Another fifteen locals died before COVID-19, as the potentially deadly virus could still strike the Villages Charter School on Friday.
Ten of the most recent deaths were Lake County residents, while three lived in Sumter County and the other two lived in Marion County. They are among the 1,574 deaths in the three counties, the 31,162 in Florida and the 509,710 across the country.
Another two students for the Charter School of Villages tested positive for COVID-19, and one of them was part of the E-learning program. This brings the total number of cases among pupils at the school to 74 since the classes started in August 2020. This is 44.3 percent of the 167 cases reported in all public schools in Sumter County.
In total, Florida reports 1,898,223 cases – an increase of 5,922 from Thursday to Friday. Of these, 1,863,453 are residents. A total of 81 031 COVID-19 cases were reported in long-term care centers and 30 847 in correctional facilities. Across the state, there were 31,162 deaths and 79,021 people were hospitalized.
Locally, 59 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in and around The Villages. These include:
- The Villages (Sumter, Lake and Marion counties) have 11 for a total of 4,118;
- Leesburg with 14 for a total of 3,793;
- Lady Lake up by 10 for a total of 1,457;
- Belleview at 7 for a total of 1,178;
- Fruitland Park with 6 to a total of 668;
- Summerfield with 6 for a total of 1,728;
- Wildwood at 2 for a total of 932;
- Lady Lake portion of Sumter County with 2 for a total of 125; and
- Oxford with 1 for a total of 453.
Below is a breakdown of other COVID-19 activities in the local area:
TRI-LAND AREA
- Business: 59,895 – increase of 225
- Deaths: 1,574
- Hospitalizations: 3,517
SUMMER PLANT
- Business: 7,965 – increase of 19
- Deaths: 238
- Hospitalizations: 508
- Areas / cities with the most cases: The Villages (3 774), Wildwood (932), Bushnell (849), Coleman (827) and Oxford (453).
PLAATSMER
- Business: 24,445 – increase of 103
- Deaths: 554
- Hospitalizations: 1,283
- Cities with the most cases: Clermont (6,399), Leesburg (3,793), Eustis (2,168), Mount Dora (1,852) and Tavares (1,784). The Villages also reports 165 cases.
MARION COUNTY
- Business: 27,485 – increase of 103
- Deaths: 782
- Hospitalizations: 1,726
- Cities with the most cases: Ocala (20,198), Summerfield (1,728), Dunnellon (1,245), Belleview (1,178) and Silver Springs (570). The Villages also reports 179 cases.