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Some Restrictions Lifted, but Senior Centers Are Still Locked Down: Summary of the governor’s May 29 press conference

Governor Gina Raimondo and RIDOH Director Dr. Nicole Alexander Scott gave the COVID-19 press conference today at 1pm.  DOH reports today that there are 122 new positive cases of the coronavirus. Hospitalizations decreased slightly to 219, there are 47 people in the ICU and 33 of those people are on ventilators. There have been 16 […]

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Fitness Centers and Gyms to Open: Summary of the governor’s May 27 press conference

Governor Gina Raimondo and Dr. Nicole Alexander Scott gave the COVID-19 press conference at 2:30pm today at The Vets. There are 143 new COVID positive cases in Rhode Island today. Two hundred eighteen people are hospitalized; 49 of those people are in the ICU, and 35 of those people are on ventilators. The governor noted […]

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Governor Raimondo Emphasizes RI’s Stability: Summary of May 26 press conference

Governor Gina Raimondo and DOH Director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott gave the COVID-19 press conference today at 11am at The Vets. “It’s a very stable situation,” said Raimondo when discussing the data. “Everyone should feel confident we’re learning to live with the virus. There are 73 new positive cases of COVID-19, another 79 would have been […]

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Phase 2 to Begin June 1: Summary of the governor’s daily press conference

Governor Gina Raimondo, DOH Director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott and Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor held the daily COVID-19 press conference today at 1pm at The Vets. Today’s COVID-19 data breakdown is as follows: There were 170 new cases since yesterday; 242 people are in the hospital, 56 are in the ICU, and 40 are on ventilators. […]

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