Five more local residents lost their battle with COVID-19 as new cases of the deadly virus continued to pile up across the Sunshine State.
Four of the latest fatalities lived in Marion County and the other one was a resident of Lake County. They are among the 837 deaths in the tri-county area, the 20,976 across Florida and the 318,782 across the country.
All told, Florida is reporting 1,212,581 cases – an increase of 11,015 from Sunday to Monday. Of those, 1,192,456 are residents. A total of 61,764 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 26,681 in correctional facilities. Across the state, there have been 20,976 deaths and 60,152 people have been hospitalized.
Locally, a total of 109 new COVID-19 cases were reported Monday in and around The Villages. Those include:
- The Villages (Sumter, Lake and Marion counties) up 24 for a total of 1,850;
- Leesburg up 31 for a total of 2,171;
- Summerfield up 18 for a total of 882;
- Lady Lake up 13 for a total of 750;
- Wildwood up 8 for a total of 614;
- Fruitland Park up 7 for a total of 359;
- Belleview up 4 for a total of 634;
- Oxford up 3 for a total of 244; and
- Lady Lake portion of Sumter County up 1 for a total of 72.
Below is a breakdown of other COVID-19 activity in the local area:
TRI-COUNTY AREA
- Cases: 34,209 – increase of 429
- Deaths: 837
- Hospitalizations: 2,568
SUMTER COUNTY
- Cases: 4,421 – increase of 42
- Deaths: 115
- Hospitalizations: 365
- Areas/cities with most cases: The Villages (1,711), Coleman (729), Wildwood (614), Bushnell (504) and Oxford (244).
LAKE COUNTY
- Cases: 13,698 – increase of 206
- Deaths: 286
- Hospitalizations: 949
- Cities with most cases: Clermont (3,628), Leesburg (2,171), Eustis (1,103), Tavares (1,066) and Mount Dora (1,065). The Villages also is reporting 81 cases.
MARION COUNTY
- Cases: 16,090 – increase of 181
- Deaths: 436
- Hospitalizations: 1,262
- Cities with most cases: Ocala (12,188), Summerfield (882), Dunnellon (680), Belleview (634) and Citra (279). The Villages also is reporting 58 cases.
