Three more local residents have succumbed to COVID-19 as Florida reported its biggest increase in the number of new cases in five months.
Two of the latest fatalities lived in Marion County and the other was a resident of Lake County. They are among the 815 who have died of the virus in the tri-county area, the 20,490 across Florida and the 308,908 deaths across the country.
All told, Florida is reporting 1,168,483 cases – an increase of 13,148 from Wednesday to Thursday. Of those, 1,149,126 are residents. A total of 60,630 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 26,465 in correctional facilities. Across the state, there have been 20,493 deaths and 59,291 people have been hospitalized.
Locally, Lake County is reporting 12,966 cases – an increase of 239 in a 24-hour period. There have been 276 deaths and 921 people have been hospitalized.
Leesburg is reporting 2,064 cases – an increase of 44 overnight. Others have been identified in Clermont (3,441), Eustis (1,047), Tavares (1,026), Mount Dora (1,008), Groveland (904), Lady Lake (682), Minneola (349), Sorrento (344), Fruitland Park (337), Mascotte (300), Umatilla (283), Montverde (180), Grand Island (147), Howey-in-the-Hills (101), Astatula (93), The Villages (79), Altoona (66), Astor (57), Paisley (57), Yalaha (37), Okahumpka (24), Ferndale (8) and Mount Plymouth (6).
Below is a breakdown of other COVID-19 activity in the local area:
TRI-COUNTY AREA
- Cases: 32,620 – increase of 521
- Deaths: 815
- Hospitalizations: 2,528
SUMTER COUNTY
- Cases: 4,221 – increase of 67
- Deaths: 109
- Hospitalizations: 362
- Areas/cities with most cases: The Villages (1,602), Coleman (728), Wildwood (586), Bushnell (483) and Oxford (232).
MARION COUNTY
- Cases: 15,433 – increase of 215
- Deaths: 430
- Hospitalizations: 1,245
- Cities with most cases: Ocala (11,744), Summerfield (803), Dunnellon (646), Belleview (607) and Citra (269).
