Rhode Island Coronavirus Cases Rise To 9,289; 17 New Deaths
PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Island reported 327 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, plus 17 new deaths. The state's coronavirus total reached 9,289 with 296 total deaths over the course of the pandemic.
There are now 316 people being treated for COVID-19 at hospitals across the state. Eighty of those people are intensive care, and 54 are on ventilators. Just under 70,000 state residents have been tested so far.
Gov. Gina Raimondo has said the state's economy can begin to reopen after 14 days of declining or plateaued cases, as well as steady hospitalization rates. Rhode Island's stay-at-home order is set to end on May 8.
The number of new cases reported Saturday was slightly lower than on Friday when Rhode Island added 341 cases.
Here are Rhode Island's town-by-town numbers as of May 2:
Providence 2,958
Pawtucket903
Cranston537
North Providence484
Central Falls469
East Providence374
Warwick364
Woonsocket316
Cumberland197
Smithfield169
Johnston156
West Warwick142
North Kingstown141
Coventry107
Lincoln93
Bristol74
Burrillville73
South Kingstown69
Tiverton48
Westerly47
East Greenwich47
North Smithfield40
Warren38
Newport38
Barrington32
Narragansett31
Middletown28
Portsmouth24
Scituate24
Exeter22
Glocester19
Richmond16
West Greenwich15
Charlestown14
Little Compton10
Hopkinton10
Foster10
Jamestown8
New Shoreham zero
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This article originally appeared on the Cranston Patch