Tag: Covid-19
Primary mail ballot applications due Tuesday
PROVIDENCE – Mail ballot applications for Rhode Island's June 2 presidential preference primary are due to local canvas boards by Tuesday at 4 p.m.
The...
COVID-19 UI filings rise by 345, near 160K
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-specific unemployment insurance filings increased by 345 on Sunday, to 159,146, according to the R.I. Department of Labor.
Pandemic unemployment assistance filings increased...
Five Questions With: Dr. Athena Poppas
Dr. Athena Poppas is director of the Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute at Rhode Island, The Miriam and Newport hospitals and a professor of medicine at...
RIDOH, BHDDH partner on new Buprenorphine Hotline
CRANSTON – Launched this month, a new state hotline is helping people with opioid addiction, or who are suffering from opioid withdrawal, find help...
Study: Respiratory viruses tend to infect young children before adults
PROVIDENCE – Some types of respiratory viruses, including human coronaviruses, may infect young children before moving to older people, according to a recently published...
Collette joins fight against COVID-19 in Pawtucket, Central Falls
PAWTUCKET – Collette Travel Service Inc. has joined the COVID-19 response in Central Falls and Pawtucket by helping to lead the incident command team...
10 new COVID-19 deaths reported in R.I. Sunday; hospitalizations decline
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health reported 240 new cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island and 10 new deaths on Sunday, while the...
215 new COVID-19 cases in R.I.; 10 more deaths
PROVIDENCE - Health officials on Saturday reported 215 new COVID-19 cases in the state, increasing the total to 12,234, and 10 more deaths.
The state...
Small businesses to get free face masks, cleaning supplies through state...
PROVIDENCE — Small businesses that are trying to reopen can receive a month’s supply of free face masks for their employees and cleaning supplies,...
COVID-19 UI claims rise by 350
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-specific Unemployment Insurance claims increased by 350 on Thursday to 157,932, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Friday.
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance...
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