COVID-19 has claimed eight more local residents as the tri-county area topped 36,000 cases of the deadly virus and Florida saw an increase of more than 17,000 positive results over the past two days.
Six of the latest fatalities lived in Marion County, while one lived in Sumter County and the other one was a resident of Lake County. There have been 857 local deaths and 2,653 people hospitalized.
A total of 14,627 cases have been reported in Lake County – an increase 347 in a 48-hour period. There have been 288 deaths and 976 people have been hospitalized.
Leesburg is now reporting 2,316 cases – an increase of 65 since Thursday. Others have been identified in Clermont (3,865), Eustis (1,187), Mount Dora (1,138), Tavares (1,123), Groveland (1,016), Lady Lake (806), Sorrento (400), Minneola (393), Fruitland Park (388), Mascotte (333), Umatilla (318), Montverde (195), Grand Island (171), Howey-in-the-Hills (120), Astatula (110), The Villages (94), Altoona (79), Paisley (59), Astor (57), Yalaha (41), Okahumpka (28), Ferndale (8) and Mount Plymouth (7).
Below is a breakdown of other COVID-19 activity in the local area:
TRI-COUNTY AREA
- Cases: 36,300 – increase of 768
- Deaths: 857
- Hospitalizations: 2,653
SUMTER COUNTY
- Cases: 4,754 – increase of 97
- Deaths: 118
- Hospitalizations: 374
- Areas/cities with most cases: The Villages (1,931), Coleman (730), Wildwood (651), Bushnell (522) and Oxford (267).
MARION COUNTY
- Cases: 16,919 – increase of 324
- Deaths: 451
- Hospitalizations: 1,303
- Cities with most cases: Ocala (12,742), Summerfield (959), Dunnellon (728), Belleview (666) and Citra (293).
All told, Florida is reporting 1,264,588 cases – an increase of 17,042 from Thursday to Saturday. Of those, 1,243,118 are residents. A total of 63,086 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 27,131 in correctional facilities. Across the state, there have been 21,437 deaths and 61,288 people have been hospitalized.
