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Another COVID-19 Hospitalization Spike In RI, Cases Creep Up

Although the state's percent positivity rate has been on the decline, hospitalizations and case numbers went up over the past week.

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Since last week, coronavirus-related hospitalizations rose by more than 30 new admissions.
Since last week, coronavirus-related hospitalizations rose by more than 30 new admissions. (Lauren Ramsby/Patch)

PROVIDENCE, RI — The latest weekly numbers from the Rhode Island Department of Health show a mixed bag when it comes to the state's coronavirus pandemic numbers. While the percent positivity rate fell, hospitalizations saw another spike over the past week.

Since last week, coronavirus-related hospitalizations rose by more than 30 new admissions. For the week of Sept. 11, there were 97 new hospital admissions, which rose to 128 this week.

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Case numbers continued their slow climb, a trend that's been happening for more than a month. In the past week, there were 229 cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 people in Rhode Island, up from 214 the week before.

One of the main indicators did see some improvement in the past week: the percent positivity rate. Continuing a more than monthlong trend, the rate fell slightly from 2.5 percent to 2.2 percent. That's well below 5 percent, the previous threshold of concern.

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