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Gov. Dan McKee said that "everything is under consideration" should indicators rise to unsafe levels.
The same day, the Department of Health recommended closing Iron's Homestead Beach in Chepachet for high bacteria levels.
State officials said they will monitor the tropical storm and assess whether sites will reopen or remain closed Monday, Aug. 23.
The Newport beach was closed late last week along with several others in Rhode Island, following a day of extremely heavy rain.
Hazard's Beach in Newport is safe to reopen, following its bacteria levels returning to normal.
Newport's Fort Adams and King Park beaches and Camp Watchaug in Charlestown are safe for swimming again.
Gooseberry Beach is again safe for swimming.
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Central Falls has recorded the highest rates of cases per 100,000 people, with more than 23,000 cases per 100,000 people.
Five Newport beaches and one each in South Kingstown and Narragansett were included in the closures.
Updated federal data shows how many hospital beds are currently filled in Newport County and across RI.
Over the past week, the number of cases per 100,000 people rose from 55 to 105.
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A week after the state moved from "moderate" to "substantial" transmission, Rhode Island moved to the highest level.
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The CDC called for mask-wearing in counties or states with "high" or "substantial" COVID-19 transmission. That includes the Ocean State.
Starting next week, all visitors to City Hall and other municipal buildings will need to mask up.
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After spending months at "moderate" levels, the state moved up the CDC's community transmission indicator.
The voluntary recall affects more than two dozen products sold at 7-Eleven, Stop & Shop, Walmart or Sam's Clubs nationwide.
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While supplies last, anyone who gets vaccinated will receive a $100 gift card to Stop and Shop.
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Nationwide, three illnesses have been connected to the contaminated products, including one death.
More than half of the 500 healthiest communities had fewer COVID-19 cases per capita than the national average.
Three test sites in Newport will close as part of the state's consolidation effort.
Bacteria levels are back in the safe range, the Rhode Island Department of Health said.
Residents are asked to avoid all contact with the water.
The Rhode Island Department of Health closed the beach for high bacteria levels, the first closure of the season.
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Over the past week, the number of cases per 100,000 people was the closest to the safe threshold that it has been in months.
Fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask in most settings, but a few exceptions still apply.
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Gov. Dan McKee will mark the milestone at an event at Rhode Island Hospital Tuesday morning.
The latest round of reopening has arrived, ahead of more comprehensive changes set for the end of the month.
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Weekly percent positivity, case numbers and hospitalizations are all at their lowest levels in months.
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The state is moving towards a community-based approach, aimed at making vaccine doses accessible to all eligible residents.