NEW: 8 More RI COVID-19 Deaths, 25 Total - “It’s About to Get Very Bad,” Says Raimondo
Sunday, April 05, 2020
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo announced on Sunday eight more coronavirus deaths for a total of 25 in Rhode Island.
At a press conference at the Rhode Island State House, Raimondo said there have been 116 more COVID-19 cases for a total of 922, of which 103 cases are in the hospital.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST"I can tell you right now this about to get very bad," said Raimondo. "There's going to be a lot more pain and suffering on account of this economic slump. I can’t tell you exactly how bad it’s going to be — it depends on you and me doing the [right thing]."
Dr. James McDonald with the Rhode Island Department of Health said of the eight recorded COVID deaths over the past day, seven were nursing home residents -- three at Golden Crest, and two at Oak Hill.
"When people are in congregate settings, this is hard," he said. "The incubation period is 14 days [and] we’re contagious 2 days before we show symptoms. "
On Sunday, McDonald also said that 33 of the hospitalizations have required ventilators.
Message to Rhode Islanders
Raimondo reiterated her message for people to adhere to social distancing directives -- as well as daily tracking.
"I’m not just asking you to avoid big crowds because I want to," said Raimondo. "You look at Germany and other countries that have had a better job with social distancing rules - fewer people are dying and in the hospital."
"I got way too many reports yesterday of big crowds at Lowe’s, Wal-Mart, grocery stores — it’s not funny," she said. "By doing that you’re endangering the lives of Rhode Islanders. If we don’t start complying and getting a whole lot more serious I’m going to have to shut everything down."
"I can tell you right now this about to get very bad — there’s going to be a lot more pain and suffering on account of this economic slump," said Raimondo. "I can’t tell you exactly how bad it’s going to be. It depends on you and me doing the [right thing]."
"I asked you to keep a daily log to keep track of where you’ve been [and] who you’ve spent time with in person. Hopefully, for all of you it will be a very short list," said Raimondo. "This is serious — this week we’re going to really start ramping up our testing. Many of you will find out you’re positive. And we’ll immediately start a contact tracing system."
Testing
Raimondo is urging more Rhode Islanders to get tested.
"For some time I was asking you to stay home even if you felt sick," she said. "Yesterday we tested well over 1,000 people. Every day our capacity will increase. I hope to go from 1000 to 1500 to 2000."
"If you’re sick, call your doctor, and get tested. We want everybody to get treated — regardless of your immigration status, regardless if you have a primary care provider, regardless if you have insurance," she said.
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