CONFIRMED CASES of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 2,140 from Jan. 1-7, with seven new deaths, 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 2,140 from Jan. 1 to Jan. 7, with seven 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 154…