Number of reported COVID-19 cases dropping throughout Newport County
Newport County seemingly is over the hump in regards to the recent surge of COVID-19 cases, with all six communities showing declines from the previous week.
According to the latest data released Wednesday from the state Department of Health, there were 1,137 new cases of the virus reported during the seven-day stretch of Jan. 20-26. That breaks down to roughly 162 cases per day.
It represents the lowest number of cases in a week since the start of the new year, and a significant drop from the 1,899 cases the county reported during the week of Jan. 13-19. The state Department of Health does not have a requirement to report positive cases from at-home tests.
Newport County followed a similar trend in January 2021, reaching a peak of 509 weekly cases from Jan. 7-13. That number dropped consistently before reaching 295 during the span of Jan. 27 to Feb. 3.
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There were 367 cases reported in Newport during the week of Jan. 20-26, a drop from 609 the previous week, its single-week high. Middletown reported 269 new cases, down from 423 last week, while the 241 new cases in Portsmouth were down from 411.
Tiverton’s case total fell from 317 the previous week to 178, and the 49 new cases in Jamestown were down from the 109 last week. Little Compton identified 33 new cases down, from 49.
Since the start of the pandemic, there now have been 17,580 cases of the virus reporter across the county, with more than 6,000 — or about 34% — coming since the start of 2022. Newport has reported the most total cases with 5,703, followed by Middletown (3,786), Portsmouth (3,512), Tiverton (3,237), Jamestown (891) and Little Compton (451).
Vaccination rates
Some 72% of people living in Newport County are fully vaccinated as of Jan. 25, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers someone fully vaccinated two weeks after they've been given a single-dose shot (Johnson & Johnson) or a second shot (either Pfizer or Moderna).
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Rhode Island reported 334,581 total cases of coronavirus, an increase of 5% from the week before.
Here are the latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Newport County as of Jan. 25:
How many people in Newport County have received a COVID-19 vaccine?
86% of people in Newport County have received at least one dose of the vaccine, for a total of 71,275 people
72% of people in Newport County are fully vaccinated, for a total of 59,437 people
For a county-by-county look at the vaccination rollout, see our COVID-19 vaccine tracker, which is updated daily.
How many people in Rhode Island have been vaccinated so far?
94% of people in Rhode Island have received at least one dose of the vaccine, for a total of 996,328 people
79% of people in Rhode Island are fully vaccinated, for a total of 831,755 people
This article originally appeared on Newport Daily News: COVID-19 in Newport County: Cases dropping throughout region
