Tag: Coronavirus
R.I. has spent $948,360 on travel-related COVID-19 tests
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has spent close to $1 million on travel-related coronavirus tests, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported on Sept. 28.
With the exception of...
R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 170, with 3 more deaths
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 170 on Wednesday, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday.
Cases of the virus have...
31 Johnson & Wales University students test positive for COVID-19
PROVIDENCE – Thirty-one Johnson & Wales University off-campus students have tested positive for COVID-19, JWU Providence Campus President Marie Bernardo-Sousa said in a statement...
CCRI to continue online classes into spring 2021 semester
WARWICK – There will be another semester of predominantly online learning at the Community College of Rhode Island.
CCRI President Meghan Hughes sent Wednesday a...
Raimondo announces $4M more in grants for “Take it Outside” campaign
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced on Wednesday an additional $4 million in grants from the state's stimulus to assist businesses and organizations...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 173, with 1 more death
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has continued placing the blame for rising coronavirus cases in the state on the younger population, and particularly those between the...
COVID-19 cases rise by 131, with 3 more deaths
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island totaled 131 on Monday, the R.I. Department of Health said Tuesday.
Cases in the state have totaled...
PUA weekly filings in R.I. dip to 8.1K
PROVIDENCE – Pandemic unemployment-assistance filings totaled 8,110 last week, a decline from 10,387 one week prior, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and...
COVID-19 cases in R.I. rise by 243 over weekend, with 3...
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 243 from Sept. 25 through Sunday, the R.I. Department of Health said Monday.
Cases in...
Rhode Island extends current virus restrictions another month
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island will stay under its current coronavirus restrictions for another month.
Democratic Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has extended the restrictions under...


















