LEESBURG — One resident of Lake County and one from Sumter were among the state’s latest reported deaths attributed to COVID-19, according to Tuesday’s update from the Florida Department of Health.
The reported fatalities raise the area’s death toll to 382, including 275 residents of Lake County and 107 from Sumter.
Details about each local death was not immediately available, due to the state transitioning to a new method of reporting deaths on the DOH website. DOH offices in Tallahassee and Lake County have not responded to emails seeking information about the local deaths.
Tuesday’s reported deaths accompanied 166 new confirmed cases in Lake and Sumter counties — 136 in Lake County and 30 in Sumter. Since March, when the DOH began issuing daily updates on the spread and impact of COVID-19, Lake County has reported 12,571 confirmed cases and officials in Sumter have confirmed 4,067 cases.