Rhode Island Coronavirus Deaths Exceed 100; 309 New Cases

PROVIDENCE, RI — The latest coronavirus data from the Rhode Island Department of Health shows that more than 100 people have died from the virus of complications related to it. To date 105 deaths have been reported, following the announcement of 18 new deaths Thursday.

Thursday's increase was the largest single-day rise in deaths so far in the crisis. In addition, 309 new cases were announced, bringing the state's total to 3,838 so far.

Hospitalizations are also up since Wednesday, rising from 197 to 245. Of these patients, 61 are currently in an intensive care unit and 43 are on ventilators. To date, 182 people have been discharged from the hospital.

According to Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, the director of the Rhode Island Department of Health, all of the latest deaths were residents in nursing homes. Seven were in their 70s, seven were in their 80s and four were in their 90s. Nine of the deaths happened Wednesday, while the rest were reported Thursday due to a lag in test processing and other factors, Alexander-Scott said.

So far, 45 percent of the state's cases of coronavrius have been in the Latino community, a "serious over-representation," Alexander-Scott said. To address this, the department is working to increase the number of testing sites in certain communities and to address living conditions where needed.

"From Woonsocket to Westerly, we're working to make sure the concerns of these communities are being heard," Alexander-Scott said.

Providence still has the highest concentration of cases of any single Rhode Island community. At 973, it has nearly three times the number of cases as Pawtucket, which is second with 347.

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

• Providence: 973
• Pawtucket: 347
• Cranston: 220
• North Providence: 209
• East Providence: 159
• Warwick: 141
• Central Falls: 103
• Cumberland: 96
• Woonsocket: 84
• North Kingstown: 67
• Johnston: 59
• Coventry: 57
• Smithfield: 54
• West Warwick: 49
• South Kingstown: 39
• Burrillville: 33
• Lincoln: 33
• Tiverton: 28
• Westerly: 24
• Barrington: 24
• Bristol: 24
• Newport: 22
• Middletown: 19
• East Greenwich: 18
• Narragansett: 17
• Portsmouth: 16
• Scituate: 12
• North Smithfield: 10
• Exeter: 8
• Warren: 8
• Foster: 7
• Little Compton: 7
• West Greenwich: 7
• Jamestown: 6
• Richmond: 6
• Charlestown: 5
• Hopkinton: 5
• Glocester: 0
• New Shoreham: 0

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