Nine other residents of three counties have lost the battle against COVID-19.
The latest victims were identified as:
- 46-year-old Sumter County woman tested positive on July 1;
- Sumter County woman, 90, tested positive on July 3;
- Sumter County 85-year-old man tested positive on July 5;
- 84-year-old Lake County man who tested positive on July 19;
- 75-year-old Marion County man who tested positive on July 4;
- 89-year-old Marion County woman tested positive on July 6;
- 86-year-old Marion County man tested positive on July 7;
- 56-year-old Marion County woman tested positive on July 15; and
- 72-year-old Marion County man tested positive on July 22.
It is unclear in which communities the victims lived, as the Florida Department of Health does not disclose that specific information. But they bring the total deaths in the local area to 105, with 623 people also requiring hospital care.
Overall, the three-county area reported 7,936 cases on Friday, an increase of 350 overnight. Those are broken down as:
- Sumter County 941 – an increase of 39;
- Lake County 3,890 – an increase of 133; and
- Marion County 3,105 – an increase of 178.
Overall, Florida reports 402,312 cases of COVID-19, an increase of 12,444 Thursday through Friday. Of these, 397,470 are residents. There have been 5,768 deaths and 23,225 people have been hospitalized throughout the Sunshine State. Those numbers show 136 more deaths since Thursday and an additional 581 people requiring hospital care.
