Of the 395 cases of the Coronavirus in Marion County, 65 percent – 257 – have been identified in Ocala.
That’s according to statistics released Sunday from the Florida Department of Health show that identify the latest patients in Marion County as:
- 20-year-old woman (Ocala);
- 22-year-old woman (Ocala);
- 26-year-old man (Ocala);
- 33-year-old woman (Ocala);
- 44-year-old woman (Anthony); and
- 76-year-old man (Ocala).
Those Marion County cases, which showed an increase of six in a 24-hour period, are divided among 170 men, 220 women and five non-residents. There have been 10 deaths and 51 people have been seen in area hospitals.
Besides the Ocala cases, others have been identified in Summerfield (40), Belleview (23), Dunnellon (19), Citra (11), Ocklawaha (7), Silver Springs (5), Anthony (4), Reddick (3), The Villages (2), Weirsdale (2) and Fort McCoy (1).
Overall, the tri-county area is reporting 1,412 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 70 from Saturday to Sunday – among 762 men, 627 women and 23 non-residents. There have been 46 deaths and 192 people have been hospitalized.
Lake County continues to lead the way in the tri-county area with 733 cases – an increase of 62 in a 24-hour period. Those are divided among 396 men, 321 women and 16 non-residents. There have been 19 deaths and 95 people have required some form of hospital care.
Clermont continues to pace Lake County with 162 cases – an increase of 27 in 24 hours. Leesburg also increased by seven cases to 90. Others have been reported in Tavares (148, at least 100 of which are at the Lake County Jail), Eustis (82), Mount Dora (41), Groveland (30), Sorrento (18), Umatilla (15), Mascotte (14), Minneola (14), The Villages (10), Montverde (8), Fruitland Park (7), Howey-in-the-Hills (4), Altoona (3), Yalaha (2), Paisley (2), Grand Island (2), Okahumpka (1), Astatula (1) and Astor (1).
Sumter County is now reporting 284 cases – an increase of two in 24-hours – among 196 men, 86 women and two non-residents. There have been 17 deaths and 46 people have been hospitalized.
Of the Sumter County cases, 78 have been reported in The Villages and another 123 have been identified in Bushnell – 119 of which are at the Sumter Correctional Institution. Other cases have been reported in Lake Panasoffkee (22), Oxford (20), Webster (11), Lady Lake portion of the county (7), Sumterville (5), Coleman (4) and Center Hill (1). The federal prison in Coleman also has identified five cases among four staff members and one inmate.
All told, Florida is reporting 97,291 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 3,494 in a 24-hour period. Of those, 95,139 are residents. There have been 3,161 deaths and 13,037 people have been hospitalized across the Sunshine State.