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Vermont Has First Coronavirus Death In 43 Days

Vermont Has First Coronavirus Death In 43 Days

Tom Joyce

It had been 43 days since the last coronavirus death in Vermont before a person died of it on Thursday, July 30, authorities said.

Details of the death are not known to the public, but it increases the Green Mountain State's death toll to 57 overall in the pandemic.

Rhode Island Limits Some Social Gatherings To 15 People
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Rhode Island Limits Some Social Gatherings To 15 People

Tom Joyce

Rhode Island's coronavirus response has gotten a little stricter, following an order from the state's Democratic governor, Gina Raimondo.

This week, she announced a reduction in the amount of people allowed at social gatherings in the state, including house parties and backyard barbecues. She reduced the total from 25 people to 15.

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