Nine more local residents have been affected by COVID-19 as the virus continues to sweep through local facilities for the long term, The Villages and surrounding communities.
Six of the last dead were from Lake County and the other two lived in Marion County. They were identified Saturday by the Florida Department of Health as:
- 81-year-old Lake County woman who tested positive June 19 and had recently been in contact with another patient;
- 55-year-old Lake County woman who tested positive July 2;
- 85-year-old Lake County man who tested positive July 18;
- 59-year-old Lake County man who tested positive July 22;
- 67-year-old Lake County man who tested positive July 24;
- 66-year-old Lake County man who tests positive July 30;
- 70-year-old Marion County man who tested positive on July 18 had not traveled recently but had been in contact with another patient;
- 81-year-old Marion County man who tested positive on July 22 had not recently traveled but had been in contact with another patient; en
- A 94-year-old Marion County woman who tested positive on July 29 had not recently traveled but had been in contact with another patient.
Seventeen new COVID-19 cases were reported Sunday at two long-term care facilities in Villages area that are clearly struggling with the virus. These include:
- Lady Lake Specialty Care, 630 Griffin Ave. (eight more residents, one additional resident who transferred from the facility and one more employee); en
- Cypress Care Center, 490 S. Old Wire Rd. in Wildwood (one additional resident and six additional residents who transferred them).
Fifty-three new cases were also reported in The Villages and surrounding communities, bringing the total in the local area to 2,266. These include:
- The Villages put up four for a total of 452;
- Summerfield up 13 for a total of 260;
- Leesburg up 12 for a total of 762;
- Belleview raised eight for a total of 220;
- Wildwood raised seven for a total of 207;
- Fruitland Park up four for a total of 98;
- Oxford up three for a total of 81; en
- Lady Lake raised two for a total of 186.
Overall, the Tri-County area reports 12,617 cases – an increase of 197 from Friday to Saturday – among 5,453 men, 6,984 women, 51 non-residents and 129 people named as unknown. There have been 197 deaths and 933 people hospitalized.
Sumter County now reports 1,284 cases – an increase of 47 over a 24-hour period – among 653 men, 619 women, eight non-residents and four people named as unknown. There have been 41 deaths and 176 people have been treated in area hospitals.
Bushnell has 231 cases – of which 129 at the Sumter Correctional Institute are among 103 submitters and 26 staff members. Others have been identified in Coleman (69), Lake Panasoffkee (66), Webster (63), Center Hill (36), Lady Lake part of the county (27) and Sumterville (27). The federal prison in Coleman also reports 360 cases among 270 inmates and 90 staff members.
Marion County leads the tri-county area with 6,260 cases – an increase of 276 in 24 hours. These consist of 2,420 men, 3,794 women, 13 non-residents and 33 people named as unknown. There have been 89 deaths and 484 people hospitalized.
Ocala continues to rule Marion County with 4,941 cases – an increase of 178 overnight and 79 percent of all cases reported in the province. Others have been identified in Dunnellon (187), Citra (132), Reddick (75), Silver Springs (74), Ocklawaha (64), Weirsdale (34), Anthony (34), Fort McCoy (17), Orange Lake (8) ), Lowell (5), Sparr (5), Candler (3), East Lake (3), Morriston (2), Fairfield (2), Salt Springs (1), Williston (1) and McIntosh (1). A total of 1,217 cases were reported among residents (1,158) and staff members (59) at Lowell Correctional Institution and Marion Correctional Institution.
Lake County has 5,023 cases – an increase of 115 in 24 hours – among 2,380 men, 2,571 women, 30 non-residents and 92 people named as unknown. There have been 67 deaths and 273 people in need of some form of hospital care.
Clermont continues Lake Couty with 1,322 cases – an increase of 50 overnight. Others have been identified in Tavares (607), Eustis (424), Groveland (366), Mount Dora (336), Mascotte (175), Minneola (143). ), Sorrento (131), Umatilla (94), Montverde (80), Grand Island (50), Howey-in-the-Hills (34), Astatula (34), Yalaha (25), Astor (23), Altoona (20), Paisley (17), Okahumpka (12), Ferndale (5) and Mount Plymouth (3).
All in all, Florida reports 526,577 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 8,502 from Friday to Saturday. Of these, 520,086 are inhabitants. There have been 8,238 deaths and 30,251 people have been admitted to Sunshine State Hospital. These numbers show 187 more deaths since Friday and an additional 521 people in need of hospital care.
