New cases of the COVID-19 virus might have slowed to a crawl but the death toll across Florida continued to rise Monday – despite the fact that more than 2.3 million Sunshine State residents have received the complete Coronavirus vaccine.
Five more local residents lost their battle with COVID-19 – four in Lake County and one in Marion County. They are among the 1,723 tri-county area deaths, the 32,959 across Florida and the 535,319 across the country, according to statistics provided by the Florida Department of Health and Johns Hopkins University.
As of Monday, 4,252,240 Floridians had received a COVID-19 vaccine. Of those, 1,882,052 had been given the first dose and 2,370,198 had received the complete vaccination.
In the tri-county area, 209,881 residents have received both doses of the Coronavirus vaccine. That breaks down as 49,300 in Sumter County, 89,614 in Lake County and 70,967 in Marion County.
All told, Florida is reporting 1,979,634 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 2,826 from Sunday to Monday. Of those, 1,943,135 are residents. A total of 82,045 COVID-19 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 31,287 in correctional facilities. Across the state, there have been 32,959 deaths and 82,307 people have been hospitalized.
Locally, Lake County is reporting 25,627 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 36 in a 24-hour period. There have been 593 deaths and 1,350 people have been hospitalized.
Leesburg is now reporting 3,929 cases – an overnight increase of five. Others have been identified in Clermont (6,733), Eustis (2,254), Mount Dora (1,925), Tavares (1,845), Groveland (1,730), Lady Lake (1,552), Sorrento (737), Minneola (735), Fruitland Park (711), Umatilla (662), Mascotte (501), Grand Island (328), Montverde (314), Astatula (200), Howey-in-the-Hills (189), Altoona (184), The Villages (174), Paisley (124), Astor (100), Yalaha (76), Okahumpka (50), Mount Plymouth (12) and Ferndale (8).
Below is a breakdown of other COVID-19 activity in the local area:
TRI-COUNTY AREA
- Cases: 62,405 – increase of 84
- Deaths: 1,723
- Hospitalizations: 3,734
SUMTER COUNTY
- Cases: 8,369 – increase of 20
- Deaths: 242
- Hospitalizations: 524
- Areas/cities with most cases: The Villages (3,983), Wildwood (979), Bushnell (881), Coleman (839) and Oxford (473).
MARION COUNTY
- Cases: 28,409 – increase of 28
- Deaths: 888
- Hospitalizations: 1,860
- Cities with most cases: Ocala (20,845), Summerfield (1,772), Dunnellon (1,292), Belleview (1,229) and Silver Springs (605).
