Where in Central Florida do people plan to stay home for Thanksgiving?

For weeks now, public health officials have tried to convince people to stay put for Thanksgiving.

A new tool shows that people are following their advice.

The New York Times has put together a heat map after surveying more than 150,000 people nationwide showing who’s staying home for Thanksgiving.

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The lighter the color means fewer people plan to eat outside of their household for Thanksgiving. The darker the color means more people.

In Florida, most communities are on the lighter end of the spectrum.

In Central Florida, Orange County is the obvious bright spot with most communities appearing to have less than 20% of people who will dine with others.

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Nearby Osceola County has smaller figures, but over in Brevard County, there’s a shift to some of the darker tones like in Cocoa and Titusville.

But according to the data, the Central Florida county with the highest percentages is Marion County, where cases have tripled in the past month to an average of about 100 cases a day.

In Summerfield, 46% of people plan to spend Thanksgiving with others outside their home. In Belleview, it’s 48%.

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Only a handful of other communities have higher percentages like Bradford County, Union County and Pasco County.

Cox Media Group