RI Reports 16 Coronavirus Deaths in One Day — Hospitalizations Jump to 323
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
The Rhode Island Department of Health reported 16 new COVID-19 related deaths on Tuesday — and that 323 people are now hospitalized.
On Tuesday, Rhode Island Speaker of the House nominee Joseph Shekarchi announced the establishment of a COVID-19 task force, to oversee vaccine distribution in the state.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTFormer RI Director of Health Dr. Michael Fine -- who appears daily on GoLocal LIVE at 12:30 -- will be the task force advisor.
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The state’s coronavirus numbers continued to surge, as the state reported 812 new cases from Monday, bringing the state’s total to 51,124.
There are currently 30 people in the ICU.
Nationally, there were 179,067 new cases in the U.S. on Monday, a 49% increase over two weeks prior.
There were 1,032 fatalities, a 62% increase over the past 14 days.
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo and health officials will be LIVE on Wednesday for their weekly coronavirus press briefing.
Watch on GoLocalProv.com at 1 PM.
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