January 12, 2021 GMT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) The number of people who have died of COVID-19 in Rhode Island is approaching 2,000, according to state Department of Health statistics released Tuesday.
With 23 more fatalities reported, the total number of virus-related deaths during the pandemic has climbed to 1,970. Nationally, almost 378,000 people have died, according to the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering.
The health department also reported more than 660 new confirmed cases of the disease from the previous day and a daily positivity rate of 5.7%.
The latest seven-day average positivity rate in Rhode Island is now 6.56%. State health departments are calculating positivity rate differently across the country, but for Rhode Island the AP calculates the rate by dividing new cases by test encounters using data from The COVID Tracking Project.
Published January 12. 2021 11:03PM
PROVIDENCE (AP) The number of people who have died of COVID-19 in Rhode Island is approaching 2,000, according to state Department of Health statistics released Tuesday.
With 23 more fatalities reported, the total number of virus-related deaths during the pandemic has climbed to 1,970. Nationally, almost 378,000 people have died, according to the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering.
The health department also reported more than 660 new confirmed cases of the disease from the previous day and a daily positivity rate of 5.7%.
The latest seven-day average positivity rate in Rhode Island is now 6.56%. State health departments are calculating positivity rate differently across the country, but for Rhode Island the AP calculates the rate by dividing new cases by test encounters using data from The COVID Tracking Project.
Stepping Up: Ocean State Job Lot promoting health equity during pandemic
David Sarlitto, at left, stands amid supplies at Family Services of Rhode Island in Providence along with Dave Cooley, an FSRI staffer. / COURTESY FAMILY SERVICES OF RHODE ISLAND NORTH KINGSTOWN – The pandemic was just another reason for Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation to continue its philanthropic efforts, while promoting health equity and developing relationships with nonprofits in need. David Sarlitto, the executive director of the foundation, said it is also a way to learn about what an organization does to try…
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NORTH KINGSTOWN â Those in need around the state received a recent boost thanks to a collaboration between Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL) and the Rhode Island Foundation (RIF). Together, the two entities distributed $100,000 in OSJL gift cards to social service agencies around Rhode Island just in time for the holiday season.
âCOVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on our nation, with the greatest impact being on our already vulnerable populations,â said Marc Perlman, OSJL co-founder and CEO. âThe Rhode Island Foundation has done incredible work to provide aid to thousands of families and individuals in need throughout our state, and we are happy to be able to support their efforts.â