Newport and other towns across Rhode Island are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Newport, RI community.
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Rhode Island COVID-19 Cases
Rhode Island Total Coronavirus Cases: 441,326
Rhode Island New Coronavirus Deaths:
Rhode Island Total Coronavirus Deaths: 3,915
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Coronavirus News for Newport
Newport St. Patrick's Day 2025 parade arrests and citations by the numbers
Newport’s Saint Patrick’s Day parade is one of the city’s largest annual events, drawing in crowds from across the country. On Saturday morning, arrests began at 11:05 a.m. More info »
Newport Daily News on MSN - 03/17/2025 09:07pmRI General Assembly passes COVID-19 vaccine access bill, to discuss school cell phone ban
The Rhode Island house have passed a COVID-19 vaccine protection bill, and the senate will consider a bill on cell phone and digital device bans in schools. More info »
ABC6 - 03/26/2025 03:08amIs Rhode Island ready for the next pandemic? Why you should be optimistic
Five years since COVID-19 first swept across Rhode Island – killing more than 4,450 people since 2020 – Chan reckons the Ocean State is in a much better place to respond to a pandemic. More info »
USA Today - 03/11/2025 10:01pmHow do you feel your community is responding to the coronavirus crisis:
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