PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee issued the following statement marking the 3,000th Rhode Island death from COVID-19.
"Today, Rhode Island is witnessing a heartbreaking milestone in the State's ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic: 3,000 Rhode Islanders have lost their lives due to...
PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help Rhode Islanders pay their utility bills, Governor Dan McKee today announced $21,871,003 for fiscal year 2022 for the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to help eligible low-income Rhode Islanders pay their heating bills. The State also...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health today announced updates to the Crush COVID RI mobile application. The update to the application, 401Health, offers a convenient option for Rhode Islanders who received a COVID-19 vaccination to access their verified...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee and Executive Office of Health & Human Services Secretary Womazetta Jones today announced the distribution of $3.64 million in CARES Act funding to support 9 Early Intervention providers in Rhode Island. These funds are in addition to the $5.5 million for...
In advance of holiday gatherings over the next two weeks, Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are expanding access to rapid testing and to COVID-19 booster doses and primary series vaccine.
Testing
A test site will open today at the Chapel View Shopping...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Joined by the Rhode Island Department of Health, representatives of the medical community, members of the small business community, the State's whole of government COVID-19 response team, and Lt. Governor Sabina Matos, Governor Dan McKee today announced comprehensive actions to...
PAWTUCKET, RI – Governor Dan McKee, Lt. Governor Sabina Matos and Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor were joined by local service providers at the Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness to announce additional immediate measures to serve Rhode Islanders experiencing homelessness. First, the...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) today announced that Rhode Island's first case of COVID-19 caused by the Omicron variant (variant B.1.1.529) has been identified. The case was identified through the ongoing genomic surveillance program...
Governor Dan McKee last Friday met with health professionals from Rhode Island's medical community, representatives of the state's small business community, our large employers and members of his whole of government COVID response team. Additionally, Governor McKee and members of his staff spoke...
Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are now encouraging 16- and 17-year-olds who have completed the primary COVID-19 vaccine series to get booster doses in Rhode Island. This announcement comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced...
