A Lake County man has succumbed to COVID-19 as the virus continues to sweep through The Villages, surrounding communities, the Lake County Jail and the federal prison in Coleman.
The latest victim was identified as a 67-year-old man who hadn’t traveled recently and tested positive on April 3. He became the 21st COVID-19-related fatality in Lake County and the 48th in the tri-county area.
Another Villager living in Sumter County has contracted the virus, bringing the total number of cases in the mega-retirement community to 92. Eighty of those are in Sumter County, with 10 in Lake County and two in the Marion County portion of the community. he Florida Department of Health had reported 11 cases Monday in the Lake County portion of the sprawling retirement mecca but that number was reduced on Tuesday.
Summerfield also is reporting four new cases for a total of 46. The newest patients have been identified as:
- 74-year-old female with no recent travel history;
- 64-year-old male who had traveled to Mexico recently;
- 70-year-old female with no recent travel history; and
- 66-year-old male with no recent travel history.
COVID-19 also has continued be an issue at the Lake County Jail, where 119 cases have now reported among 102 inmates and 17 staff members. The federal prison in Coleman also reported an increase of two cases, bring the total to seven among six staff members and one inmate.
Overall, the tri-county area is reporting 1,509 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 48 from Monday to Tuesday. They are comprised of 807 men, 679 women and 23 non-residents. A total of 203 people also have been hospitalized with the illness.
Lake County continues to pace the tri-county area with 795 cases – an increase of 32 – among 420 men, 359 women and 16 non-residents. A total of 102 people also have required some form of hospital care.
The newest Lake County cases have been identified as:
- 22-year-old female;
- 69-year-old female;
- 64-year-old female;
- 57-year-old male;
- 66-year-old male;
- 37-year-old female;
- 36-year-old female;
- 30-year-old female;
- 62-year-old female;
- 50-year-old male;
- 48-year-old male;
- 46-year-old male;
- 30-year-old female;
- 42-year-old female;
- 18-year-old male who had been in contact with another patient;
- 60-year-old male;
- 20-year-old female;
- 26-year-old female who had been in contact with another patient;
- 25-year-old male who had been in contact with another patient;
- 46-year-old male;
- 35-year-old female;
- 3-year-old male;
- 50-year-old female;
- 20-year-old female;
- 26-year-old female;
- 24-year-old male;
- 48-year-old male;
- 60-year-old male;
- 50-year-old male;
- 60-year-old female;
- 28-year-old male;
- 38-year-old female;
- 27-year-old female;
- 78-year-old female;
- 22-year-old female;
- 86-year-old male;
- 23-year-old male;
- 20-year-old female;
- 40-year-old female;
- 25-year-old female;
- 68-year-old female;
- 88-year-old female;
- 22-year-old female; and
- 58-year-old male.
Clermont continues to lead Lake County with 162 cases – an increase of 41 in 24 hours. Others have been identified in Tavares (162), Leesburg (102), Eustis (85), Mount Dora (46), Groveland (32), Lady Lake (24), Sorrento (19), Minneola (16), Umatilla (15), Mascotte (15), Montverde (9), Fruitland Park (8), Howey-in-the-Hills (5), Altoona (3), Okahumpka (3), Astor (3), Yalaha (2), Paisley (2), Grand Island (2) and Astatula (2).
Sumter County added four new cases for a total of 290 among 201 men, 87 women and two non-residents. There have been 17 deaths and 46 people have been hospitalized.
The newest Sumter County patients have been identified as:
- 43-year-old male who hadn’t travel recently nor been in contact with another patient;
- 13-year-old male who had traveled to Georgia and other parts of Florida;
- 38-year-old male; and
- 21-year-old male.
The majority of Sumter County cases – 123 – have been reported in Bushnell. Of those 120 have been identified at the Sumter Correctional Institution. Other cases have been reported in Lake Panasoffkee (22), Oxford (20), Webster (12), Wildwood (11), Lady Lake portion of the county (7), Coleman (6), Sumterville (5) and Center Hill (2).
Marion County is now reporting 424 cases – an increase of 12 in a 24-hour period. Those are comprised of 186 men, 233 women and five non-residents. There have been 10 deaths and 55 people have been seen in area hospitals.
Besides the new Summerfield patients, the newest Marion County cases include:
- 39-year-old female from Ocala;
- 44-year-old male from Ocala with no travel history who had been in contact with another patient;
- 27-year-old male from Ocala with no travel history who had been in contact with another patient;
- 59-year-old female from Ocala who had been in contact with another patient;
- 21-year-old female from Belleview with no recent travel history who had been in contact with another patient;
- 36-year-old male from Ocala with no recent travel history who had been in contact with another patient; and
- 24-year-old male from Ocala.
Ocala continues to lead Marion County with 273 cases. Others have been identified in Belleview (25), Dunnellon (20), Citra (12), Ocklawaha (7), Silver Springs (7), Anthony (4), Reddick (3), Weirsdale (2) and Fort McCoy (1).
All told, Florida is reporting 103,503 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 3,286 in a 24-hour period. Of those, 101,303 are residents. There have been 3,238 deaths and 13,325 people have been hospitalized across the Sunshine State. Those numbers show 65 more deaths since Monday and an additional 206 people being treated in hospitals.