18 New Coronavirus Deaths, RI Ranked 4th in U.S. for Cases Per Capita - Watch 2:30 PM Briefing HERE

18 New Coronavirus Deaths, RI Ranked 4th in U.S. for Cases Per Capita - Watch 2:30 PM Briefing HERE

The Rhode Island Department of Health reported 18 additional COVID-19 related cases on Wednesday for 462 fatalities in total.

RIDOH also listed 221 new cases for 11,835 in total. 

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Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo and health officials will be live at the Vets Auditorium for the state’s daily coronavirus briefing at 2:30 PM on Wednesday. 

Watch LIVE: See RI Press Conference at 2:30 PM When Video Begins

This week, a new ranking has Rhode Island as the state with the 4th highest cases per 100,000 people. 

According to the new 24/7 Wall Street ranking:

"24/7 Wall St. reviewed data on confirmed COVID-19 cases as reported by local and state government health agencies as of May 10, 2020 to determine the states with the highest number of cases per capita. 

We calculated the confirmed cases for every 100,000 people in the state using one-year population data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2018 American Community Survey.

In the absence of an overarching national strategy to contain the coronavirus, state and local lawmakers have implemented and enforced their own measures, creating a patchwork of new laws and restrictions across the country."

4. Rhode Island

> COVID-19 infection rate as of May 10, 2020: 1,066.3 per 100,000 people (11,274 total cases)
> COVID-19 death rate as of May 10, 2020: 39.9 per 100,000 people — 7th highest (422 total deaths)
> Testing rate as of May 10, 2020: 86.3 per 100,000 people — the highest (91,213 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 12% — 19th highest
> Date of first known case: March 1, 2020
> Population density: 684.3 people per sq. mile — 2nd highest
> Total population: 1.1 million