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A DATA ANALYSIS University of Rhode Island economics professor Michael DiNardi shows that the stay-at-home order issued back in March at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and other safety precautions were effective in keeping Rhode Islanders home during the height of the pandemic.

Report shows R.I. residents have generally stayed at home during pandemic

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Nearly half of Rhode Island residents remained at home when the COVID-19 pandemic was at its peak in the state, according...
DEATHS DUE TO COVID-19 in Rhode Island have totaled 912 to date. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Upcoming Phase III will allow some sports in R.I.

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo took a starkly different tone toward Rhode Island residents at her briefing on Wednesday afternoon, warning them of how many states across...
COVID-19-specific Unemployment Insurance claims totaled 495 on Tuesday. / AP FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

COVID-19 UI claims rise by 495

PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-related unemployment insurance claims rose by 495, to 176,177, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said on Wednesday. Pandemic Unemployment Assistance filings...
CASES OF COVID-19 identified in Rhode Island increased by 71 on Monday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

COVID-19 cases rise by 71 in R.I., with 3 more deaths

PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in the state rose by 71, to 16,533, with a positive test rate of 2%, the R.I. Department of...
COVID-19 related UI filings increased by 522 in Rhode Island on Monday. / AP FILE PHOTO/ERIC GAY

COVID-19 UI filings rise by 522

PROVIDENCE – COVID-19 unemployment insurance claims increased by 522 on Monday, to 175,682, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. Pandemic unemployment assistance...
DEATHS DUE to COVID-19 in Rhode Island passed 900 over the weekend. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

COVID-19 hospitalizations in R.I. down to 106; Phase III could start...

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Monday hinted that after her executive order for Phase II expires on June 29, she hopes to start Phase...

COVID-19 UI rise by 251

PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-related unemployment insurance claims increased by 251 on Sunday, to 175,160, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Monday. The Sunday data...
DEATHS DUE to COVID-19 in the state have totaled 894 to date. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Raimondo outlines Phase III reopening plans; no date yet

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced plans for Phase III of Rhode Island’s reopening on Friday, where social gathering limits will rise by a range of 50 to...
COVID-19-RELATED unemployment insurance claims rose by 477 Thursday. / AP FILE PHOTO/PAUL SANCYA

COVID-19-related unemployment insurance claims rise by 477

PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-related unemployment insurance claims increased by 477 on Thursday, while Pandemic Unemployment Assistance filings increased by 725, the R.I. Department of Labor...
TEXTRON expects to layoff 6% of its workforce as it grapples with the impact of COVID-19 on its operations.

Textron to lay off up to 6% of workforce, citing COVID-19...

PROVIDENCE – Textron Inc. is planning layoffs, facility consolidations and other cost-saving measures to combat the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company announced...
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