Three other residents of three counties have lost their battle against COVID-19 as the deadly virus continues to sweep the area’s long-term care facilities.
Two of the latest victims are from Lake County and the other lived in Marion County. They were identified on Friday as:
- A 58-year-old Lake County man who tested positive on June 19 had not recently traveled but had been in contact with another patient;
- 90-year-old Lake County woman tested positive on July 1 and
- An 81-year-old Marion County woman who tested positive Tuesday had not recently traveled but had been in contact with someone else with the virus.
New cases of COVID-19 have also been identified at three long-term care facilities in Lady Lake, two of which are located on Griffin Avenue and the other on US Hwy. 27/441 of UF Health The Villages Hospital, all stone’s throw from the historic side of The Villages.
The Springs of Lady Lake Assisted Living reported its first case, involving a call center employee. Lady Lake Specialty Care reported three new cases among residents, bringing the total in the nursing home to 34 cases between 21 staff members and 13 residents, three of whom were transferred out of the center. And Villages Crossings Harbor Chase, located at 13517 NE 86th Dr., reported that a second employee tested positive for the life-threatening virus.
The Villages is now reporting 290 cases of COVID-19, with an overwhelming majority, 272, in the Sumter County part of the mega-retirement community. Sixteen cases have also been identified in the Lake County section and two have been reported in the Marion County area of the sprawling retirement mecca.
Forty-four new cases have also been reported in communities outside the confines of The Villages. These include:
- Leesburg climbed 22 for a total of 426;
- Summerfield climbed nine for a total of 144;
- Belleview up to seven for a total of 126;
- Wildwood up to five for a total of 108, and
- Fruitland Park climbs one for a total of 47.
Overall, the three-county area is reporting 6,065 cases, a 242 increase Thursday through Friday, among 2,923 men, 3,028 women, 37 nonresidents, and 77 people listed as unknown. There have been 74 deaths and 474 people have been hospitalized.
Lake County continues to mark the local area with 3,139 cases, an increase of 130 in a 24-hour period, among 1,471 men, 1,594 women, 23 nonresidents, and 51 people listed as unknown. There have been 36 deaths and 165 people have been treated in 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 whom are in the Lake County Jail among 131 inmates, 28 staff members, and two contract nurses), Eustis (275), Groveland (215), Mount Dora (206) , Mascotte (111), Lady Lake (97), Minneola (89), Sorrento (85), Montverde (66), Umatilla (51), 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 reports 770 cases, an increase of 13 in 24 hours. They are divided between 430 men, 326 women, seven non-residents and seven people who are listed as unknown. There have been 19 deaths and 99 people have been hospitalized.
Bushnell is now reporting 175 cases of COVID-19, 123 of which are at the Sumter Correctional Institution among 103 inmates and 20 staff members. Others have been identified at Oxford (45), Lake Panasoffkee (37), Webster (29), Center Hill (28), Coleman (22), the Lady Lake County portion (15) and Sumterville (13). Coleman Federal Prison is also reporting 189 cases between 141 inmates and 48 staff members.
Marion County added 99 cases overnight for a total of 2,156. Among them, 1,022 men, 1,108 women, seven residents and 19 people who are listed as unknown. There have been 19 deaths and 210 people have required some form of hospital care.
The vast majority of Marion County cases, 1,529, have been reported in Ocala, which experienced an increase of 71 in a 24-hour period. Others have been identified in 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) and Lowell (1).
Overall, Florida reports 327,241 cases of COVID-19, an increase from 11,466 Thursday through Friday. Of these, 323,002 are residents. There have been 4,912 deaths and 20,191 people have been hospitalized throughout the Sunshine State. Those numbers show 130 more deaths since Thursday and an additional 366 people requiring hospital care.
