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R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 856 over weekend, with 12 new...

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 856, with 12 deaths, from Feb. 11 through Sunday, according to the R.I....
CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,321 on Monday, the R.I. Department of Health said Tuesday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 1,321, with 10 new deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,321, with 10 new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health reported on Tuesday. The...
CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 5,180 from Jan. 20 through Sunday – including 1,034 cases identified on Sunday – with 11 new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Monday. There were 7,819 tests processed on Sunday with a positive rate of 13.2%, amounting to 1,034 new positive cases. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 5,180 since Jan. 20, with 11...

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 5,180 from Jan. 20 through Sunday, with 11 new deaths, the R.I. Department...
THOMAS MCCARTHY, who was serving as the deputy director of the R.I. Department of Health, told colleagues that he's leaving the organization. / COURTESY WPRI

RIDOH Deputy Director McCarthy announces resignation

PROVIDENCE – Less than a week after Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott announced her resignation as the director of the R.I. Department of Health, her second-in-command...
DR. NICOLE ALEXANDER-SCOTT was first appointed director of the R.I. Department of Health in 2015 by then-Gov. Gina M. Raimondo. She has now handed in her resignation to Gov. Daniel J. McKee. PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Alexander-Scott resigns as head of R.I. Department of Health

PROVIDENCE – After leading the state’s public health response throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott is resigning as director of the Rhode Island...
EMERGENCY REGULATIONS ON INDOOR MASKING, codifying the enforcement of Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s new executive order, were signed by state officials on Wednesday, establishing a $500 civil penalty for each violation. /AP FILE PHOTO/DAVID J. PHILLIP

R.I. DOH: Each violation of indoor masking order may result in...

PROVIDENCE – Violators of Rhode Island’s indoor masking and COVID-19 proof of vaccination policy could face a $500 fine. Emergency regulations related to the enforcement...
THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH published a report on the 1,251 fatal overdoses that took place from January 2016 through June 2020 in the Ocean State, breaking down this information based on the types of jobs held by decedent, showing that 26.4% of fatal overdoses in the state took the lives of those in construction, maintenance and natural resource-related occupations. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Report: R.I. construction workers hardest hit by fatal opioid overdose crisis

PROVIDENCE – Among all occupations in the Ocean State, construction and maintenance workers in Rhode Island continue to be hardest hit by the opioid...
THE R.I. DEPARTMENT of Health says there have been 65.8 new cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 Rhode Island residents in the previous seven days, which the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines as “substantial transmission.”

R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 145; no new deaths reported

PROVIDENCE – New confirmed cases of COVID-19 jumped by 145 in Rhode Island, with no new deaths reported, the R.I. Department of Health said...

R.I. to delay school reopening two weeks

PROVIDENCE – After weeks of speculation, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo confirmed that she is delaying the start of the school year in Rhode Island...

Following discovery of falsely reported positive COVID-19 tests, 106 cases removed

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Public Health has confirmed that the falsely reported positive COVID-19 tests of 113 Rhode Islanders were conducted at...
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