Four more Marion County residents have lost their battle with COVID-19 as the tri-county area surpassed 30,000 cumulative cases of the deadly virus on Thursday.
That marked an increase of 387 cases in the tri-county area over a 24-hour period. There also have been 779 deaths and 387 people hospitalized across the local area. No specific information about the Marion County fatalities was available Thursday.
Locally, Lake County is reporting 11,798 cases – an increase of 160 in a 24-hour period. There have been 265 deaths and 901 people hospitalized.
Leesburg is now reporting 1,902 cases – an increase of 32 overnight. Others have been identified in Clermont (3,134), Tavares (976), Eustis (964), Mount Dora (904), Groveland (813), Lady Lake (588), Sorrento (313), Minneola (308), Mascotte (280), Fruitland Park (280), Umatilla (263), Montverde (163), Grand Island (129), Howey-in-the-Hills (93), Astatula (88), The Villages (69), Altoona (60), Astor (56), Paisley (50), 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: 30,115 – increase of 387
- Deaths: 779
- Hospitalizations: 2,453
SUMTER COUNTY
- Cases: 3,893 – increase of 49
- Deaths: 101
- Hospitalizations: 343
- Areas/cities with most cases: The Villages (1,393), Coleman (726), Wildwood (569), Bushnell (468) and Oxford (190).
MARION COUNTY
- Cases: 14,424 – increase of 178
- Deaths: 413
- Hospitalizations: 1,209
- Cities with most cases: Ocala (11,084), Summerfield (705), Dunnellon (570), Belleview (559) and Citra (255).
All told, Florida is reporting 1,094,697 cases – an increase of 11,371 from Wednesday to Thursday. Of those, 1,076,547 are residents. A total of 58,752 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 25,997 in correctional facilities. Across the state, there have been 19,851 deaths and 57,468 people have been hospitalized.
