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State-level Metrics

Solid line represents Rhode Island 7-day average

New tests Total PCR tests (test encounters)

New tests is changing down. The most recent value for New tests was 13513 on Mar 7, and the earlist value for New tests was 11667 on Dec 8. The highest recent value for New tests was 24685 on Feb 25.The lowest recent value for New tests was 5788 on Mar 1. Access all chart data

New cases

Cases is changing down. The most recent value for Cases was 265 on Mar 7, and the earlist value for Cases was 1249 on Dec 8. The highest recent value for Cases was 471 on Feb 27.The lowest recent value for Cases was 152 on Mar 1. Access all chart data

Current hospitalizations

Hospitalization is changing down. The most recent value for Hospitalization was 141 on Mar 7, and the earlist value for Hospitalization was 444 on Dec 8. The lowest recent value for Hospitalization was 412 on Dec 28. Access all chart data

New deaths

New deaths is changing down. The most recent value for New deaths was 0 on Mar 7, and the earlist value for New deaths was 22 on Dec 8. The highest recent value for New deaths was 86 on Feb 20.0 Access all chart data
Total cases
128,781
New cases today265
Change over 7 days1.9%+
Total tests
(test encounters)
3,123,348
Total tests
(specimens)
Not Reported
Total tests
(people)
806,351

Viral (PCR) tests (HHS data)

Total tests
2,253,224

Source: CELR data from states provided in line level format

This data is published by HHS. It may differ from state-provided data.

Data as of
Total tests (specimens)
Not Reported
Total tests (people)
Not Reported

Warning: Antigen reporting may significantly understate the true number of tests administered

Total tests (specimens)
Not Reported
Total tests (people)
Not Reported
Now hospitalized
141
Now in ICU
25
Now on ventilator
16
Ever hospitalized
9,020
Ever in ICU
Not Reported
Ever on ventilator
Not Reported

Hospitalization (HHS data)

See this HHS hospitalization data on a map.

Now hospitalized (confirmed + suspected)
179
Now hospitalized (confirmed only)
141
Now in ICU (confirmed + suspected)
20

This data is published by HHS.

Data as of
Hospital discharges
7,865
Deaths
2,547

Long-term-care facilities

Total cases
6,825
Total deaths
1,610
Number of facilities affected
133
Percent of state deaths
from LTC facilities
63.2%
New cases since Feb 250.2%
New deaths since Feb 251.3%

View historical totals

Data as of

Vaccinations

Total resident & staff doses administered
49,196
Staff & resident 1st dose administered
30,283
Staff &resident 2nd dose administered
18,725

Vaccinations administered through the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program

Data as of

Race & ethnicity data

We compute the number of cases and deaths per 100k people for each race and ethnicity.

These numbers show the scale of outcomes compared to the size of each group’s population. These are not the number of cases or deaths, rather the proportion of each demographic group who have been affected.

Race & ethnicity: cases per capita

Cases per 100,000 people
Black or African American
12,878
Hispanic or Latino
19,006
Asian
6,616
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0
American Indian or Alaska Native
9,083
White
7,800

(All data is calculated)

Data as of

Race & ethnicity: deaths per capita

Deaths per 100,000 people
Black or African American
172
Hispanic or Latino
127
Asian
105
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0
American Indian or Alaska Native
29*
White
238

(All data is calculated)

* Based on <10 deaths among members of this race/ethnicity. Interpret with caution.

Data as of

Our latest tweets about Rhode Island

Our twitter handle is @COVID19Tracking@COVID19Tracking

Twitter
A reminder that some states do not report COVID-19 data on the weekends, and today's figures are missing updates from: AK, CT, KS, LA, MP, NM, RI, and WY.

February 28, 2021

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Today’s update includes no data from CT, KS, LA, or RI, and no data except hospitalizations from AL. The MA update includes data from approximately 24,800 PCR tests not reported yesterday due to a technical problem.

January 31, 2021

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The race and ethnicity data reported by states shows declining—but persistent—inequities. 1 in 6 Latinx people in Rhode Island and Utah has tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

January 29, 2021

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At publish time, we had no updates from 7 of the 56 states and territories we track: AR, CT, KS, MI, MP, RI, and WA. Seven additional states did not report current hospitalizations today: HI, MN, MS, NV, OK, OR, and WI.

January 3, 2021

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20 states provided no update: AK, CA, CT, DC, ID, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MP, NC, ND, NH, OH, RI, SC, SD, UT, VT. 7 other states made partial updates.

December 26, 2020

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