R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 49 with 2 new deaths

CONFIRMED CASES of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 49 on Thursday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 49 on Thursday, with two new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health Friday.

Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients in the state totaled 44, level with one day prior. Of those hospitalized, six were in intensive care units and seven were on ventilators.

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There have been 564,011 individuals and 1.18 million total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the state.

Confirmed cases of the virus in Rhode Island have totaled 151,992, an increase of 56 from figures reported Thursday, accounting for the day-to-day increases as well as data revisions for previous days.

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Deaths due to the virus in the state have totaled 2,717 to date.

There were 8,590 tests processed Thursday with an overall positive rate of 0.6%. When excluding both repeat positive and repeat negative test results, the positive rate was 5.2%.

There have been 4.34 million tests administered in Rhode Island to 933,491 individuals.

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