CONFIRMED CASES of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 142, with one new death, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 142, with one new death, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday. Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients total 75, up from 74 reported on Wednesday. Of those hospitalized, five are in intensive care and less than five are on a ventilator. There have been 147.7 new cases…