COVID-19 cases in R.I. increased by 246 over weekend; no deaths

CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 246 over the weekend, including 54 on Sunday, with no new deaths. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 246 over the weekend, including 54 on Sunday, with no new deaths. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 246 from July 23 through Sunday, with no new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health reported Monday.

The department said there have been 57.4 new cases per 100,000 Rhode Island residents in the previous seven days, which the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines as “substantial transmission.”

“Substantial transmission” is the third threshold in the CDC’s community transmission tier system. If the state reaches more than 100 new cases per 100,000 residents, it would be put in the “high transmission” category.

However, despite increased cases, hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients in the state remain minimal. Hospitalizations currently total 22, an increase from six from figures reported prior to the weekend. Of those hospitalized, three are in intensive care units and two are on ventilators.

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By comparison, there were 62 people hospitalized with COVID-19 during the fourth weekend of July last year.

There have been 654,325 individuals fully vaccinated in the state to date, an increase of 1,838 from July 23, as well as 1.31 million total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered.

Confirmed cases of the virus in the state have totaled 153,697, an increase of 250 from figures reported prior to the weekend, accounting for the day-to-day increase as well as data revisions for previous days.

Deaths due to the virus in Rhode Island total 2,739. The state has seen no deaths since July 14, according to RIDOH data, and only four reported deaths so far this month. By comparison, there were 45 deaths due to the virus from July 1 through July 26, 2020.

There were 1,866 tests processed on Sunday, with an overall positive rate of 2.9%. When excluding both repeat positive and repeat negative test results, the positive rate was 10.9%.

There have been 4.58 million tests administered in the state to 975,939 individuals.

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