Two more local residents have lost their battle with COVID-19 as the tri-county area surpassed 50,000 cumulative cases of the fast-spreading deadly virus.
The latest two fatalities were residents of Marion County. They are among the 1,117 tri-county deaths, the 25,561 in Florida and the 416,735 across the country.
Locally, Lake County is reporting 20,470 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 174 in a 24-hour period. There have been 386 deaths and 1,109 people have been hospitalized.
Leesburg is reporting 3,266 cases – an overnight increase of 24. Others have been identified in Clermont (5,412), Eustis (1,831), Mount Dora (1,587), Tavares (1,499), Groveland (1,371), Lady Lake (1,196), Sorrento (571), Minneola (562), Fruitland Park (549), Umatilla (474), Mascotte (416), Grand Island (260), Montverde (254), Howey-in-the-Hills (156), Astatula (151), Altoona (150), The Villages (144), Paisley (81), Astor (76), Yalaha (54), Okahumpka (39), Mount Plymouth (11) and Ferndale (8).
Below is a breakdown of other COVID-19 activity in the local area:
TRI-COUNTY AREA
- Cases: 50,385 – increase of 393
- Deaths: 1,117
- Hospitalizations: 3,053
SUMTER COUNTY
- Cases: 6,706 – increase of 60
- Deaths: 169
- Hospitalizations: 435
- Areas/cities with most cases: The Villages (3,067), Coleman (812), Wildwood (811), Bushnell (732) and Oxford (388).
MARION COUNTY
- Cases: 23,209 – increase of 159
- Deaths: 562
- Hospitalizations: 1,509
- Cities with most cases: Ocala (17,246), Summerfield (1,458), Dunnellon (1,025), Belleview (988) and Silver Springs (411). The Villages also is reporting , Citra (396), Ocklawaha (343), Reddick (252), Fort McCoy (209), Anthony (207), The Villages 176 cases.
All told, Florida is reporting 1,639,914 cases – an increase of 12,311 from Friday to Saturday. Of those, 1,609,953 are residents. A total of 73,769 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 28,626 in correctional facilities. Across the state, 70,002 people have been hospitalized.