Brandon Businessman Among Latest To Die From Coronavirus

BRANDON, FL — The owner of a hair and personal care salon in Brandon is among the latest victims of the coronavirus in Hillsborough County.

Dennis Bello, 74, owner of Dennis Et Al at 1530 Oakfield Drive, Brandon, for 24 years, died Saturday at Brandon Regional Hospital.

According to the Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County, Bello was among the two most recent deaths caused by the coronavirus. A total of seven people have died in Hillsborough County.

They include a:

• 69-year-old male
• 71-year-old female
• 92-year-old female
• 68-year-old female
• 86-year-old female
• 74-year-old male
• 55-year-old male

As of April 8, 626 residents tested positive for the coronavirus, 16 of which were non-residents. To date, 97 Hillsborough County residents have been hospitalized.

They include 307 males and 317 females ranging in age from newborn to 93 years old.

Those who tested positive include:

• 410 in Tampa
• 49 in Riverview
• 31 in Brandon
• 20 in Ruskin
• 14 in Valrico
• 13 in Lutz
• 10 in Wimauma
• 8 in Apollo Beach
• 8 in Sun City Center
• 6 in Plant City
• 5 in Thonotosassa
• 5 in Odessa
• 5 in Seffner
• 4 in Gibsonton
• 3 in Temple Terrace
• 3 in Lithia
• 2 in Dover
• 1 in Westchase
• 1 in Tampa Palms

The DOH didn't have the locations of eight other people who tested positive.

To see more DOH statistics and other information on the coronavirus, click here.