Tag: Coronavirus
Providence College switching to semester-end remote learning a week earlier than...
PROVIDENCE – Providence College President Rev. Kenneth R. Sicard said Thursday in an email to the campus community that it will move its semester-end...
Cases of COVID-19 increase by 936, as hospitalizations climb
PROVIDENCE – As COVID-19 cases continue to climb in Rhode Island, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said at the current rate, Rhode Island will “need...
Bryant University moving final exams online
SMITHFIELD – Bryant University President Ross Gittell announced Tuesday in a letter to the community that final exams for the fall semester will be...
Cases of COVID-19 rise by record 701 cases, weekly hospitalizations pass...
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 increased by 701 on Monday, with four new deaths, according to the R.I. Department of Health Tuesday.
The day-to-day increase...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 1,521 over weekend, with 9 more...
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,521 from Nov. 6 through Sunday, with nine more deaths, according to the R.I....
Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine is looking 90% effective
Pfizer said Monday that an early peek at the data on its coronavirus vaccine suggests the shots may be a robust 90% effective at...
Lardaro: Expect a ‘painfully slow’ economic recovery in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE – Expect a "painfully slow" recovery to the economy in Rhode Island, wrote Leonard Lardaro, an economist at the University of Rhode Island...
R.I. COVID-19 cases increase to new daily high of 630, with...
PROVIDENCE – The number of new COVID-19 cases in Rhode Island increased by 630 on Thursday, with two more deaths, the R.I. Department of...
Wheaton College switches to online learning until further notice amid COVID-19...
NORTON – Wheaton College announced late Thursday that the private college will transition to remote learning until further notice due to a recent spike...
Slow-spending R.I. has two months to disperse $900M in CARES Act...
Rhode Island officials rejoiced when they learned in March that the state would get a $1.25 billion slice of the federal coronavirus relief package....



















