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R.I. COVID-19 cases increased by 206 last week

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 206 from May 7-13, with no deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said on Thursday.  Typically,...
A NEW RESEARCH project by Harvard University and Stanford University released Thursday shows that students in Rhode Island have suffered multiple months of learning loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic. / PBN FILE PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Study: R.I. students suffered significant learning loss during pandemic

PROVIDENCE – A new review by Harvard University and Stanford University researchers shows that Rhode Island students have suffered multiple months of learning loss...

R.I. COVID-19 cases increased by 161 last week, with 2 deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 161 from April 30 to May 6, with two deaths, the R.I. Department...

WHO downgrades COVID pandemic, says it’s no longer emergency 

GENEVA (AP) – The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the...

R.I. COVID-19 cases increased by 178 last week, with 4 new...

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 178 from April 23-29, with four new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said on...

R.I. weekly COVID-19 cases increase by 192, with 5 new deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 192 from April 16-22, with five new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said on...

R.I. weekly COVID-19 cases increase by 239, with 3 new deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 239 from April 9-15, with three new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said on...
EASING OUTLOOK: Panelists discuss the official end to the COVID-19 national emergency at PBN’s Spring 2023 Health Care Summit on April 6. On the panel, from left, are Kristine Campagna of the R.I. Department of Health; Jane Hayward of the Rhode Island Foundation’s Long-Term Health Planning Committee; Corey McCarty of CCA Health Rhode Island; and Dr. G. Dean Roye of Rhode Island Hospital.  
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PBN health summit: A ‘welcome milestone’ in pandemic

Dr. G. Dean Roye is a self-declared pessimist, always concerned about everything. But when thinking about the next few months and the state of...

A maskless step toward normalcy

As hospitals across the state make masks optional for patients and staff for the first time in three years, health care leaders feel confident...

R.I. COVID-19 cases increased by 294 last week, with 7 deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 294 from April 2-8, with seven new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said on...
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