What do the COVID numbers look like now? Rhode Island reported 80 COVID-associated hospitalizations in May, 75 in June and 70 in July, according to Wendelken.

Newly approved vaccines for COVID-19 target the newest variant and are in place ahead of the coming respiratory illness season.

Facing increasing COVID-19 cases and the potential for even more spread over the holidays, the state is expanding rapid testing.

Here is how Rhode Island compares with the other 49 states, statistically, in its response to the coronavirus crisis: 36 Rhode Island had the 36th-most newly identified cases of coronavirus per ...

CVS and Walgreens are changing where and how they offer COVID-19 vaccines this season as they work to comply with state laws ...

Rhode Island's Department of Health has said that hospital and nursing home staff who test positive for COVID-19 can return to work to solve a staffing crisis if needed.

Rhode Island Health Department spokesman Joseph Wendelken told The Providence Journal that unvaccinated health care workers are at a "greater individual risk" given the number of COVID-positive ...

Rhode Island continues to report new COVID-19 cases at a level never before seen during the pandemic, with over 3,000 new cases recorded in each of the last three days, according to data released ...

Rhode Island, as of Tuesday, had recorded 26,960 confirmed coronavirus cases and 1,139 Covid-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic, according to the latest NBC News figures.

RI's COVID success story has dissolved this fall as the rampant spread of the virus here has exceeded the second-wave surges in neighboring states.

Members of the Rhode Island Medical Society held a teleconference on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 surge and how the state and individuals can protect their own health, as well as the ...