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NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Lake, Sumter COVID-related deaths continue to climb Eighteen area residents who tested positive for COVID-19 are among the latest-reported deaths attributed to the coronavirus, according to the Florida Department of Health. LEESBURG – Eighteen area residents who tested positive for COVID-19 are among the latest-reported deaths attributed to the coronavirus, according to the three most-recent updates from the Florida Department of Health. The latest-reported fatalities – 15 in Lake County and three in Sumter raise the area’s COVID-related death toll to 797, including 559 in Lake and 238 in Sumter. Details about recent local deaths were not immediately available, due to a 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. ....
LEESBURG The Florida Department of Health in Sumter County received additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine this week over prior allocations, with 10,000 first doses and 1,000 second doses. The health department will also receive an additional 6,700 second doses today. Additional doses of the vaccine have been distributed in part to The Villages Hospital, Florida Cancer Specialists and Langley Health Services. Meanwhile, vaccination efforts continue in Lake County at two sites and Global Medical Response continues to operate a a vaccine site in Sumterville. While the GMR has been operating at Lake Sumter State College, the provider will soon change locations. GMR will move to St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church in Wildwood on March 8, which will support an expansion of vaccination throughput. GMR will contact patients scheduled for March 8 and beyond to ensure a smooth transition between locations. ....
9 & 10 News We’re just doing the best that we can to protect the property that we have. December 14, 2020 A historic rain event in May led to the failure of the Edenville and Sanford Dams, creating a 500-year flood in Gladwin and Midland counties. Since then, Four Lakes Task Force created a Special Assessment District to determine costs to repair the dams and refill the lakes. However, some homeowners do not agree with the plan. “Sanford Lake is taxed with an unbelievable burden compared to the other lakes,” says Sue Brown who lives on Sanford Lake. Brown says her home was flooded with four feet of water when the dams broke in May. ....