R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 54 over the weekend, with no new deaths

CONFIRMED CASES of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 54 over the three-day period from June 11 through Sunday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 54 from June 11 through Sunday, with no new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Monday.

Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients in the state totaled 33, unchanged from figures reported prior to the weekend. Of those hospitalized, five were in an intensive care unit and six were on a ventilator.

There have been 596,172 individuals fully vaccinated and 1.22 million total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Rhode Island to date.

Confirmed cases of the virus have totaled 152,273 to date in the Ocean State, a rise of 60 from figures reported on June 11, accounting for the day-to-day increases, as well as data revisions for previous days.

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Deaths due to the virus have totaled 2,722 to date in the state.

There were 1,572 tests processed Sunday, with an overall positive rate of 0.4%. When excluding both repeat positive and repeat negative test results, the positive rate was 1.4%.

There have been 4.39 million tests administered in the state to date to 941,343 individuals.

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