Coronavirus In RI: 321 New Cases, 12 More Deaths

PROVIDENCE, RI — The total number of cases of the new coronavirus in Rhode Island passed 8,000 Wednesday with the announcement of 321 new cases and 12 additional deaths. To date, there have been 8,247 cases in total and 251 deaths, according to the Rhode Island Department of Health.

Wednesday's data shows a spike in cases compared to the last few days, with more than 100 more cases reported compared to Tuesday. At this time, 269 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, while 80 are in intensive care units and 55 are on ventilators.

On Monday, Gov. Gina Raimondo outlined the state's phased plan for reopening the economy, hopefully after the current stay-at-home order expires May 8. For that process to begin, the state must see 14 days of declines or steadiness in cases numbers, she said, as well as no large spikes in hospitalizations.

The largest number of cases continues to be in densely populated urban areas, particularly Providence and Pawtucket. The Western half of the state, meanwhile, particularly the northwest and in South County, have far fewer cases, as well as parts of the East Bay. The latest town-by-town cases numbers are listed below.

• Providence: 2,348
• Pawtucket: 721
• Cranston: 446
• North Providence: 409
• Central Falls: 349
• East Providence: 323
• Warwick: 305
• Woonsocket: 262
• Cumberland: 170
• Smithfield: 147
• North Kingstown: 130
• Johnston: 126
• West Warwick: 119
• Coventry: 98
• Lincoln: 76
• South Kingstown: 68
• Burrillville: 62
• Bristol:54
• Tiverton: 43
• Westerly: 39
• East Greenwich: 38
• North Smithfield: 32
• Warren: 31
• Newport: 31
• Barrington: 29
• Narragansett: 29
• Middletown: 25
• Portsmouth: 22
• Scituate: 22
• Glocester: 17
• Exeter: 17
• West Greenwich: 14
• Richmond: 13
• Little Compton: 10
• Foster: 10
• Charlestown: 9
• Hopkinton: 8
• Jamestown: 7
• New Shoreham: 0

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