NEW: 79 New Coronavirus Cases, 3 More Fatalities — Watch 1 PM Briefing LIVE

NEW: 79 New Coronavirus Cases, 3 More Fatalities — Watch 1 PM Briefing LIVE

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo and officials will be LIVE at 1 PM on Wednesday for their weekly press briefing. 

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On Wednesday, the Rhode Island Department of Health announced 3 additional COVID-19 related fatalities for 1,027 recorded in total to date.

There were 79 new positive cases, for a total of 20,795.

Currently, there are 82 people hospitalized, with 8 in the ICU and 5 on ventilators.

See all publicly available data here.

College Chaos 

As GoLocal reported Wednesday, coronavirus has forced colleges around the country to cancel in-person classes just over a week into the fall semester. 

Now, as Rhode Island colleges and universities are slated to return — in a mix of online and in-person learning — schools are cautioning plans could be modified at any time — and with no warning. 
Read more here.