NEW: 10 More RI COVID-19 Deaths for 73 Total, 311 New Cases for 2,976
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NEW: 10 More RI COVID-19 Deaths for 73 Total, 311 New Cases for 2,976
In addition, Raimondo said that over the past day, there have been 311 news cases for a total of 2,967.
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"[This] compares to 311 COVID-19 patients who have been hospitalized since the start [of coronavirus]," said Rhode Island Director of Health Dr. Nicole Alexander Scott. "We have had 135 people who have been discharged home."
Alexander Scott said that of the 10 new deaths, 8 were associated with nursing homes.
in total, 55 of the deaths were associated with nursing homes.
Readying the State
"We’ve been predicting this for weeks — and we’ve really been ramping up our testing," said Raimondo. "Obviously we’re going to be having many more folks who are positive — that’s a good thing, to have a more accurate picture of what’s happening in Rhode Island."
"I want you to know I begin every day, every meeting with what do I need to do to get people back to work," said Raimondo. "It will not be an on-off switch — it will be a gradual switch."
"The brutal reality is there’s tens of thousands of people out of work," she said.
Raimondo spoke to the new lending program unveiled by Goldman Sachs on Monday to help small businesses.
In addition, Raimondo said that the Rhode Island Foundation has partnered with RIDE to help those students who need technological help - from wifi to computers -- with remote learning assistance.
Mobile Testing Efforts
"We know there are a lot of people in nursing homes, senior homes, group homes — we are working on making widely available mobile testing," said Raimondo.
Raimondo also said the state is working on "more inner-city testing sites."
To date, Rhode Island has not released racial demographic information.
"All over the country we’re learning certain populations — we’re just not getting to them enough," said Raimondo. "We’re working hard figuring out how to put testing sites in the community — to walk to, in the event they don’t have a car or can’t get out."