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Friday, March 29, 2024

8 more local residents die of COVID-19 as tri-county area continues to add cases

Eight more local residents have succumbed to COVID-19 as the tri-county area reported 105 news cases of the virus on Friday.

One of the latest fatalities was from Marion County, six lived in Lake County and the other one was a Sumter County resident. They were identified by the Florida Department of Health as:

  • 52-year-old Marion County man who tested positive Aug. 19;
  • 89-year-old Lake County woman who tested positive Aug. 12;
  • 67-year-old Lake County woman who tested positive Aug. 14;
  • 89-year-old Lake County man who tested positive Sept. 5;
  • 66-year-old Lake County woman who tested positive Sept. 11;
  • 101-year-old Lake County woman who tested positive Sept. 17;
  • 77-year-old Lake County woman who tested positive Sept. 17; and
  • 68-year-old Sumter County man who tested positive Aug. 14.

Marion County is now reporting 9,329 cases – an increase of 55 from Thursday to Friday – among 3,734 men, 5,531 women, 17 non-residents and 47 people listed as unknown. A total of 941 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 2,214 in correctional facilities. There have been 259 deaths and 902 people treated in area hospitals.

Ocala continues to lead Marion County with 7,289 cases – an increase of 40 in a 24-hour period. Others have been identified in Summerfield (361), Belleview (346), Dunnellon (309), Citra (177), Silver Springs (134), Ocklawaha (109), Reddick (75), Anthony (59), Weirsdale (54), Fort McCoy (43), Flemington (33), Orange Lake (11), Sparr (7), McIntosh (7), Candler (7), Salt Springs (7), Lowell (5), The Villages (5), Fairfield (3), East Lake (3), Morriston (3) and Orange Springs (2). A total of 1,239 cases have been reported among inmates (1,113) and staff members (126) at Lowell Correctional Institution and Marion Correctional Institution.

Below is a breakdown of other COVID-19 activity in the local area:

TRI-COUNTY AREA

  • Cases: 18,869 – increase of 105
  • Men: 8,178
  • Women: 10,245
  • Non-residents: 77
  • People listed as unknown: 189
  • Deaths: 65
  • Hospitalizations: 239

LAKE COUNTY

  • Cases: 7,220 – increase of 47
  • Men: 3,325
  • Women: 3,715
  • Non-residents: 51
  • People listed as unknown: 129
  • Cases in long-term care facilities: 548
  • Cases in correctional facilities: 247
  • Deaths: 169
  • Hospitalizations: 529
  • Cities with most cases: Clermont (1,797), Leesburg (1,188), Tavares (728), Mount Dora (571) and Eustis (568).

SUMTER COUNTY

  • Cases: 2,140 – increase of 3
  • Men: 1,119
  • Women: 999
  • Non-residents: 9
  • People listed as unknown: 13
  • Cases in long-term care facilities: 197
  • Cases in correctional facilities: 471
  • Deaths: 65
  • Hospitalizations: 239
  • Area/cities with most cases: The Villages (558), Wildwood (403), Coleman (382), Bushnell (285, 138 of which are at the Sumter Correctional Institution among 103 inmates and 35 staff members) and Oxford (123). The federal prison in Coleman also is reporting 285 cases among 182 inmates and 103 staff members.

All told, Florida is reporting 677,660 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 3,204 from Thursday to Friday. Of those, 669,684 are residents. A total of 44,826 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 22,085 in correctional facilities. Across the state, there have been 13,386 deaths and 42,234 people have been hospitalized.