[Summit] News stories from WPRI & The Boston Globe [Covid News no. 191]

Sun May 3 01:31:48 UTC 2020

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 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The R.I. Department of Health announced Thursday that 15 more Rhode Islanders have died from COVID-19, bringing the state's total to 266.The Health Department also revealed an updated reporting system that shows there are now 339 people in Rhode Island's hospitals with the virus. That's a significant increase from the 269 people reported Wednesday. "What we've done is now built a computerized, automated system that will serve us throughout the duration of the pandemic," said Health Department Medical Director Dr. James McDonald during a conference call with reporters. "We're finding patients who happen to have COVID-19 virus, maybe they are asymptomatic -- as opposed to people who are admitted because of that," he added, explaining the jump in hospitalizations. The Health Department updated its historical data as well, showing hospitalizations have been steadily increasing during the past week, when Gov. Gina Raimondo had been touting a plateau.McDonald said the people who tested positive for the disease had been captured in daily testing numbers, but were not showing up in the hospital data because the people had been admitted for reasons other than COVID-19. Raimondo did not answer questions from reporters Thursday, instead holding a virtual question-and-answer event with Rhode Island students.McDonald said the new hospitalization numbers don't change how state leaders are currently thinking about the outbreak, noting stabilization in hospital's intensive care units. Of those reported to be in the hospital Thursday, 85 were in the intensive care unit and 54 were on a ventilator. Asked about when the governor learned about the upward revision to hospitalizations, Raimondo spokesperson Josh Block said she and her advisers "have been kept in the loop on this work, and she is pleased that we’ve been able to work with hospitals on a more systemic approach to reporting." He indicated the effort has been underway for several weeks."As the governor has said, while it’s her hope that we will be able to enter phase 1 of reopening on May 9, that’s not a forgone conclusion," Block said. "Hospitalizations are one of the important data points she’s tracking, and she’ll continue looking at all the case data and the other metrics concerning testing capacity, contact tracing, supports for at-risk communities, etc. as she considers when it’s safe to reopen."There were 374 new positive cases reported Thursday, for a new cumulative total of 8,621.Coronavirus: Coverage and ResourcesLatest Headlines | COVID-19 Tracking: Maps, Charts, Interactive Data | Projection Models | Support Groups | Restaurants Offering Takeout/Delivery | Senior Shopping Hours | Photos | CDC Resources | RI Health Department | MA Health DepartmentRI Coronavirus Hotline: (401) 222-8022 | Work-Related Questions: (401) 462-2020 | Mental Health Assistance: (401) 414-5465Coronavirus: Latest HeadlinesA coronavirus drug seems to work. What’s next?After COVID-19 upends wedding plans, couple struggles to reclaim depositInformación de coronavirus para el jueves, 30 de AbrilMass. COVID-19 deaths top 3,500; Contact tracing program ramps upNewport Folk and Jazz Festivals canceled; artists invited back for 2021 Stay Informed | Coronavirus Updates CoronavirusNews & Info AppUpdates E-News & AlertsUpdates CDCResources 
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| 15 new deaths Thursday; more people hospitalized than originally reported   |
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| PROVIDENCE, R. I. (WPRI) — The R. I. Department of Health announced Thursday that 15 more Rhode Islanders have died from COVID-19, bringing the state's total to 266. The Health Department also revealed an updated reporting system that shows there are now 339 people in Rhode Island's hospitals... |

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| Información de coronavirus para el jueves, 30 de Abril   |
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| En el video de arriba están los titulares de coronavirus para el jueves, 30 de Abril. Más información: Departamento de Salud » | 12 Informa » |

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| Violence Prevention Town Hall: RI leaders urge victims to seek help   |
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| PROVIDENCE, R. I. (WPRI) -- Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo held a virtual town hall on Thursday to discuss the prevention of domestic and other types of violence and remind victims that help is always available. Joined by all four members of the state's congressional delegation and other... |

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| Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals canceled; artists invited back for 2021   |
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| NEWPORT, R. I. (WPRI) — The Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals are staples in a Rhode Island summer, but this year, the coronavirus pandemic has forced organizers to cancel both events. Jay Sweet, the executive producer of the Newport Festivals Foundation, said they made the decision to cancel... |

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| After COVID-19 upends wedding plans, couple struggles to reclaim deposit   |
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| "They claim they did $4, 000 worth of work, so I said, 'what is this itemized list of $4, 000 worth of work that you've given? ' and she failed to provide that to me, " Jay Ghiya said. |

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| Massachusetts officials announced another 130 coronavirus deaths Saturday, bringing the total to 3,846. Another 1,952 additional cases were diagnosed for a total 66,263 confirmed cases since the pandemic began.

But Saturday’s update from public health officials included some modest good news: The number of people hospitalized with the virus declined for the sixth straight day; the state reported 3,601 hospitalizations, down from 3,716 on Friday.

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| If Somerville and L.A. can do coronavirus testing
for everyone, why not Boston? |

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| As scientists have learned more about asymptomatic carriers who spread the coronavirus even when they don’t know they have it, widespread testing and subsequent isolation of people who test positive has been touted as essential to containing and ending this crisis.

But most cities in Massachusetts and around the country allow testing only for people who show symptoms. This week, Somerville became the first city in the state to promise free testing to all its residents.

The answer to the puzzle of why Somerville and Los Angeles could promise testing for all comers lies in differences in the size of Boston’s outbreak compared to the ones in those cities, as well as the fine-print of so-called universal testing.

Read the full story at BostonGlobe.com.

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♦ It’s ‘common sense’ for us to wear masks in public, Governor Baker says. His order about that takes effect Wednesday

♦ Massachusetts is going to see a painfully slow reopening process, business leaders say

♦ Let's sneak away to Maine for haircuts. They're starting to loosen restrictions up there |

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| 'It's going to be a while before we get back to normal.' |

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Don’t iron those business clothes or reactivate that monthly T pass just yet.

Safely resuscitating an economy laid low by the coronavirus likely will be painfully slow and require a gradual return to the workplace supported by mandatory face masks, social distancing, and an expansion of state testing that could cost $720 million a year.

That is the sobering assessment of a high-powered Massachusetts business group — backed by research from top medical academics and professionals — that has the ear of the advisers who Governor Charlie Baker will rely on as he weighs how and when to begin lifting COVID-19 restrictions.

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