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RHODE ISLAND health officials announced an additional 91 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, and two deaths from the virus. / COURTESY CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 97, with three more deaths

Coronavirus 04/04/2020

PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island's confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by 97, with three more deaths, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said on Saturday. That brings the total...

GETTING READY: R.I. hospitals are preparing for an expected surge of COVID-19 cases. Above, a worker at Kent County Memorial Hospital in Warwick checks a patient to see if they need a COVID-19 test. / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Businesses that have prepared for the worst will emerge first from...

Coronavirus 04/03/2020

An uneasy calm has hung over Rhode Island’s nearly empty streets. The specter of an invisible but deadly new coronavirus has left much of...

PBN'S HEALTH CARE SUMMIT was held online on Wednesday morning with panelists from the health care and business arenas.

PBN Summit: R.I.’s real pandemic test still to come

Coronavirus 04/01/2020

PROVIDENCE – Panelists at PBN's online Health Care Summit on Wednesday gave Gov. Gina M. Raimondo high marks for her efforts to slow down...

THE R.I. DEPARTMENT of Health is working with a team from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on coronavirus testing and prevention measures. Above, an illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. / AP FILE PHOTO/ CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

R.I. positive coronavirus cases rise by 55; third death reported

Coronavirus 03/29/2020

PROVIDENCE - Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Sunday reported a third COVID-19-related death in the state and 55 new positive cases, for a total...

Hundreds more nonessential R.I. businesses ordered closed beginning March 30

Coronavirus 03/28/2020

PROVIDENCE — Gov. Gina M. Raimondo's order on Saturday for the closure of all noncritical retail establishments in the state effective Monday, March 30,...

BOOKS TO GO: Jennifer Kandarian, manager of Books on the Square in Providence, has opened a drive-up book drop at the back door for elderly patrons and others too nervous to walk inside the store during the COVID-19 pandemic. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Coronavirus pandemic deals sudden, crushing blow to R.I. businesses

Coronavirus 03/27/2020

Like many small businesses, Books on the Square has a manager who keeps a close eye on numbers and trends. More than three weeks...

FACE TIME: Gov. Gina M. Raimondo at one of the daily briefings she has given during the crisis. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Raimondo’s leadership, transparency earn praise

Coronavirus 03/27/2020

State governors are typically not front and center during a national crisis. But the COVID-19 pandemic spreading across the U.S. has pushed governors to...