On Friday night Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood released a list of 20 potential coronavirus cases in the county and the cities where they’re being monitored.

"An educated citizenry is a vital requisite for our survival as a free people."

That’s how Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood began his Facebook post late Friday night when he revealed there are currently 20 potential coronavirus cases in the county.

On Saturday morning, he said he’ll continue to provide the information as he receives it from the Florida Department of Health. That occurs twice daily.

"If you don’t put info out there you are creating a panic," Chitwood said. "I know that they were adamant against anybody knowing what they were doing. They didn’t want people to know that we (first responders) were given that information. I don’t understand what the issue is."

To date, state and local authorities have only listed the number of people per county who have actually tested positive for the virus.

Meanwhile, the department of health announced Saturday morning two more Volusia County residents tested positive for coronavirus, a 29-year-old male and a 70-year-old-male. The county now has five coronavirus cases.

Later in the day health officials confirmed the death of a 77-year-old Lee County man who previously tested positive for COVID-19. Officials said the latest fatality, the third in the state so far, had not contracted the infection through travel. That suggests he likely acquired it through the community.

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On Chitwood's personal page, rather than the Sheriff’s Office page, he said the community is suffering from a lack of information about the virus in our area.

"Since I'm the chief law enforcement official in Volusia County, I think it's my responsibility to provide more transparency than has been provided so far," the sheriff wrote.

Chitwood then provided a list of cases where someone is being monitored for the coronavirus: one in Daytona Beach, four in Ormond Beach, three in Port Orange, two in New Smyrna Beach, three in Deltona, five in DeLand and two in DeBary.

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The sheriff did not provide names and addresses and stressed that these are not all positive tests.

"There are only 3 presumptive positive results in Volusia County, and I don't have the specific locations to share," he wrote. "This larger list of 20 includes locations where someone in the household is being monitored for a combination of reasons including symptoms/travel history/close contact with a lab-confirmed case, etc.

"We in public safety have to be aware of these locations so first responders can protect themselves and prevent further spread of this virus," Chitwood wrote.

Two additional presumptive cases were made public after his post.

Chitwood decided to post the information after his trip to Walmart on Friday night where he spent an hour and 20 minutes trying to find what he needed in a store with no water, toilet paper or cleaning supplies. He was also bombarded with nearly a dozen residents asking about coronavirus and what the Sheriff’s Office was doing.

"One of the things that struck me is the magnitude of uncertainty," Chitwood said about his Walmart experience. "Even dish detergent was sold out."

And after Friday night’s county press conference regarding coronavirus. He was unhappy with the way the department of health answered questions about current cases and people being monitored.

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"I’m sorry if feelings are hurt but people need information," Chitwood said. "The better informed we are the better we are at dealing with problems."

In a Facebook posting Saturday, Volusia County Chair Ed Kelley indicated he did not support Chitwood’ actions:

"What the Sheriff posted was a big injustice to all of us especially the FDOH and I imagine he will be receiving a call from them soon. None of those listed has been confirmed as having COVID-19. What good was accomplished by that post? Even DOH officials in other counties are aware and not happy."

The people in Volusia County who have tested presumptive positive (meaning they have tested positive by a local public health laboratory, but the results have not been confirmed by a CDC lab) are a 66-year-old woman, a 60-year-old woman and a 70-year-old woman, all of whom recently traveled on a Nile River tour according to the department of health. A 29-year-old man and a 70-year-old-man also were announced after Chitwood posted. All five are currently under quarantine.

The 70-year-old woman was originally identified by Department of Health officials as a man, but they corrected that Friday night.

As of 1 a.m. Saturday, the Florida Department of Health count was 70 Florida residents, six Florida residents who are out of the state, and seven non-Florida residents. The virus also has killed three Florida residents.

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Chitwood challenged authorities to be more forthcoming with information.

"If not, then I think something has to change at the Department of Health," he wrote.

Chitwood also urged the community to listen to the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, take "common sense" precautions ,and stop hoarding.

Staff reporter Nikki Ross contributed to this report