The number of new cases of COVID-19 slowed across Florida on Sunday as the tri-county area reported administering more than 131,000 doses of the vaccine for the potentially deadly virus.

The Florida Department of Health also reported one more local fatality from the Coronavirus on Sunday. That victim was a resident of Sumter County and is among the 1,346 who have died in the tri-county area, the 28,161 in Florida and the 463,188 across the country.

All told, Florida is reporting 1,777,983 cases – an increase of 6,624 from Saturday to Sunday. Of those, 1,745,744 are residents. The Florida Department of Health also reported administering 2,661,796 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, with 131,469 of those given in the tri-county area.

Also, a total of 78,238 COVID-19 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 30,021 in correctional facilities. Across the state, 74,412 people have been hospitalized.

Locally, Lake County is reporting 22,728 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 110 in a 24-hour period. There have been 468 deaths and 1,194 people have been hospitalized.

Leesburg is reporting 3,575 cases – an overnight increase of 18. Others have been identified in Clermont (5,934), Eustis (2,035), Mount Dora (1,755), Tavares (1,675), Groveland (1,513), Lady Lake (1,340), Sorrento (651), Minneola (650), Fruitland Park (610), Umatilla (561), Mascotte (454), Grand Island (295), Montverde (285), Altoona (173), Howey-in-the-Hills (169), Astatula (167), The Villages (160), Paisley (107), Astor (86), Yalaha (64), Okahumpka (44), Mount Plymouth (11) and Ferndale (8).

Below is a breakdown of other COVID-19 activity in the local area:

TRI-COUNTY AREA

  • Cases: 55,558 – increase of 236
  • Deaths: 1,346
  • Hospitalizations: 3,244

SUMTER COUNTY

  • Cases: 7,380 – increase of 28
  • Deaths: 207
  • Hospitalizations: 444
  • Areas/cities with most cases: The Villages (3,436), Wildwood (883), Coleman (817), Bushnell (810) and Oxford (426).

MARION COUNTY

  • Cases: 25,450 – increase of 98
  • Deaths: 671
  • Hospitalizations: 1,606
  • Cities with most cases: Ocala (18,809), Summerfield (1,597), Dunnellon (1,155), Belleview (1,078) and Silver Springs (484).