Three more local residents have lost their battle with COVID-19 as the death toll across Florida continued to rise Wednesday.
All of the latest fatalities were residents of Marion County. They are among the 1,733 tri-county area deaths, the 33,120 in Florida and the 537,583 across the country.
All told, Florida is reporting 1,989,024 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 4,599 from Tuesday to Wednesday. Of those, 1,952,321 are residents. A total of 82,219 COVID-19 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 31,333 in correctional facilities. Across the state, 82,786 people have been hospitalized.
Locally, Marion County is reporting 28,485 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 47 in a 24-hour period. There have been 900 deaths and 1,890 people have been hospitalized.
Ocala continues to pace Marion County with 20,886 cases – an overnight increase of 23. Others have been identified in Summerfield (1,775), Dunnellon (1,298), Belleview (1,236), Silver Springs (604), Citra (478), Ocklawaha (459), Fort McCoy (291), Reddick (289), Anthony (271), Weirsdale (223), The Villages (181), Salt Springs (49), Flemington (34), McIntosh (30), Sparr (22), Orange Lake (22), Lowell (19), Candler (19), 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: 62,661 – increase of 153
- Deaths: 1,733
- Hospitalizations: 3,782
LAKE COUNTY
- Cases: 25,754 – increase of 76
- Deaths: 591
- Hospitalizations: 1,361
- Vaccinations: 93,438 (56,980 both doses)
- Cities with most cases: Clermont (6,766), Leesburg (3,951), Eustis (2,268), Mount Dora (1,932) and Tavares (1,849).
SUMTER COUNTY
- Cases: 8,422 – increase of 30
- Deaths: 242
- Hospitalizations: 531
- Vaccinations: 50,562 (31,688 both doses)
- Areas/cities with most cases: The Villages (4,008), Wildwood (980), Bushnell (886), Coleman (838) and Oxford (479).