Rhode Island Overview
- Notes, data anomalies, and official cautions for Rhode Island
- Data sources and screenshots for Rhode Island
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Key Metrics
New tests Total PCR tests (test encounters)
New cases
Current hospitalizations
New deaths
We calculate daily changes based on the data states report each day. Some states report new cases, tests, and deaths using other methods. Please consult official state data sources for more information. We chart “New tests” using different units across jurisdictions, because not all states and territories report tests in the same units. Learn more about total test units and see what we chart for each jurisdiction in our total tests documentation.
We do not have a complete dataset for every metric in every state. If we have data for less than 30% of the past 90 days for a given metric, you’ll see a warning instead of a chart for that metric.
All the data for these charts is available for download. You can also review tabular national data on our US historical data page and data for each state and territory on the individual state or territory’s overview page.
Viral (PCR) tests
Rhode Island viral (PCR) testing Historical data(test encounters)
(specimens)
(people)
Antigen tests
Rhode Island antigen testing Historical dataWarning: Antigen reporting may significantly understate the true number of tests administered
Antibody tests
Rhode Island antibody testing Historical dataHospitalization
Rhode Island hospitalization Historical dataHospitalization (HHS data)
See this HHS hospitalization data on a map.
This data is published by HHS.
Long-term care (LTC)
Rhode Island long-term care datafrom LTC facilities65.3%
Race & ethnicity data
We compute the number of cases and deaths per 100k people for each race and ethnicity.
These numbers show the scale of outcomes compared to the size of each group’s population. These are not the number of cases or deaths, rather the proportion of each demographic group who have been affected.
Race & ethnicity: cases per capita
(All data is calculated)
Race & ethnicity: deaths per capita
(All data is calculated)
* Based on <10 deaths among members of this race/ethnicity. Interpret with caution.
Our latest tweets about Rhode Island
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At publish time, we had no updates from 7 of the 56 states and territories we track: AR, CT, KS, MI, MP, RI, and WA. Seven additional states did not report current hospitalizations today: HI, MN, MS, NV, OK, OR, and WI.
January 3, 2021
20 states provided no update: AK, CA, CT, DC, ID, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MP, NC, ND, NH, OH, RI, SC, SD, UT, VT. 7 other states made partial updates.
December 26, 2020
Switching to a per-capita view, Rhode Island saw the highest 7-day average of cases per million people in the country today—1,150. Only 12 states are below 500 cases per capita.
December 11, 2020
In RI, more than 1 in 8 Latinx people have tested positive for COVID-19, compared to 1 in 31 white people. In SD, 1 in 7 Native Americans has tested positive for COVID-19. Per capita cases in this population have been the highest in SD for the last 3 months.
December 10, 2020
Zooming into the state level, more than 10 states broke case records today: AK, AR, AZ, DE, IN, MA, ME, NJ, PA, RI, and VT. Note: AZ had a higher count on Dec. 1, but it was a data backlog.
December 4, 2020