 deaths and 174 people have been hospitalized.
Lake County continues to pace the tri-county area with 498 cases – an increase of 16 since Monday – among 258 men, 223 women, 15 non-residents and two designated as unknown. There have been 16 deaths and 86 people have been hospitalized.
The newest Lake County patients have been identified as:
- 72-year-old woman;
- 55-year-old Unknown;
- 75-year-old woman;
- 59-year-old woman;
- 56-year-old man;
- 52-year-old woman;
- 22-year-old woman;
- 25-year-old man;
- 26-year-old man;
- 47-year-old man;
- 43-year-old man;
- 25-year-old man;
- 22-year-old woman;
- 20-year-old woman;
- 59-year-old woman;
- 29-year-old man; and
- 27-year-old woman.
Of the Lake County cases, Clermont continues to lead the way with 133 cases. Others have been identified in Tavares (84), Leesburg (55), Eustis (58), Mount Dora (28), Groveland (23), Lady Lake (20), Mascotte (14), Sorrento (11), Minneola (8), Fruitland Park (6), Montverde (5), Howey-in-the-Hills (3), Altoona (2), Okahumpka (1), Umatilla (8), Grand Island (2), Astor (1), Paisley (2) and Yalaha (1).
Sumter County increased by one to 268 cases among 188 men, 78 women and two non-residents. There have been 17 deaths and 45 people have required some form of hospital care.
So far, 122 cases have been reported in Bushnell, with all but one of those being at Sumter Correctional Institution (105 inmates and 16 staff members). Others have been identified in The Villages (71), Lake Panasoffkee (22), Oxford (19), Wildwood (9), Webster (8), Lady Lake portion of the county (6), Sumterville (5) and Coleman (4). The federal prison in Coleman also has identified four cases among three staff members and one inmate.
All told, Florida is reporting 80,109 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 2,782 in a 24-hour period. Of those, 78,128 are residents. There have been 2,993 deaths and 12,206 people have been hospitalized across the Sunshine State.