State reports slight drop in virus hospitalizations
The number represents 6% of all coronavirus cases statewide.
"Even though thousands of people need hospital care, this number has not gone up for a couple weeks," Baker said.
The state has distributed more than 7 million pieces of protective equipment, including masks, gloves and gowns, the governor said.
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"We continue to chase down every avenue available to us for (personal protective equipment)," Baker said.
With Thursday's delivery of 50 ventilators from the state of
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"The good news is that we've actually reduced the transmission rate ... the critical point is (Rt) 1 to start to see the flattening of the curve and beating the virus, we're now at 0.9,"
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"The bad news is that we shut down the entire economy in order to do that," Greenfield said. "So the real focus here is how do we reopen the economy to get more economic activity while keeping the rate of transmission at less than (Rt) 1."
State public health officials reported 42 additional cases for
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Island hospitals again reported higher figures, with 12 cases on
Confirmed cases among staff and residents in long-term care facilities statewide stands at 12,557, with 319 facilities reporting at least one case. Deaths at long-term care facilities total 2,189 across the state.
The state's Friday update reported 13 COVID-19 cases at
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