COVID-19 cases in R.I. increase by 47; 2 new deaths

CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increase by 47 on Monday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increase by 47 on Monday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 47 on Monday, with two new deaths reported, the R.I. Department of Health said Tuesday.

Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients in the state totaled 67, a decline of five from the day before. Of those hospitalized, 15 were in an intensive care unit – a decline of two day to day – and 10 were on ventilators, the same number from Sunday.

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There have been 536,640 individuals fully vaccinated in Rhode Island, as well as 637,903 individuals that have received at least one dose of a vaccine. A total of 1.13 million doses have been administered in the state.

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state have totaled 151,502, an increase of 82 after late revisions to the data. Deaths due to the virus in Rhode Island have totaled 2,707 to date.

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There were 5,450 tests processed Monday, with an overall positive rate of 0.8%. When excluding both repeat positive and repeat negative test results, the positive rate was 5%.

There have been 4.26 million tests administered in the state to date to 924,792 individuals.

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