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Rhode Island set new one-day high for positive COVID-19 tests

The Rhode Island Department of Health reported 449 new positive COVID-19 cases on Friday, marking the largest one-day total since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. The new cases bring Rhode Island’s total to over 30,000 positive cases.

The DOH also reported four more deaths, bringing the state’s death toll to 1,177.

There are currently 140 Rhode Islanders hospitalized with COVID-19

Christian Winthrop
Christian Winthrop
Christian Winthrop is a media publisher and journalist and the founder and editor of Newport Buzz, the leading news platform covering Newport, Rhode Island. He is also the creator of Palm Beach Buzz, expanding the same community-focused journalism model to South Florida. A fifth-generation Newporter, Winthrop previously worked in national politics and later as an entertainment producer in New York City before returning home to launch Newport Buzz in 2011.
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