CONFIRMED CASES of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,839 from Aug. 7 through Aug. 13, with three 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 1,839 from Aug. 7 through Aug. 13, with three new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday. The department has switched from reporting data five days a week to reporting weekly COVID-19 statistics on Thursdays. Numbers are now reported Sunday through Saturday of the previous…