COVID-19 continued to plague in Florida on Sunday as more than 5,500 new cases of the deadly virus were reported across Sunshine State – 142 of which were reported in the tri-county area.
The Florida Department of Health has also reviewed the cumulative death toll in the local area. Seven deaths were reclassified from Lake County and one was removed from Sumter County, bringing the total in the three-district area to 1,813. Of these, 263 were in Sumter County, 613 in Lake County and 937 in Marion County.
As of Sunday, 34,685 deaths have been reported in Florida. A total of 561,973 deaths have been identified across the country and there are more than 2,932 worldwide deaths, according to statistics provided by the Florida Department of Health and Johns Hopkins University.
In total, Florida reports 2,124,233 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 5,520 from Saturday to Sunday. Of these, 2,084,173 are residents. A total of 83,575 COVID-19 cases were reported in long-term care centers and 31,814 in correctional facilities. Across the state, there were 34,685 deaths and 86,969 people were hospitalized.
Locally, 27 new COVID-19 cases were reported in and around The Villages on Sunday. These include:
- The Villages (Sumter, Lake and Marion provinces) with 3 for a total of 4545;
- Leesburg with 10 for a total of 4 182;
- Belleview up 4 for a total of 1,300;
- Fruitland Park with 3 for a total of 776;
- Summerfield by 3 to a total of 1,851;
- Wildwood up 2 for a total of 1,042; and
- Oxford with 2 for a total of 514.
Below is a breakdown of other COVID-19 activities in the local area:
TRI-LAND AREA
- Business: 66 225 – increase of 142
- Hospitalizations: 4,044
SUMMER PLANT
- Business: 8 988 – increase of 17
- Hospitalizations: 564
- Vaccinations: 78197 (60,315 both doses)
- Areas / cities with the most cases: The Villages (4 179), Wildwood (1 042), Bushnell (976), Coleman (850) and Oxford (514).
LAND OF THE MORE
- Business: 27,632 – increase of 75
- Hospitalizations: 1,455
- Vaccinations: 140,218 (88,566 both doses)
- Cities with the most cases: Clermont (7,304), Leesburg (4,182), Eustis (2,431), Mount Dora (2,052) and Tavares (1,940). The Villages also reports 183 cases.
MARION COUNTY
- Business: 29,605 – increase of 50
- Hospitalizations: 2,025
- Vaccinations: 111 556 (74 996 both doses)
- Cities with the most businesses: Ocala (21,654), Summerfield (1,851), Dunnellon (1,361), Belleview (1,300) and Silver Springs (641). The Villages also reports 183 cases.