Three more local residents have died of COVID-19 as new cases of the virus continued to be reported across the Sunshine State.
Marion County added two deaths since Saturday, while the third fatality was in Sumter County. They are among the 1,835 tri-county area deaths, the 35,142 in Florida and the 567,557 across the country, statistics from the Florida Department of Health and Johns Hopkins University show.
All told, Florida is reporting 2,173,138 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 11,071 from Saturday to Monday. Of those, 2,132,308 are residents. A total of 83,957 COVID-19 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 31,971 in correctional facilities. Across the state, 88,274 people have been hospitalized.
Locally, Marion County is reporting 30,060 COVID-19 cases. There have been 945 deaths and 2,073 people have been hospitalized.
Ocala continues to pace Marion County with 21,973 COVID-19 cases. Others have been identified in Summerfield (1,884), Dunnellon (1,389), Belleview (1,325), Silver Springs (657), Citra (493), Ocklawaha (491), Fort McCoy (308), Reddick (303), Anthony (288), Weirsdale (244), The Villages (183), Salt Springs (49), Flemington (34), McIntosh (30), Orange Lake (25), Sparr (25), Candler (20), Lowell (19), East Lake (12), Fairfield (8) and Orange Springs (8).
Below is a breakdown of other COVID-19 activity in the local area:
TRI-COUNTY AREA
- Cases: 67,546
- Deaths: 270
- Hospitalizations: 570
LAKE COUNTY
- Cases: 28,379
- Deaths: 620
- Hospitalizations: 1,479
- Vaccinations: 153,220 (102,889 both doses)
- Cities with most cases: Clermont (7,558), Leesburg (4,281), Eustis (2,477), Mount Dora (2,093) and Tavares (1,982).
SUMTER COUNTY
- Cases: 9,101
- Deaths: 2709
- Hospitalizations: 570
- Vaccinations: 80,604 (65,411 both doses)
- Areas/cities with most cases: The Villages (4,207), Wildwood (1,056), Bushnell (996), Coleman (851) and Oxford (520).