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EXPLAINER: Why the smallest state has a big virus challenge
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – For a few days in December, Rhode Island was one of the worst places on the planet when it came to new cases of COVID-19 per capita.Hospitals hit capacity as the rate of new cases topped the nation, nearly double the rate in neighboring Connecticut. The state's record for daily COVID-19 deaths, set in April, was broken.