RIDOH reports 2,628 cases of COVID-19, 27 additional deaths
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – The Rhode Island Department of Health reported 2,628 new cases of COVID-19 and 27 deaths since Friday.
The 2,628 new cases came with a 9.2% positivity rate.
The 27 additional deaths were reported, bringing the state’s death toll to 1,373.
Out of the 365 Rhode Islanders hospitalized, 40 are in ICU and 19 are on a ventilator.
Monday is the start of Rhode Island’s two-week pause, which Gov. Gina Raimondo put into effect as a result of the increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the state.
COVID-19 field hospitals in Providence and Cranston are expected to start admitting patients this week as hospitals are filled to capacity.
©WLNE-TV/ABC6 2020
