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ICYMI: Rhode Island was up to 125,622 confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday, after adding 399 new cases. The overall daily test-positive rate was 2.1 percent, and the first-time positive rate was 18.8 percent. The state announced six more deaths, bringing the total to 2,502. There were 168 people in the hospital, and 75,007 residents had been fully vaccinated.
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It has now been one year since we learned about the first positive COVID-19 test in Rhode Island, and life as we know it began to change.
As we think about the residents who have lost their lives over the last year, I asked Rhode Map readers to send in their memories of when they realized how serious the pandemic would be.
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Political Roundtable: Cuervo on schools, tax-exempts and why he s running for mayor of Providence Published Fri Feb 26 2021 08:57:43 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by Ian Donnis
Gonzalo Cuervo, one of the Democrats running to succeed Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza in 2022, is the guest this week on Political Roundtable. The panel includes URI emeritus professor of political science Maureen Moakley and Boston Globe reporter Dan McGowan.
Here s a transcript of the discussion.
Ian Donnis: Let s start with the big story of the week plans by Lifespan, Care New England and Brown University to collaborate on a new joint effort. There s debate about whether this would be good or bad for health care consumers. Gonzalo Cuervo, these health care organizations and Brown have a big footprint in Providence. How do you come down on whether you support or don t support this proposal?
Once the coronavirus is in the rear-view mirror, Gov. Dan McKee should focus on an economic strategy to make the most productive use of the state’s human, capital and natural resources.
The Senator from Rhode Island signed a petition for cloture, which will allow the Senate to bring the Governor’s nomination for Commerce secretary to the floor more quickly.