The COVID-19 positivity rate in Marion County dropped below 5% for the first time since late June, according to the most recent state report.
Marion County is reporting 56,558 cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of Oct. 21. This is an increase of 252 cases from the previous week. Of Marion COVID-19 cases from Oct. 15–21, 4.9% tested positive. The daily positivity rate for all new COVID-19 cases in Florida was 3.4%.
Because of a reduction in the demand for COVID-19 testing, Statlab Mobile, a COVID-19 mobile clinical testing service, will no longer offer free drive-through testing at the Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park in Ocala. Testing also ended at the Southeastern Livestock Pavilion in Ocala on Oct. 11.
CovidTestFL.Org, a COVID-19 mobile clinical testing service, continues to provide extended-hours testing opportunities in Marion County. Call CovidTestFL.Org at 866-826-8430 for details.