Two more local residents have succumbed to the COVID-19 virus as Florida reported 85 new deaths from the fast-spreading illness Saturday.
The latest local fatalities were both residents of Lake County. They are among the 1,716 tri-county area deaths, the 32,829 in Florida and the 534,142 across the country.
All told, Florida is reporting 1,973,109 cases – an increase of 5,244 from Friday to Saturday. Of those, 1,936,788 are residents. A total of 82,008 COVID-19 cases have been reported in long-term care centers and 31,265 in correctional facilities. Across the state, 82,202 people have been hospitalized.
Locally, 64 new COVID-19 cases were reported Saturday in and around The Villages for a total of 15,060. Those include:
- The Villages (Sumter, Lake and Marion counties) up 19 for a total of 4,326;
- Lady Lake up 12 for a total of 1,543;
- Leesburg up 11 for a total of 3,916;
- Fruitland Park up 8 for a total of 707;
- Wildwood up 5 for a total of 972;
- Summerfield up 4 for a total of 1,767;
- Belleview up 3 for a total of 1,228;
- Oxford up 1 for a total of 470; and
- Lady Lake portion of Sumter County up 1 for a total of 131.
Below is a breakdown of other COVID-19 activity in the local area:
TRI-COUNTY AREA
- Cases: 62,221 – increase of 179
- Deaths: 1,716
- Hospitalizations: 3,728
SUMTER COUNTY
- Cases: 8,339 – increase of 42
- Deaths: 242
- Hospitalizations: 521
- Areas/cities with most cases: The Villages (3,971), Wildwood (972), Bushnell (877), Coleman (838) and Oxford (470).
LAKE COUNTY
- Cases: 25,529 – increase of 85
- Deaths: 587
- Hospitalizations: 1,349
- Cities with most cases: Clermont (6,689), Leesburg (3,916), Eustis (2,249), Mount Dora (1,924) and Tavares (1,842). The Villages also is reporting 174 cases.
MARION COUNTY
- Cases: 28,353 – increase of 52
- Deaths: 887
- Hospitalizations: 1,846
- Cities with most cases: Ocala (20,806), Summerfield (1,767), Dunnellon (1,288), Belleview (1,228) and Silver Springs (604). The Villages also is reporting 181 cases.