RI Reports 16 Coronavirus Deaths in One Day — Hospitalizations Jump to 323

RI Reports 16 Coronavirus Deaths in One Day — Hospitalizations Jump to 323

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. 

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Former 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.

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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.