Four more local residents have succumbed to COVID-19 as Florida surpassed 4.57 million vaccinations among Sunshine State residents.
Two of the latest local fatalities were residents of Marion County and the other two lived in Lake County. They are among the 1,737 tri-county area residents who have lost their battle with the Coronavirus, the 33,219 in Florida and the 538,588 across the country, statistics from the Florida Department of Health and Johns Hopkins University show.
All told, 4,570,538 Floridians have received COVID-19 vaccinations, with 2,553,865 of those receiving both doses. Locally, 223,428 tri-county residents have received Coronavirus vaccinations. Of those, 134,791 have been given both doses of the coveted vaccine.
All told, Florida is reporting 1,994,117 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 5,093 from Wednesday to Thursday. Of those, 1,957,314 are residents. A total of 82,297 COVID-19 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 31,368 in correctional facilities. Across the state, there have been 33,219 deaths and 82,997 people have been hospitalized.
Locally, Marion County is reporting 28,513 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 28 in a 24-hour period. There have been 902 deaths and 1,897 people have been hospitalized. Also, 76,889 people have been vaccinated for the Coronavirus, with 44,269 receiving both doses.
Ocala continues to pace Marion County with 20,909 cases – an overnight increase of 23. That number represents 73.3 percentage of all cases in Marion County. Others have been identified in Summerfield (1,775), Dunnellon (1,298), Belleview (1,236), Silver Springs (604), Citra (478), Ocklawaha (460), Fort McCoy (293), Reddick (290), 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: 62,786 – increase of 125
- Deaths: 1,737
- Hospitalizations: 3,799
LAKE COUNTY
- Cases: 25,831 – increase of 77
- Deaths: 593
- Hospitalizations: 1,368
- Vaccinations: 95,546 (57,847 both doses)
- Cities with most cases: Clermont (6,790), Leesburg (3,958), Eustis (2,275), Mount Dora (1,937) and Tavares (1,853).
SUMTER COUNTY
- Cases: 8,442 – increase of 20
- Deaths: 242
- Hospitalizations: 534
- Vaccinations: 50,993 (32,675 both doses)
- Areas/cities with most cases: The Villages (4,016), Wildwood (981), Bushnell (890), Coleman (839) and Oxford (479).