PROVIDENCE – Health officials on Saturday reported 215 new COVID-19 cases in the state, increasing the total to 12,234, and 10 more deaths.
The state has reported a total of 489 fatalities related to the new coronavirus. All 10 of the new deaths reported on Saturday were people who lived in long-term care facilities, including one person in their 30s.
There are 273 people hospitalized in the state with COVID-19, including 66 in intensive care units and 44 on ventilators.
The number of new cases in the state has ticked up each day since May 13, when the state reported 181. Hospitalizations have increased slightly each day since the same date, when the state reported 269.
After 18 deaths related to the virus were reported on May 13, the next two days saw six and 11 new deaths respectively.
(UPDATES second paragraph with data on new deaths.)
