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Raimondo: Five more deaths, 220 more cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island

As Rhode Island health officials race to ramp up testing and track the spread of the coronavirus, the disease has also sped up its pace: Fatalities have more than tripled in a week, and since April 1, there are more than double the number of people hospitalized.

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THE CORONAVIRUS
IN RHODE ISLAND

Today's cases: 220
Today's deaths: 5

Total cases: 1,450
Total deaths: 35

Hospitalizations: 143
In ICU: 45

Policies
Residents stay home except for essential trips
Gatherings of no more than 5 people

Closed
Schools and colleges
Restaurants, bars, cafes
(just takeout / delivery)
Nonessential retail stores
Public parks and beaches
Indoor recreation facilities

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Inside a makeshift hospital that will house hundreds of R.I. coronavirus patients
If this were a different moment, the massive, vacant building in Quonset that used to house a Lowe's would be perfect for a recreation center. But then you see the beds, and you realize nothing fun is happening here.

Another 3 Rhode Islanders die of the coronavirus, bringing the state’s total to 30

All of the people who died in the past 24 hours lived at nursing homes; Governor Raimondo extends certain restrictions to May 8.

Providence closes parks, running paths, and Triggs golf course due to coronavirus

The latest order from Mayor Jorge Elorza also applies to common running areas, including Roger Williams Park, North Burial Ground, Blackstone Boulevard, and the Pleasant Valley Parkway as state and local officials try to curb the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.

Climbing the hill, climbing the curve

After being cooped up because of the epidemic, I needed to get outside to recharge. And as I started the ascent up one of Providence's steepest hills, I couldn’t help but think about that daunting coronavirus slope.

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R.I. nursing homes are a hotspot for the coronavirus, infecting and killing the frail

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Half the Rhode Islanders who have died from the coronavirus lived in nursing homes

The state is preparing for a surge of new cases by setting up three field hospitals with a combined 1,000 hospital beds in Providence, Cranston, and North Kingstown.