Lake officials: 70% of seniors vaccinated Cindy Peterson LEESBURG — Seventy percent of seniors ages 65 and older have been vaccinated against COVID-19, Lake County officials announced Monday at a press conference. Officials also noted a downward trend in coronavirus cases — around 9% of those tested are proving positive, one of the lowest rates in the state. This announcement came the same day Florida lowered the eligible vaccination age from 65 to 60 and older. “It has been one year that the county has been in a local state of emergency for COVID,” Thomas Carpenter, Director of the Office of Emergency Management for Lake County, said. “Looking back a year ago today, we didn’t know what to expect but once vaccines got here, we saw the light at the end of the tunnel. We’ve vaccinated 70 percent of our 65 and older and the reason we’ve been able to do that is a fantastic partnership between the Department of Health who have led the way, the county, our municipal partners, Lake County Sheriff’s Office and our tax collector Mr. Jordan.”