Florida surpassed 2 million cumulative cases of the COVID-19 virus on Saturday as more than 5,100 new cases were reported across the Sunshine State.
There were no deaths reported Saturday in the tri-county area, where 1,739 people have succumbed to the virus. They are among the 33,337 people in Florida and the 541,513 across the country who have lost their battle with the Coronavirus, statistics from the Florida Department of Health and Johns Hopkins University show.
All told, Florida is reporting 2,004,362 COVID-19 cases in a little more than a year That’s an increase of 5,105 from Friday to Saturday. Of those, 1,967,372 are residents.
A total of 82,487 COVID-19 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 31,397 in correctional facilities. Across the state, there have been 33,337 deaths and 83,381 people have been hospitalized.
Locally, Marion County is reporting 28,609 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 45 in a 24-hour period. There have been 904 deaths and 1,901 people have been hospitalized.
Ocala continues to pace Marion County with 20,975 cases – an overnight increase of 27. Others have been identified in Summerfield (1,784), Dunnellon (1,304), Belleview (1,240), Silver Springs (608), Citra (479), Ocklawaha (461), Fort McCoy (293), Reddick (292), Anthony (272), Weirsdale (224), The Villages (181), Salt Springs (49), Flemington (34), McIntosh (31), 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: 63,041 – increase of 110
- Deaths: 1,739
- Hospitalizations: 3,812
LAKE COUNTY
- Cases: 25,943 – increase of 48
- Deaths: 593
- Hospitalizations: 1,375
- Vaccinations: 100,918 (59,503 both doses)
- Cities with most cases: Clermont (6,812), Leesburg (3,972), Eustis (2,281), Mount Dora (1,941) and Tavares (1,861).
SUMTER COUNTY
- Cases: 8,489 – increase of 17
- Deaths: 242
- Hospitalizations: 536
- Vaccinations: 52,528 (33,710 both doses)
- Areas/cities with most cases: The Villages (4,034), Wildwood (985), Bushnell (899), Coleman (839) and Oxford (486).