Coronavirus In RI: 365 New Cases; 10 Deaths

PROVIDENCE, RI — The number of coronavirus cases in Rhode Island spiked by more than 300 for a second day in a row. The Rhode Island Department of Health reported 365 new cases Thursday and 10 additional deaths.

The new data brings that total number of cases in the state to 5,841 and 181 deaths. At this time, 270 people are in the hospital. Of these, 71 are in intensive care units and 44 are on ventilators. To date, 315 people have been discharged from the hospital.

Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, the director of the Rhode Island Department of Health, said that eight of the 10 deaths reported Wednesday were nursing home residents. Two of the victims were in their 60s, one in their 70s, four in their 80s, two in their 90s and one was more than 100 years old.

According to the data, more than 2,400 people were tested for coronavirus on Wednesday. In the coming weeks, Gov. Gina Raimondo said she hopes in increase the number of tests per day "by multiples."

The data also shows that the number of cases have disproportionately been in the Latino community. The latest data shows that 42 percent of cases have been in this group, despite the community only making up 15 percent of the state's total population. Alexander-Scott said the department is working to determine why the group is so over-represented and to address any barriers to health resources so that zip code "does not determine health."

The latest town-by-town cases numbers are listed below.

• Providence: 1,658
• Pawtucket: 540
• Cranston: 369
• North Providence: 337
• East Providence: 272
• Warwick: 210
• Central Falls: 209
• Woonsocket: 172
• Cumberland: 140
• Johnston: 106
• Smithfield: 102
• Coventry: 90
• North Kingstown: 88
• West Warwick: 78
• Lincoln: 51
• South Kingstown: 49
• Bristol: 45
• Burrillville: 45
• Tiverton: 32
• Westerly: 30
• Barrington: 26
• Newport: 25
• East Greenwich: 25
• North Smithfield: 24
• Middletown: 21
• Scituate: 21
• Narragansett: 21
• Portsmouth: 20
• Warren: 17
• Exeter: 13
• Glocester: 10
• Little Compton: 9
• West Greenwich: 9
• Foster: 8
• Jamestown: 7
• Charlestown: 7
• Richmond: 6
• Hopkinton: 5
• New Shoreham: 0

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