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Friday, March 29, 2024

96 more COVID-19 deaths in Florida as 9.9 million Sunshine State residents vaccinated

More than 9.9 million Floridians have been vaccinated against COVID-19 as Florida reported 96 additional deaths on Friday.

All told, Florida is reporting 2,304,860 COVID-19 cases. Of those, 2,261,813 are residents. A total of 85,814 COVID-19 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 32,788 in correctional facilities. Across the state, there have been 37,172 deaths and 93,965 people have been hospitalized.

A total of 9,916,161 Sunshine State residents have been vaccinated, with 7,874,202 completing the series of doses. Locally, 407,765 tri-county residents have been vaccinated, with 345,084 receiving both doses. Those break down as:

  • Marion County – 150,616 (126,556 both doses);
  • Lake County – 170,960 (142,335 both doses); and
  • Sumter County – 86,189 (76,193 both doses).

Locally, Marion County is reporting 31,654 COVID-19 cases. There have been 92 deaths and 2,224 people have been hospitalized.

Ocala continues to lead Marion County with 23,118 COVID-19 cases. Others have been identified in Summerfield (1,948), Dunnellon (1,479), Belleview (1,393), Silver Springs (700), Ocklawaha (531), Citra (523), Fort McCoy (336), Reddick (321), Anthony (309), Weirsdale (262), The Villages (183), Salt Springs (51), Flemington (34), McIntosh (32), Sparr (28), Orange Lake (27), Candler (21), Lowell (20), East Lake (12), Fairfield (9) and Orange Springs (8).

Below is a breakdown of other COVID-19 activity in the local area:

TRI-COUNTY AREA

  • Cases: 71,707
  • Deaths: 1,907
  • Hospitalizations: 4,391

LAKE COUNTY

  • Cases: 30,622
  • Deaths: 646
  • Hospitalizations: 1,582
  • Cities with most cases: Clermont (8,221), Leesburg (4,558), Eustis (2,666), Mount Dora (2,195) and Groveland (2,111).

SUMTER COUNTY

  • Cases: 9,431
  • Deaths: 279
  • Hospitalizations: 585
  • Areas/cities with most cases: The Villages (4,280), Wildwood (1,105), Bushnell (1,052), Coleman (855) and Oxford (550).