COVID-19 has claimed 13 more local residents as the tri-county area topped 40,000 cumulative cases of the deadly virus.
Six of the latest fatalities were residents of Marion County, six lived in Lake County and one was from Sumter County. They are among the 910 local deaths, the 22,310 in Florida and the 351,233 across the country.
Locally, Marion County is reporting 18,611 cases – an increase of 153 in a 24-hour period. There have been 480 deaths and 1,347 people have been hospitalized.
Ocala continues to lead Marion County with 13,877 cases – an overnight increase of 113. Others have been identified in Summerfield (1,086), Dunnellon (825), Belleview (737), Citra (324), Silver Springs (324), Ocklawaha (273), Reddick (188), Fort McCoy (156), Anthony (144), Weirsdale (128), The Villages (58), Flemington (34), Salt Springs (32), Sparr (17), McIntosh (16), Orange Lake (15), Candler (14), Lowell (12), Morriston (6), Orange Springs (6), East Lake (5) and Fairfield (5).
Below is a breakdown of other COVID-19 activity in the local area:
TRI-COUNTY AREA
- Cases: 40,222 – increase of 359
- Deaths: 910
- Hospitalizations: 2,729
SUMTER COUNTY
- Cases: 5,350 – increase of 51
- Deaths: 122
- Hospitalizations: 383
- Areas/cities with most cases: The Villages (2,242), Coleman (774), Wildwood (704), Bushnell (580) and Oxford (314).
LAKE COUNTY
- Cases: 16,261 – increase of 155
- Deaths: 308
- Hospitalizations: 999
- Cities with most cases: Clermont (4,314), Leesburg (2,590), Eustis (1,352), Mount Dora (1,263) and Tavares (1,217).
All told, Florida is reporting 1,365,436 cases – an increase of 10,553 from Saturday to Sunday. Of those, 1,341,287 are residents. A total of 65,456 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 27,449 in correctional facilities. Across the state, there have been 22,310 deaths and 65,456 people have been hospitalized.