NEW: RI Confirms 123 New Coronavirus Infections - 3rd Highest Day in Past 2 Months
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NEW: RI Confirms 123 New Coronavirus Infections - 3rd Highest Day in Past 2 Months
It marks the third-highest reported day, after RIDOH reported 138 cases on July 27 and 124 on July 29 respectively. These are the highest days since May, when the state reported 179 cases on May 29.
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The state reported its lowest number of infections — 18 — on June 28.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe jump spikes the three-day average of infections from 72 on Monday to 84 on Tuesday.
Testing in Focus
RIDOH reported having conducted 4,558 tests the prior day.
As GoLocal has reported, there has been a significant delay — and backlog — in testing in nursing homes and across the state. The numbers reported could reflect cases tested from as much as a week ago or more.
There currently remain 80 hospitalizations — with a three day average of 80 — up from the three-day average low of 62 on July 7.
Schools in Question
As GoLocal reported Tuesday, the head of one of the state’s largest teachers’ unions in Rhode Island says that he believes a majority of members and parents want a delay in return to in-school learning in the fall, with uncertainties around the state being able to meet its self-set metrics for in-classroom learning.