The COVID-19 virus roared back to life across Florida and the tri-county area on Tuesday as the local death toll showed a significant spike.
Seventeen new fatalities were reported in the tri-county area – 14 in Sumter County, two in Marion County and one in Lake County. They are among the 1,777 tri-county area deaths, the 33,983 in Florida and the 550,371 across the country, statistics provided by the Florida Department of Health and Johns Hopkins University show.
All told, Florida is reporting 2,052,441 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 5,062 from Monday to Tuesday. Of those, 2,014,354 are residents. A total of 82,937 COVID-19 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 31,564 in correctional facilities. Across the state, 84,973 people have been hospitalized.
Locally, Lake County is reporting 26,604 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 97 in a 24-hour period. There have been 601 deaths and 1,412 people have been hospitalized.
Leesburg is now reporting 4,057 cases – an overnight increase of 27. Others have been identified in Clermont (6,989), Eustis (2,344), Mount Dora (1,986), Tavares (1,890), Groveland (1,792), Lady Lake (1,601), Minneola (784), Sorrento (774), Fruitland Park (743), Umatilla (692), Mascotte (521), Grand Island (339), Montverde (324), Astatula (209), Howey-in-the-Hills (197), Altoona (189), The Villages (177), Paisley (132), Astor (103), Yalaha (78), Okahumpka (52), Mount Plymouth (12) and Ferndale (9).
Below is a breakdown of other COVID-19 activity in the local area:
TRI-COUNTY AREA
- Cases: 64,380 – increase of 167
- Deaths: 1,777
- Hospitalizations: 3,934
LAKE COUNTY
- Cases: 26,604 – increase of 97
- Deaths: 601
- Hospitalizations: 1,412
- Vaccinations: 116,881 (66,986 both doses)
- Cities with most cases: Clermont (6,989), Leesburg (4,057), Eustis (2,344), Mount Dora (1,986) and Tavares (1,890).
SUMTER COUNTY
- Cases: 8,780 – increase of 25
- Deaths: 258
- Hospitalizations: 555
- Vaccinations: 73,559 (49,910 both doses)
- Areas/cities with most cases: The Villages (4,131), Wildwood (1,012), Bushnell (940), Coleman (841) and Oxford (503).
