Florida overcomes scary milestone in number of COVID-19 cases across the state

Florida overcomes scary milestone in number of COVID-19 cases across the state

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Florida surpassed 2 million cumulative cases of the COVID-19 virus on Saturday, with more than 5,100 new cases reported across the state of the Sun.

There were no deaths recorded on Saturday in the three counties area, where 1,739 people succumbed to the virus. They are among the 33,337 people in Florida and 541,513 across the country who lost the battle against Coronavirus, statistics from the Florida Department of Health and Johns Hopkins University show.

In all, Florida is reporting 2,004,362 cases of COVID-19 in just over a year. This represents an increase of 5,105 from Friday to Saturday. Of these, 1,967,372 are residents.

A total of 82,487 cases of COVID-19 were reported in long-term care centers and 31,397 in correctional units. Across the state, there were 33,337 deaths and 83,381 people were hospitalized.

Locally, 28 new cases of COVID-19 were reported on Saturday in and around The Villages. That includes:

  • The Villages (Sumter, Lake and Marion counties) increased by 5 to a total of 4,390;
  • Summerfield won 6 for a total of 1,784;
  • Lady Lake increased 4 to a total of 1,575;
  • Fruitland Park up to 4 for a total of 724;
  • Leesburg rose 3 to a total of 3,972;
  • Belleview up to 3 for a total of 1,240;
  • Oxford increased 2 to a total of 486; and
  • Wildwood won 1 for a total of 985.

Below is an analysis of other COVID-19 activities in the local area:

TRI-COUNTY AREA

  • Cases: 63,041 – increase of 110
  • Deaths: 1,739
  • Hospitalizations: 3,812

SUMTER COUNTY

  • Cases: 8,489 – increase of 17
  • Kills: 242
  • Hospitalizations: 536
  • Vaccinations: 52,528 (33,710 both doses)
  • Areas / cities with the most cases: The Villages (4,034), Wildwood (985), Bushnell (899), Coleman (839) and Oxford (486).

LAKE COUNTY

  • Cases: 25,943 – increase of 48
  • Kills: 593
  • Hospitalizations: 1,375
  • Vaccinations: 100,918 (59,503 both doses)
  • Cities with more cases: Clermont (6,812), Leesburg (3,972), Eustis (2,281), Mount Dora (1,941) and Tavares (1,861). The Villages is also reporting 175 cases.

MARION COUNTY

  • Cases: 28,609 – increase of 45
  • Kills: 904
  • Hospitalizations: 1,901
  • Vaccinations: 79,749 (48,088 both doses)
  • Cities with the most cases: Ocala (20,975), Summerfield (1,784), Dunnellon (1,304), Belleview (1,240) and Silver Springs (608). The Villages is also reporting 181 cases.

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