R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 330 over weekend, with 3 new deaths

CONFIRMED cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 330 over the weekend. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 increased by 330 from May 7 through Sunday, with three new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Monday.

Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients in the state totaled 97, a decline from 113 prior to the weekend. Of those hospitalized, 20 were in an intensive care unit, a decline of three from before the weekend, and 18 were on a ventilator, level with figures reported on May 7.

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As of May 8, there had been 440,556 individuals fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Rhode Island. There had been 989,460 total COVID-19 doses administered in the state to date at that time.

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 have totaled 149,948 in Rhode Island to date, an increase of 371 from figures reported May 7, accounting for the day-to-day increases, as well as data revisions for previous days.

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Deaths due to the virus in Rhode Island have totaled 2,690 to date.

There were 2,688 tests processed in the state on Sunday, with an overall positive rate of 2.3%. When excluding both repeat positive and repeat negative test results, the positive rate was 11.4%.

There have been 4.13 million tests administered in the state to date to 908,632 individuals.

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