PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 74 on Wednesday, to 16,941, and three more deaths from the virus were reported, the R.I. Department of Health said on Thursday.
Deaths due to COVID-19 now total 959 in the state.
With 3,959 tests conducted on Wednesday, the positive test rate was 1.9%. There have been 248,268 tests administered in the state to date.
People hospitalized in Rhode Island because of COVID-19 numbered 67, a decrease of two from the day before. Of those hospitalized, 11 are in intensive care units and 10 are on ventilators.
To date, 1,644 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from Rhode Island hospitals.
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo will not host a coronavirus briefing on Friday or Monday. The next briefing will be on Wednesday, July 8.
Alexa Gagosz is a PBN staff writer. Contact her at Gagosz@PBN.com.
