The local COVID-19 death toll continued to increase Friday, with 10 more tri-county residents losing their battle with the fast-spreading virus.
Nine of the latest fatalities lived in Lake County and one was a resident of Marion County. They are among the 1,391 deaths in the tri-county area, the 29,061 in Florida and the 479,842 across the country.
All told, Florida is reporting 1,814,422 cases – an increase of 7,617 from Thursday to Friday. Of those, 1,781,450 are residents. A total of 79,318 COVID-19 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 30,286 in correctional facilities. Across the state, there have been 29,061 deaths and 75,734 people have been hospitalized.
Locally, Marion County is reporting 26,111 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 163 in a 24-hour period. There have been 673 deaths and 1,620 people have been hospitalized.
Ocala continues to pace Marion County with 19,264 cases – an overnight increase of 100. Others have been identified in Summerfield (1,640), Dunnellon (1,187), Belleview (1,104), Silver Springs (508), Citra (437), Ocklawaha (402), Reddick (268), Fort McCoy (251), Anthony (242), Weirsdale (205), The Villages (176), Salt Springs (48), Flemington (34), McIntosh (27), Sparr (21), Orange Lake (21), Lowell (18), Candler (17), Fairfield (8), East Lake (8), Orange Springs (7) and Morriston (5).
Below is a breakdown of other COVID-19 activity in the local area:
TRI-COUNTY AREA
- Cases: 56,877 – increase of 308
- Deaths: 1,391
- Hospitalizations: 3,305
LAKE COUNTY
- Cases: 23,215 – increase of 116
- Deaths: 503
- Hospitalizations: 1,220
- Cities with most cases: Clermont (6,053), Leesburg (3,648), Eustis (2,069), Mount Dora (1,782) and Tavares (1,709).
SUMTER COUNTY
- Cases: 7,551 – increase of 29
- Deaths: 215
- Hospitalizations: 465
- Areas/cities with most cases: The Villages (3,528), Wildwood (901), Bushnell (829), Coleman (819) and Oxford (437).