* **the report about him** - "the news about Jesus." This could mean either "the report about Jesus healing the man" or "the report about Jesus healing people."
* **the report about him spread even farther** - "the report about him went out even farther" or "people kept telling the news about him in other places"
* **the deserted places** - "lonely places" or "quiet places" or "places where there were no other people"