CONFIRMED CASES of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 167 on Wednesday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 167 on Wednesday, with no new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday. Daily case counts in the state have trended upward in recent weeks, after a lull in June and early July. Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients in the state totaled 32, an…