Four more local residents have succumbed to COVID-19 as Florida and the tri-county area saw marked increases in the number of new cases from Friday to Saturday.
All four of the latest fatalities lived in Marion County. No specific information about them was provided Saturday by the Florida Department of Health.
All told, Florida is reporting 1,049,638 cases – an increase of 10,431 from Friday to Saturday. Of those, 1,032,552 are residents. A total of 57,640 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 25,874 in correctional facilities. Across the state, there have been 19,327 deaths and 56,317 people have been hospitalized.
Locally, Lake County is reporting 11,091 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 109 in a 24-hour period. There have been 258 deaths and 881 people hospitalized.
Leesburg is reporting 1,819 cases – an increase of nine in a 24-hour period. Others have been identified in Clermont (2,950), Tavares (960), Eustis (929), Mount Dora (863), Groveland (775), Lady Lake (544), Sorrento (300), Minneola (298), Mascotte (273), Fruitland Park (264), Umatilla (248), Montverde (156), Grand Island (126), Howey-in-the-Hills (87), Astatula (84), The Villages (65), Altoona (56), Astor (54), Paisley (45), Yalaha (36), Okahumpka (20), Ferndale (6) and Mount Plymouth (5).
Below is a breakdown of other COVID-19 activity in the local area:
TRI-COUNTY AREA
- Cases: 28,602 – increase of 332
- Deaths: 752
- Hospitalizations: 2,404
SUMTER COUNTY
- Cases: 3,701 – increase of 57
- Deaths: 101
- Hospitalizations: 332
- Areas/cities with most cases: The Villages (1,276), Coleman (725), Wildwood (553), Bushnell (453) and Oxford (184).
MARION COUNTY
- Cases: 13,810 – increase of 166
- Deaths: 393
- Hospitalizations: 1,191
- Cities with most cases: Ocala (10,660), Summerfield (655), Dunnellon (545), Belleview (537) and Citra (241).
