Coronavirus In RI Latest Numbers: 294 Cases, 3 Weekend Deaths

A lot has changed when it comes to the coronavirus in Rhode Island over the weekend. On Saturday, the Rhode Island Department of Health announced the state's first two deaths from the virus, followed by one additional death on Sunday. There are currently 294 positive cases of the virus in the state and 35 people are hospitalized.

Below are the latest numbers from the department, including town-by-town breakdowns of cases, as well as this weekend's latest headlines.

Coronavirus cases by town

• Barrington – 6
• Bristol – 5
• Burrillville – 7
• Central Falls – fewer than 5
• Charlestown – fewer than 5
• Coventry – 6
• Cranston – 31
• Cumberland – 8
• East Greenwich – fewer than 5
• East Providence – 13
• Exeter – fewer than 5
• Foster – fewer than 5
• Glocester – fewer than 5
• Hopkinton – fewer than 5
• Jamestown – fewer than 5
• Johnston – 7
• Lincoln – fewer than 5
• Little Compton – fewer than 5
• Middletown – 6
• Narragansett – fewer than 5
• New Shoreham – 0
• Newport – 6
• North Kingstown – 8
• North Providence – fewer than 5
• North Smithfield – fewer than 5
• Pawtucket – 14
• Portsmouth – fewer than 5
• Providence – 63
• Richmond – 0
• Scituate – fewer than 5
• Smithfield – 5
• South Kingstown – 8
• Tiverton – 5
• Warren – fewer than 5
• Warwick – 16
• West Greenwich – 0
• West Warwick – 6
• Westerly – 6
• Woonsocket – fewer than 5

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