Weekly COVID-19 Update: decline continues with 1,543 new cases ocala.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ocala.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Editor s note: This story was updated Tuesday morning to include information from Ocala Health.
New coronavirus cases leaped in Florida in the week ending Sunday, rising 51.3% as 110,724 cases were reported. The previous week had 73,166 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Florida ranked second among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States increased 53.6% from the week before, with 559,334 cases reported.
With 6.45% of the country s population, Florida had 19.8% of the country s cases in the last week. Across the country, 50 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.
Ocala s Katya Vineyards has received Wine Spectator Magazine s Award of Excellence 2021. The award recognizes wine lists with thoughtfully chosen and interesting wines that offer quality and diversity, that are appropriate to their cuisine, compatible with the restaurant s style and menu, and appeal to a wide range of wine lovers, Katya Vineyards said in a news release.
Ohio State senior vice president joins IHMC
Dr. Morley O. Stone, the former senior vice president for research at Ohio State University, is joining IHMC as chief strategic partnership officer. Dr. Stone is recognized as an international leader in human performance and biomimetics with nearly 30 years of experience in research and development, IHMC said in a news release. At IHMC, he will assume a leadership role in developing external strategic relationships with federal agencies, research universities and the private sector as well as implementing, coordinating and initiating scientific projects and assisti