Three more tri-county residents have lost their battle against COVID-19 as the deadly virus continues to wreak havoc on the Ocala area.
One of the latest victims is from Marion County, while the other two lived in Lake County. They were identified Friday as:
- 81-year-old Ocala woman who tested positive Tuesday, hadn’t traveled recently but had been in contact with another person suffering from the virus.
- 58-year-old Lake County man who tested positive June 19, hadn’t traveled recently but had been in contact with another patient; and
- 90-year-old Lake County woman who tested positive July 1.
Marion County added 99 cases from Thursday to Friday for a total of 2,156. Those include 1,022 men, 1,108 women, seven residents and 19 people listed as unknown. There have been 19 deaths and 210 people have required some form of hospital care.
Overall, 71 percent of the cases in Marion County – 1,529 – have been reported in Ocala, which saw an increase of 71 in a 24-hour period. Others have been identified in Summerfield (144), Belleview (126), Dunnellon (89), Citra (32), Silver Springs (25), Ocklawaha (25), Reddick (19), Weirsdale (16), Anthony (13), Fort McCoy (5), Candler (3), East Lake (3), Orange Lake (2), The Villages (2) and Lowell (1).
The tri-county area is now reporting 6,065 cases – an increase of 242 in a 24-hour period – among 2,923 men, 3,028 women, 37 non-residents and 77 people listed as unknown. There have been 74 deaths and 474 people have been hospitalized.
Lake County continues to pace the local area with 3,139 cases – an increase of 130 in a 24-hour period – among 1,471 men, 1,594 women, 23 non-residents and 51 people listed as unknown. There have been 36 deaths and 165 people have been seen at area hospitals.
Clermont continues to lead Lake County with 805 cases – an increase of 25 in 24 hours. Others have been reported in Tavares (450, 161 of which are at the Lake County Jail among 131 inmates, 28 staff members and two contracted nurses), Leesburg (426), Eustis (275), Groveland (215), Mount Dora (206), Mascotte (111), Lady Lake (97), Minneola (89), Sorrento (85), Montverde (66), Umatilla (51), Fruitland Park (47), Grand Island (28), Howey-in-the-Hills (23), Astor (18), The Villages (16), Astatula (16), Yalaha (13), Okahumpka (11), Paisley (11), Altoona (9), Ferndale (3) and Mount Plymouth (3).
Sumter County is reporting 770 cases – an increase of 13 in 24 hours. Those are divided among 430 men, 326 women, seven non-residents and seven people listed as unknown. There have been 19 deaths and 99 people have been hospitalized.
Of the Sumter County cases, 272 have been reported in The Villages, followed by Bushnell with 175. Of those, 123 are at the Sumter Correctional Institution among 103 inmates and 20 staff members. Other cases have been identified in Wildwood (108), Oxford (45), Lake Panasoffkee (37), Webster (29), Center Hill (28), Coleman (22), Lady Lake portion of the county (15) and Sumterville (13). The federal prison in Coleman also is reporting 189 cases among 141 inmates and 48 staff members.
All told, Florida is reporting 327,241 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 11,466 from Thursday to Friday. Of those, 323,002 are residents. There have been 4,912 deaths and 20,191 people have been hospitalized across the Sunshine State. Those numbers show 130 more deaths since Thursday and an additional 366 people requiring hospital care.