No deaths were reported in that span; in fact, the DOH adjusted the area death toll, removing seven deaths from Lake County’s total and one from Sumter. The adjustments lowered the number of area deaths attributed to COVID-19 to 555 386 in Lake County and 169 in Sumter.
Details about local fatalities and reasons for the recent adjustments were not immediately available and DOH offices in Tallahassee and in Lake County did not respond to emails seeking information.
A combined total of 681 new confirmed cases of the potentially deadly coronavirus were reported in and Lake and Sumter counties in Friday, Saturday and Sunday’s update 536 in Lake County and 145 in Sumter. On Sunday, there were 238 confirmed cases, including 194 in Lake and 44 in Sumter County.
The fatality raised the area death toll related to COVID-19 to 556 387 in Lake County and 169 in Sumter.
Details about recent local deaths were not immediately available, due to a recent change by the DOH in the way it reports fatalities on its website. DOH offices in Tallahassee and in Lake County did not respond to emails seeking information.
A combined total of 160 new confirmed cases of the potentially deadly coronavirus were reported in and Lake and Sumter counties in Monday’s update 133 in Lake County and 27 in Sumter. Since March, when the DOH began issuing daily updates on the spread and impact of COVID-19, Lake has reported 20,797 cases and officials in Sumter County have confirmed 6,777 cases.
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COVID cases continue to rise in Lake, Sumter
More than 300 new confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus were reported in Lake and Sumter counties, according to Wednesday’s update from the Florida Department of Health.
LEESBURG More than 300 new confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus were reported in Lake and Sumter counties, according to Wednesday’s update from the Florida Department of Health.
Lake County added 200 new confirmed cases of the potentially deadly coronavirus, while Sumter gained 126. Since March, when the DOH began issuing daily updates on the spread and impact of COVID-19, Lake has reported 16,897 cases and officials in Sumter County have confirmed 5,634 cases.