R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 1,792, with 14 new deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,792 from Jan. 8 to Jan. 14, with 14 new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said in its weekly report on Thursday.

Typically, the reported COVID-19 statistics are from Sunday through Saturday of the previous week.

New hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients totaled 177 last week. Of the 167 hospitalized on Jan. 14, 11 were in intensive care and seven were on ventilators.

There were 169.6 new cases per 100,000 persons reported in Rhode Island between Jan. 8-14. The positivity rate on cases from Jan. 8-14 is 11.9%.

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By comparison, there were 33,578 new cases identified from Jan. 8-14 in 2022. The transmission rate on Jan. 14, 2022, was 3,178 cases per 100,000 persons. The positivity rate from Jan. 8-14 in 2022 was 17.1%.

There have been 926,581 individuals who have completed the primary vaccine series, which is about 87.5% of Rhode Island residents.

Deaths due to the virus in Rhode Island total 3,812.

There were 15,067 tests processed from Jan. 8-14, with 8.7 million tests administered in Rhode Island since the start of the pandemic.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Jan. 13 listed the COVID-19 threat level as high Providence County. Threat levels are determined in part by case rates and hospital admissions per 100,000 people.

Bristol, Kent, Newport and Washington counties all remain at a medium threat level.