Five more local residents have lost their battle with COVID-19 as Florida reported 63 more deaths Sunday from the fast-spreading virus.
Three of the latest local fatalities were residents of Marion County and the other two lived in Lake County. They are among the 1,681 tri-county area deaths, the 32,266 in Florida and the 524,963 across the country.
All told, Florida is reporting 1,944,995 cases – an increase of 4,098 from Saturday to Sunday. Of those, 1,909,209 are residents. A total of 81,633 COVID-19 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 31,087 in correctional facilities. Across the state, 80,954 people have been hospitalized.
Locally, Marion County is reporting 28,074 cases – an increase of 48 in a 24-hour period. There have been 855 deaths and 1,791 people have been hospitalized.
Ocala continues to pace Marion County with 20,617 cases – an overnight increase of 36. That number represents 73.4 percent of all cases in Marion County. Others have been identified in Summerfield (1,751), Dunnellon (1,268), Belleview (1,214), Silver Springs (597), Citra (471), Ocklawaha (449), Reddick (284), Fort McCoy (280), Anthony (264), Weirsdale (219), The Villages (181), Salt Springs (49), Flemington (34), McIntosh (29), Sparr (22), Orange Lake (22), Lowell (19), Candler (18), East Lake (11), Fairfield (8), Orange Springs (8) and Morriston (6).
Below is a breakdown of other COVID-19 activity in the local area:
TRI-COUNTY AREA
- Cases: 61,422 – increase of 148
- Deaths: 1,681
- Hospitalizations: 3,630
LAKE COUNTY
- Cases: 25,156 – increase of 73
- Deaths: 583
- Hospitalizations: 1,325
- Cities with most cases: Clermont (6,588), Leesburg (3,877), Eustis (2,226), Mount Dora (1,897) and Tavares (1,828).
SUMTER COUNTY
- Cases: 8,192 – increase of 27
- Deaths: 243
- Hospitalizations: 514
- Areas/cities with most cases: The Villages (3,896), Wildwood (959), Bushnell (866), Coleman (830) and Oxford (464).