PROVIDENCE – Deaths due to COVID-19 in Rhode Island have reached 1,001, as the R.I. Department of Health on Thursday reported four new fatalities due to the virus.
Cases of COVID-19 increased by 76 day to day, to 18,148. The three-day average of new cases in the state is 70.
There are 67 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the state, level with one day prior. There are seven patients in intensive care and four people are on ventilators. The three-day average of hospitalizations is 67.
There were 3,572 COVID-19 tests administered in Rhode Island on Wednesday, bringing the state total to 325,979. The positive rate for the day was 2.1%.
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