Four more Marion County residents have lost their battle with COVID-19 as the tri-county area surpassed 30,000 cumulative cases of the deadly virus on Thursday.
That marked an increase of 387 cases in the tri-county area over a 24-hour period. There also have been 779 deaths and 387 people hospitalized across the local area. No specific information about the Marion County fatalities was available Thursday.
Locally, Marion County is reporting 14,424 cases – an increase of 178 in 24 hours. There have been 413 deaths and 1,209 people hospitalized.
Ocala continues to pace Marion County with 11,084 cases – an increase of 143 overnight. Others have been identified in Summerfield (705), Dunnellon (570), Belleview (559), Citra (255), Silver Springs (241), Ocklawaha (205), Reddick (127), Fort McCoy (114), Anthony (104), Weirsdale (99), The Villages (58), Flemington (34), Salt Springs (26), Candler (14), Orange Lake (13), McIntosh (13), Sparr (10), Lowell (8), Morriston (6), East Lake (5), Orange Springs (3) and Fairfield (2).
Below is a breakdown of other COVID-19 activity in the local area:
TRI-COUNTY AREA
- Cases: 30,115 – increase of 387
- Deaths: 779
- Hospitalizations: 2,453
LAKE COUNTY
- Cases: 11,798 – increase of 160
- Deaths: 265
- Hospitalizations: 901
- Cities with most cases: Clermont (3,134), Leesburg (1,902), Tavares (976), Eustis (964) and Mount Dora (904).
SUMTER COUNTY
- Cases: 3,893 – increase of 49
- Deaths: 101
- Hospitalizations: 343
- Areas/cities with most cases: The Villages (1,393), Coleman (726), Wildwood (569), Bushnell (468) and Oxford (190).
All told, Florida is reporting 1,094,697 cases – an increase of 11,371 from Wednesday to Thursday. Of those, 1,076,547 are residents. A total of 58,752 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 25,997 in correctional facilities. Across the state, there have been 19,851 deaths and 57,468 people have been hospitalized.