Your Coronavirus Update, Jan. 19, 2022

RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY

½ million test kits will come to RI this week – they will be distributed to cities and towns and community programs.

Warwick Vets HS cannot contact trace anymore because of the large numbers. Free tests are available now at the school.

Levels of COVID-19 in Boston area wastewater continue to decline, though health officials continue to warn that the virus is a consistent threat. 

The Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance is actively trying to recoup some $2.7 billion worth of pandemic-era unemployment overpayments – even though the recipients apparently did nothing wrong

500 public health officers across the nation resign, be fired, or take early retirement over the last few years,” Fine

The Grange, a vegan restaurant in Providence has closed.

Governor Charlie Baker announced a plan to provide schools with rapid at-home COVID-19 antigen tests for staffers and students on a weekly basis, should they choose to participate in the program.

Lifespan lists 474 job openings for full time nurses.

90% of COVID patients who are not doing well at Kent Hospital are non-vaccinated.

Local medical experts say if you are vaccinated, but have been exposed to COVID, this is what you should do about testing –

• If you are worried about exposing someone, definitely take the test
• Be careful if youu are around children who can’t be vaccinated
• Should develop symptoms in 2-3 days – if you have unlimited tests, stay home, self isolate, take a rapid tests. If tests are limited, test if you have symptom
• It is possible to test negative several times before testing positive

Massachusetts students will receive one kit every two weeks to test at home.

School Data – New student cases in last 7 days:

Achievement First Envision Elementary	Achievement First Rhode Island	10 to 14
Achievement First Iluminar Mayoral Academy Elementary School	Achievement First Rhode Island	15 to 19
Achievement First Iluminar Mayoral Academy Middle School	Achievement First Rhode Island	5 to 9
Achievement First Promesa Elementary	Achievement First Rhode Island	15 to 19
Achievement First Providence High School	Achievement First Rhode Island	Fewer than five
Achievement First Providence Mayoral Academy Elementary School	Achievement First Rhode Island	10 to 14
Achievement First Providence Mayoral Academy Middle School	Achievement First Rhode Island	5 to 9
Other*	Achievement First Rhode Island	0
Barrington High School	Barrington	40 to 44
Barrington Middle School	Barrington	25 to 29
Hampden Meadows School	Barrington	10 to 14
Nayatt School	Barrington	10 to 14
Primrose Hill School	Barrington	5 to 9
Sowams Elementary School	Barrington	5 to 9
Other*	Barrington	0
BEACON Charter School	Beacon Charter School	5 to 9
Founders Academy	Beacon Charter School	10 to 14
Other*	Beacon Charter School	0
Blackstone Academy Charter School	Blackstone Academy	5 to 9
Blackstone Valley Prep Elementary 2 School (ES2)	Blackstone Valley Prep, A RI Mayoral Academy	5 to 9
Blackstone Valley Prep Elementary 3 School (ES3)	Blackstone Valley Prep, A RI Mayoral Academy	5 to 9
Blackstone Valley Prep Elementary School (ES1)	Blackstone Valley Prep, A RI Mayoral Academy	15 to 19
Blackstone Valley Prep High School (HS)	Blackstone Valley Prep, A RI Mayoral Academy	5 to 9
Blackstone Valley Prep Junior High School (JHS)	Blackstone Valley Prep, A RI Mayoral Academy	5 to 9
Blackstone Valley Prep Upper Elementary School (UES)	Blackstone Valley Prep, A RI Mayoral Academy	5 to 9
Other*	Blackstone Valley Prep, A RI Mayoral Academy	0
Bristol/Warren MHHS Transition Program	Bristol Warren	0
Colt Andrews School	Bristol Warren	10 to 14
Guiteras School	Bristol Warren	5 to 9
Hugh Cole School	Bristol Warren	15 to 19
Kickemuit Middle School	Bristol Warren	20 to 24
Mt. Hope High School	Bristol Warren	30 to 34
Rockwell School	Bristol Warren	Fewer than five
Other*	Bristol Warren	0
Austin T. Levy School	Burrillville	10 to 14
Burrillville High School	Burrillville	20 to 24
Burrillville Middle School	Burrillville	20 to 24
Steere Farm Elementary School	Burrillville	5 to 9
William L. Callahan School	Burrillville	5 to 9
Other*	Burrillville	0
All Saints Academy	Catholic Schools	15 to 19
Bishop Connolly High School	Catholic Schools	0
Bishop Hendricken High School	Catholic Schools	10 to 14
Bishop McVinney Regional School	Catholic Schools	Fewer than five
Blessed Sacrament School	Catholic Schools	Fewer than five
Father John V. Doyle School	Catholic Schools	5 to 9
Good Shepherd Catholic Regional School	Catholic Schools	5 to 9
Holy Trinity School	Catholic Schools	0
Immaculate Conception Catholic Regional	Catholic Schools	5 to 9
La Salle Academy	Catholic Schools	15 to 19
Mercymount Country Day School	Catholic Schools	5 to 9
Mount St. Charles Academy	Catholic Schools	20 to 24
Msgr. Matthew F. Clarke Catholic Regional School	Catholic Schools	5 to 9
Our Lady of Mercy Regional School	Catholic Schools	Fewer than five
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Catholic Schools	Fewer than five
Sacred Heart School	Catholic Schools	Fewer than five
St. Augustine School	Catholic Schools	Fewer than five
St. Cecilia School	Catholic Schools	5 to 9
St. Joseph School	Catholic Schools	10 to 14
St. Kevin School	Catholic Schools	10 to 14
St. Luke School	Catholic Schools	Fewer than five
St. Margaret School	Catholic Schools	Fewer than five
St. Mary Academy-Bay View	Catholic Schools	10 to 14
St. Mary School of Cranston	Catholic Schools	5 to 9
St. Patrick School	Catholic Schools	Fewer than five
St. Paul School	Catholic Schools	5 to 9
St. Peter School	Catholic Schools	5 to 9
St. Philip School	Catholic Schools	5 to 9
St. Philomena School	Catholic Schools	5 to 9
St. Pius V School	Catholic Schools	10 to 14
St. Raphael Academy	Catholic Schools	5 to 9
St. Rocco School	Catholic Schools	5 to 9
St. Rose of Lima School	Catholic Schools	10 to 14
St. Stanislaus	Catholic Schools	0
St. Teresa School	Catholic Schools	5 to 9
St. Thomas Regional School	Catholic Schools	Fewer than five
The Prout School	Catholic Schools	10 to 14
Captain G. Harold Hunt Elementary School	Central Falls	Fewer than five
Central Falls Senior High School	Central Falls	55 to 59
Dr. Earl F. Calcutt Middle School	Central Falls	80 to 84
Ella Risk School	Central Falls	25 to 29
Progreso Latino Excellence Academy	Central Falls	Fewer than five
Raices Dual Language Academy at Margaret I. Robertson School	Central Falls	20 to 24
Veterans Memorial Elementary	Central Falls	30 to 34
Other*	Central Falls	0
Charette Charter School	Charette Charter	15 to 19
Ashaway Elementary School	Chariho	5 to 9
Chariho Alternative Learning Academy	Chariho	0
Chariho Area Career and Technical Center	Chariho	Fewer than five
Chariho Regional High School	Chariho	25 to 29
Chariho Regional Middle School	Chariho	30 to 34
Charlestown Elementary School	Chariho	5 to 9
Hope Valley Elementary School	Chariho	10 to 14
Hope Valley Elementary School Annex	Chariho	0
Richmond Elementary School	Chariho	10 to 14
Other*	Chariho	0
Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School Of Coventry	Coventry	25 to 29
Blackrock School	Coventry	15 to 19
Coventry High School	Coventry	25 to 29
Hopkins Hill Elementary School	Coventry	15 to 19
The Regional Career and Technical Center at Coventry HS	Coventry	0
Tiogue School	Coventry	5 to 9
Washington Oak School	Coventry	20 to 24
Western Coventry School	Coventry	10 to 14
Other*	Coventry	0
Alternative Education Program	Cranston	0
Arlington School	Cranston	5 to 9
Cranston Area Career Technical Center	Cranston	Fewer than five
Cranston Early Learning Center	Cranston	0
Cranston High School East	Cranston	50 to 54
Cranston High School West	Cranston	35 to 39
Cranston Transition Program(CTP)	Cranston	0
Daniel D. Waterman School	Cranston	Fewer than five
Eden Park School	Cranston	10 to 14
Edgewood Highland School	Cranston	10 to 14
Edward S. Rhodes School	Cranston	10 to 14
Garden City School	Cranston	5 to 9
George J. Peters School	Cranston	5 to 9
Gladstone Street School	Cranston	15 to 19
Glen Hills Elementary School	Cranston	5 to 9
Hope Highlands Middle School	Cranston	20 to 24
Hugh B. Bain Middle School	Cranston	15 to 19
NEL/CPS Construction Career Academy	Cranston	Fewer than five
Oak Lawn Elementary School	Cranston	5 to 9
Orchard Farms Elementary School	Cranston	15 to 19
Park View Middle School	Cranston	15 to 19
Sanders Academy	Cranston	Fewer than five
Stadium Elementary School	Cranston	5 to 9
Stone Hill School	Cranston	10 to 14
Western Hills Middle School	Cranston	10 to 14
William R. Dutemple School	Cranston	10 to 14
Woodridge School	Cranston	10 to 14
Other*	Cranston	0
Ashton School	Cumberland	Fewer than five
B.F. Norton Elementary School	Cumberland	5 to 9
Community School	Cumberland	15 to 19
Cumberland High School	Cumberland	30 to 34
Cumberland Preschool Center	Cumberland	Fewer than five
Garvin Memorial School	Cumberland	5 to 9
John J. McLaughlin Cumberland Hill School	Cumberland	Fewer than five
Joseph L. McCourt Middle School	Cumberland	15 to 19
North Cumberland Middle School	Cumberland	15 to 19
Other*	Cumberland	0
DCYF Alternative Education Program	DCYF	0
Ocean Tides School	DCYF	0
Ocean Tides, Inc.	DCYF	0
Wm. M. Davies Jr. Career-Technical High School	Davies Career and Tech	10 to 14
Other*	Davies Career and Tech	0
East Bay Educational Collaborative	East Bay Educational Collaborative	Fewer than five
Archie R. Cole Middle School	East Greenwich	5 to 9
East Greenwich High School	East Greenwich	5 to 9
Frenchtown School	East Greenwich	Fewer than five
George Hanaford School	East Greenwich	5 to 9
James H. Eldredge El. School	East Greenwich	5 to 9
Meadowbrook Farms School	East Greenwich	Fewer than five
Other*	East Greenwich	0
Agnes B. Hennessey School	East Providence	10 to 14
Alice M. Waddington Elementary School	East Providence	25 to 29
East Providence High School	East Providence	50 to 54
Edward R. Martin Middle School	East Providence	20 to 24
Edward R. Martin Middle School Annex	East Providence	5 to 9
Emma G. Whiteknact School	East Providence	10 to 14
James R. D. Oldham School	East Providence	5 to 9
Kent Heights School	East Providence	5 to 9
Myron J. Francis Elementary School	East Providence	10 to 14
Orlo Avenue School	East Providence	10 to 14
Riverside Middle School	East Providence	20 to 24
Silver Spring School	East Providence	10 to 14
Other*	East Providence	0
Exeter-West Greenwich Regional Junior High	Exeter-West Greenwich	5 to 9
Exeter-West Greenwich Regional Senior High School	Exeter-West Greenwich	5 to 9
Metcalf School	Exeter-West Greenwich	15 to 19
Mildred E. Lineham School	Exeter-West Greenwich	Fewer than five
Wawaloam School	Exeter-West Greenwich	5 to 9
Other*	Exeter-West Greenwich	0
Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School	Foster	5 to 9
Ponaganset High School	Foster-Glocester	10 to 14
Ponaganset Middle School	Foster-Glocester	Fewer than five
Other*	Foster-Glocester	0
Fogarty Memorial School	Glocester	5 to 9
West Glocester Elementary	Glocester	5 to 9
Highlander Elementary Charter School	Highlander	Fewer than five
Highlander Secondary Charter School	Highlander	0
International Charter School	International Charter	20 to 24
Jamestown School-Lawn	Jamestown	Fewer than five
Jamestown School-Melrose	Jamestown	Fewer than five
Other*	Jamestown	0
Brown Avenue School	Johnston	Fewer than five
Early Childhood Center	Johnston	5 to 9
Graniteville School	Johnston	Fewer than five
Johnston Senior High School	Johnston	10 to 14
Nicholas A. Ferri Middle School	Johnston	10 to 14
Sarah Dyer Barnes School	Johnston	5 to 9
Thornton School	Johnston	10 to 14
Winsor Hill School	Johnston	5 to 9
Other*	Johnston	0
Kingston Hill Academy	Kingston Hill Academy	10 to 14
The Learning Community Charter School	Learning Community	5 to 9
Lincoln Central Elementary School	Lincoln	5 to 9
Lincoln Middle School	Lincoln	10 to 14
Lincoln Senior High School	Lincoln	15 to 19
Lonsdale Elementary School	Lincoln	5 to 9
Northern Lincoln Elementary School	Lincoln	10 to 14
Saylesville Elementary School	Lincoln	5 to 9
Other*	Lincoln	0
Wilbur and McMahon Schools	Little Compton	Fewer than five
Other*	Little Compton	0
Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center	MET Career and Tech	5 to 9
Other*	MET Career and Tech	0
Aquidneck Elementary School	Middletown	10 to 14
Forest Avenue School	Middletown	5 to 9
Joseph H. Gaudet Learning Academy	Middletown	10 to 14
Joseph H. Gaudet Middle School	Middletown	15 to 19
Middletown High School	Middletown	15 to 19
Sandpipers Early Learning Center	Middletown	0
Other*	Middletown	0
Narragansett Elementary School	Narragansett	10 to 14
Narragansett High School	Narragansett	5 to 9
Narragansett Pier School	Narragansett	5 to 9
Other*	Narragansett	0
Block Island School	New Shoreham	5 to 9
Claiborne Pell Elementary School	Newport	20 to 24
Frank E. Thompson Middle School	Newport	30 to 34
Newport Area Career and Technical Center	Newport	0
Rogers High School	Newport	25 to 29
The Pell Annex @ John F. Kennedy School	Newport	Fewer than five
Other*	Newport	0
Davisville Academy	North Kingstown	Fewer than five
Davisville Middle School	North Kingstown	10 to 14
Fishing Cove Elementary School	North Kingstown	10 to 14
Forest Park Elementary School	North Kingstown	5 to 9
Hamilton Elementary School	North Kingstown	20 to 24
North Kingstown Senior High School	North Kingstown	40 to 44
Stony Lane Elementary School	North Kingstown	15 to 19
Suzanne M. Henseler Quidnessett Elementary School	North Kingstown	5 to 9
Wickford Middle School	North Kingstown	10 to 14
Other*	North Kingstown	0
Birchwood Middle School	North Providence	15 to 19
Centredale School	North Providence	5 to 9
Dr. Edward A. Ricci Middle School	North Providence	10 to 14
Dr. Joseph A Whelan Elementary School	North Providence	10 to 14
Greystone Elementary School	North Providence	10 to 14
James L. McGuire School	North Providence	20 to 24
North Providence High School	North Providence	20 to 24
Stephen Olney School	North Providence	15 to 19
Other*	North Providence	0
North Smithfield Elementary School	North Smithfield	35 to 39
North Smithfield High School	North Smithfield	15 to 19
North Smithfield Middle School	North Smithfield	20 to 24
Other*	North Smithfield	0
Northern RI Collaborative	Northern RI Collaborative	0
Other*	Northern RI Collaborative	0
Nuestro Mundo Public Charter School	Nuestro Mundo Public Charter School	Fewer than five
The Childrens Workshop	Out of State Municipality	Fewer than five
Paul Cuffee Lower School	Paul Cuffee Charter Sch	10 to 14
Paul Cuffee Middle School	Paul Cuffee Charter Sch	Fewer than five
Paul Cuffee Upper School	Paul Cuffee Charter Sch	Fewer than five
Other*	Paul Cuffee Charter Sch	0
Agnes E. Little School	Pawtucket	5 to 9
Charles E. Shea High School	Pawtucket	10 to 14
Curvin-McCabe School	Pawtucket	5 to 9
Elizabeth Baldwin School	Pawtucket	15 to 19
Fallon Memorial School	Pawtucket	15 to 19
Flora S. Curtis Memorial School	Pawtucket	10 to 14
Francis J. Varieur School	Pawtucket	10 to 14
Henry J. Winters School	Pawtucket	10 to 14
Jacqueline M. Walsh School for the Performing and Visual Arts	Pawtucket	5 to 9
Joseph Jenks Middle School	Pawtucket	15 to 19
Lyman B. Goff Middle School	Pawtucket	15 to 19
M. Virginia Cunningham School	Pawtucket	10 to 14
Nathanael Greene Elementary School (Pawtucket)	Pawtucket	10 to 14
Pawtucket Transition Program-Tolman	Pawtucket	0
Potter-Burns School	Pawtucket	25 to 29
Rhode Island Alternative Academy	Pawtucket	0
Samuel Slater Middle School	Pawtucket	10 to 14
William E Tolman Senior High School	Pawtucket	30 to 34
Other*	Pawtucket	0
Howard Hathaway School	Portsmouth	10 to 14
Melville Elementary School	Portsmouth	5 to 9
Portsmouth High School	Portsmouth	30 to 34
Portsmouth Middle School	Portsmouth	20 to 24
Other*	Portsmouth	0
A Childs University – Cranston	Private Schools	Fewer than five
A Childs University – Smithfield	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Academy for Little Children Inc	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Academy for Little Children-Cumberland	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Action Based Enterprises	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Aquidneck Island Christian Academy	Private Schools	0
Barbara M. Tufts Cooperative Preschool	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Barrington Christian Academy	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Barrington Early Childhood Center, Inc.	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Beautiful Beginnings Child Care Center	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Benoit – Brown Children’s Center	Private Schools	0
Bi-County Collaborative	Private Schools	0
Bradley School North	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Bradley School Providence	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Bradley School-South	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Breezy Knoll Child Care Center	Private Schools	0
Bright Horizons-West Greenwich	Private Schools	0
Bright Ideas, Inc.	Private Schools	0
Brown Fox Point Early Childhood Ed. Center	Private Schools	0
Brown Play School	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Buttonwoods School for Young Children	Private Schools	Fewer than five
C.H.I.L.D., Inc.	Private Schools	0
CDC-Navy Base Preschool	Private Schools	0
CHILD, Inc-Cady St.	Private Schools	Fewer than five
CHILD, Inc., Centerville Road	Private Schools	0
CHILD, Inc., Draper Avenue Center	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Cadence Academy Preschool	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Candy Cane – 54 Olney Arnold Rd, Cranston, RI 02921	Private Schools	0
Cass Park Head Start	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Central Nursery School	Private Schools	0
Charlestown Early Learning Center	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Cherry Hill Preschool	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Community Christian School	Private Schools	0
Community Preparatory School	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Cornerstone School	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Countryside Children’s Center	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Covenant Cooperative Nursery School	Private Schools	0
Coventry Child, Inc.	Private Schools	0
Cozy Corner Child Care Center	Private Schools	0
Cranston Child Development Center	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Crayons Child Care and Family Services, Inc.	Private Schools	0
Creative Center Daycare and Preschool II, Inc.	Private Schools	0
Darlington Early Childhood Center	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Day Spring Christian Academy	Private Schools	0
Dr Day Care-South County	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Dreamland Learning Center	Private Schools	0
East Bay Community Action Program Head Start @ John Chafee Blvd	Private Schools	0
East Greenwich Pre-School	Private Schools	0
Eleanor Briggs School	Private Schools	0
Federal Hill House Association	Private Schools	0
Four Corners YMCA Early Learning Center	Private Schools	0
Friendship Headstart	Private Schools	0
Gingerbread House Nursery School, Inc.	Private Schools	0
Greenville Nursery School	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Growing Children of RI	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Hamlet Learning Center	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Hand in Hand Christian Preschool	Private Schools	0
Happy Hearts Learning Center, Inc.	Private Schools	0
Happy Hollow Nursery School	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Harmony Hill School	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Head Start Atwood Ave	Private Schools	0
Headstart	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Henry Barnard School	Private Schools	0
Heritage Park Early Learning Center	Private Schools	Fewer than five
High Road School of Providence	Private Schools	0
Hillside Alternative Program	Private Schools	0
Imagine Preschool	Private Schools	0
Islamic School of RI	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Jewish Community Center of R.I. Preschool	Private Schools	0
Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Karen Bouchard Children’s Center	Private Schools	0
Kids Quarters Inc.	Private Schools	0
Kinder Art	Private Schools	0
Learning Brooke	Private Schools	0
Lincoln School	Private Schools	20 to 24
Little Red Hen Nursery School	Private Schools	0
Little Red Hen Preschool/Kindergarten, Inc.	Private Schools	Fewer than five
London Bridge Child Care Center	Private Schools	0
MacColl YMCA	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Maple Hill Early Learning Center	Private Schools	0
Mary T. Dean Head Start	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Meadowbrook Waldorf School	Private Schools	10 to 14
Meeting Street School	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Middlebridge School	Private Schools	0
Montessori Centre of Barrington	Private Schools	0
Montessori Children’s House	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Montessori Community School of Rhode Island	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Montessori of Greenwich Bay	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Moses Brown School	Private Schools	20 to 24
Mount Pleasant Academy	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Newman YMCA	Private Schools	0
Ocean State Academy	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Ocean State Academy Learning Center	Private Schools	0
Ocean State Montessori School	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Overbrook Academy	Private Schools	0
Pathways Strategic Teaching Center (Coventry)	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Pathways Strategic Teaching Center (Warwick)	Private Schools	0
Perspectives Corporation	Private Schools	0
Portsmouth Abbey School	Private Schools	5 to 9
Precious Angels Child Care Center	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Providence Country Day School	Private Schools	5 to 9
Providence Hebrew Day/N.E. Academy of Torah	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Pumpkin Patch Early Learning Center	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Quest Montessori School	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Raggedy Ann Nursery School	Private Schools	0
Red Brick School	Private Schools	0
Rhode Island College Cooperative Preschool	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Rocky Hill Country Day School	Private Schools	5 to 9
Roger Williams Day Care Center	Private Schools	0
SWEET PEAS VILLAGE Early Childhood School, Inc Main Building	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Sakonnet Early Learning Center	Private Schools	0
San Miguel School	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Sandcastles Montessori Preschool, LLC	Private Schools	0
Sargent Rehabilitation Center	Private Schools	Fewer than five
School One	Private Schools	0
Scituate Early Learning Center	Private Schools	0
Sea Rose Montessori Co-op	Private Schools	0
Shining Star Preschool	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Silveira Kindergarten and Nursery School	Private Schools	0
Sophia Academy	Private Schools	Fewer than five
South County Montessori School	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Southcoast Educational Collaborative	Private Schools	0
St Francis Behavioral Health Care	Private Schools	Fewer than five
St. Andrew Preschool	Private Schools	Fewer than five
St. Andrew’s School	Private Schools	Fewer than five
St. George’s School	Private Schools	Fewer than five
St. Mary’s Home for Children/George N. Hunt Campus School	Private Schools	Fewer than five
St. Michael’s Country Day School	Private Schools	10 to 14
St. Patrick’s School	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Stepping Stone Preschool	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Sunshine Child Development Center	Private Schools	0
Sweet Peas Village (Annex)	Private Schools	0
Tender Hearts Child Care and Learning Center	Private Schools	0
The Children’s School-Montessori	Private Schools	0
The Children’s Village	Private Schools	0
The Children’s Workshop	Private Schools	0
The Children’s Workshop-Central Falls	Private Schools	0
The Children’s Workshop-Rumford	Private Schools	0
The Children’s Workshop-Warren	Private Schools	Fewer than five
The Croft School	Private Schools	Fewer than five
The French-American School of RI	Private Schools	5 to 9
The Genesis Daycare Center	Private Schools	0
The Goddard School	Private Schools	Fewer than five
The Gordon School	Private Schools	5 to 9
The Grace School	Private Schools	0
The Groden Center, Inc.	Private Schools	0
The Learning Place, LLC	Private Schools	Fewer than five
The Little Shepherd Preschool	Private Schools	0
The Little Village Schoolhouse	Private Schools	0
The Martin School	Private Schools	0
The Pennfield School	Private Schools	5 to 9
The Providence Center School	Private Schools	Fewer than five
The Spurwink School	Private Schools	0
The Stork’s Nest Child Academy	Private Schools	Fewer than five
The Tides School – West Warwick	Private Schools	Fewer than five
The Wheeler School	Private Schools	15 to 19
The Wolf School	Private Schools	0
Tiverton Head Start	Private Schools	0
Transition School at Johnson and Wales	Private Schools	0
Tri-Town	Private Schools	0
Trinity Christian Academy	Private Schools	Fewer than five
University of Rhode Island_Child Development Center	Private Schools	0
West Bay Christian Academy	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Westerly Head Start	Private Schools	0
Westerly Pre-School Childhood Center	Private Schools	0
Whitinsville Christian School	Private Schools	0
WonderKids, Inc.	Private Schools	0
Woonsocket Head Start and Day Care	Private Schools	Fewer than five
Woonsocket Head Start-Bourdon Blvd Center	Private Schools	0
Woonsocket Head Start-Cass Park Center	Private Schools	0
360 High School	Providence	15 to 19
A Venture Academy	Providence	Fewer than five
Alan Shawn Feinstein Elementary School at Broad Street	Providence	Fewer than five
Alfred Lima Sr. Elementary School	Providence	5 to 9
Anthony Carnevale Elementary School	Providence	10 to 14
Asa Messer Elementary School	Providence	5 to 9
Carl G. Lauro Elementary School	Providence	10 to 14
Central High School	Providence	10 to 14
Charles N. Fortes Elementary School	Providence	Fewer than five
Children’s Friend Head Start (Berkshire Street)	Providence	Fewer than five
Classical High School	Providence	15 to 19
Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School	Providence	Fewer than five
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School	Providence	15 to 19
E-Cubed Academy	Providence	Fewer than five
Esek Hopkins Middle School	Providence	5 to 9
Frank D. Spaziano Elementary School	Providence	10 to 14
George J. West Elementary School	Providence	10 to 14
Gilbert Stuart Middle School	Providence	Fewer than five
Governor Christopher DelSesto Middle School	Providence	5 to 9
Harry Kizirian Elementary School	Providence	5 to 9
Highlander Charter School/Mariposa Center@Meeting St.School	Providence	Fewer than five
Hope High School	Providence	5 to 9
Leviton Dual Language School	Providence	5 to 9
Lillian Feinstein Elementary Sackett Street	Providence	10 to 14
Love for All Childcare Center	Providence	Fewer than five
Mary E. Fogarty Elementary School	Providence	10 to 14
Mount Pleasant High School	Providence	5 to 9
Nathan Bishop Middle School	Providence	10 to 14
Nathanael Greene Middle School (Providence)	Providence	15 to 19
Pleasant View Elementary School (Providence)	Providence	10 to 14
Providence Career and Technical Academy (41 Fricker St, Providence)	Providence	10 to 14
Reservoir Avenue School	Providence	5 to 9
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School	Providence	5 to 9
Robert L Bailey IV Elementary School	Providence	10 to 14
Roger Williams Middle School (278 Thurbers Ave, Providence)	Providence	5 to 9
The Sgt. Cornel Young Jr & Charlotte Woods Elementary School @ The B. Jae Clanton Complex	Providence	15 to 19
Times2 Elementary School	Providence	10 to 14
Times2 Middle/High School	Providence	10 to 14
Vartan Gregorian Elementary School	Providence	5 to 9
Veazie Street School	Providence	10 to 14
Webster Avenue School	Providence	5 to 9
West Broadway Middle School	Providence	Fewer than five
William B. Cooley, Sr. High School and the Providence Academy of International Studies High School	Providence	Fewer than five
William D’Abate Elementary School	Providence	5 to 9
Other*	Providence	0
Providence Preparatory Charter School	Providence Preparatory Charter School	Fewer than five
Rhode Island School for the Deaf	R.I. Sch for the Deaf	5 to 9
RISE Prep Mayoral Academy Elementary School	RISE Prep Mayoral Academy	10 to 14
RISE Prep Mayoral Academy Middle School	RISE Prep Mayoral Academy	Fewer than five
Other*	RISE Prep Mayoral Academy	0
RI Nurses Institute Middle College Charter High School	Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College	5 to 9
Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College Charter High School (150 Washington St ste 4, Providence)	Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College	Fewer than five
Clayville Elementary School	Scituate	Fewer than five
Hope Elementary School	Scituate	5 to 9
North Scituate Elementary School	Scituate	Fewer than five
Scituate High School	Scituate	Fewer than five
Scituate Middle School	Scituate	Fewer than five
Other*	Scituate	0
Segue Institute for Learning	Segue Institute for Learning	5 to 9
Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy (Capital Campus)	Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy	5 to 9
Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy (Central Campus)	Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy	0
Momentum Professional Behavioral Services	Smithfield	Fewer than five
Old County Road School	Smithfield	5 to 9
Pleasant View Elementary School (Smithfield)	Smithfield	20 to 24
Raymond C. LaPerche School	Smithfield	20 to 24
Smithfield Senior High School	Smithfield	10 to 14
Vincent J. Gallagher Middle School	Smithfield	35 to 39
William Winsor School	Smithfield	0
Other*	Smithfield	0
Broad Rock Middle School	South Kingstown	15 to 19
Curtis Corner Middle School	South Kingstown	15 to 19
Matunuck School	South Kingstown	5 to 9
Peace Dale Elementary School	South Kingstown	15 to 19
South Kingstown High School	South Kingstown	30 to 34
Wakefield Elementary School	South Kingstown	5 to 9
West Kingston Elementary School	South Kingstown	10 to 14
Other*	South Kingstown	0
SouthSide Elementary Charter School	SouthSide Charter School	5 to 9
The Compass School	The Compass School	5 to 9
Other*	The Compass School	0
The Greene School	The Greene School	10 to 14
The Hope Academy	The Hope Academy	15 to 19
Other*	The Hope Academy	0
Fort Barton School	Tiverton	5 to 9
Pocasset School	Tiverton	Fewer than five
Tiverton High School	Tiverton	10 to 14
Tiverton Middle School	Tiverton	15 to 19
Walter E. Ranger School	Tiverton	Fewer than five
Other*	Tiverton	0
Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts	Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts	Fewer than five
Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program	Urban Collaborative	0
Village Green Virtual Charter School	Village Green Virtual	5 to 9
Other*	Village Green Virtual	0
Cedar Hill School	Warwick	10 to 14
Cottrell F. Hoxsie School	Warwick	10 to 14
E. G. Robertson School	Warwick	5 to 9
E.T. Wyman Elementary School	Warwick	5 to 9
Greenwood School	Warwick	15 to 19
Harold F. Scott School	Warwick	10 to 14
Holliman School	Warwick	10 to 14
Lippitt School	Warwick	5 to 9
Norwood School	Warwick	10 to 14
Oakland Beach Elementary School	Warwick	15 to 19
Park School	Warwick	5 to 9
Pilgrim High School	Warwick	30 to 34
Sherman School	Warwick	5 to 9
Toll Gate High School	Warwick	45 to 49
Warwick Area Career and Technical Center	Warwick	0
Warwick Early Learning Center at John Brown Francis	Warwick	Fewer than five
Warwick Neck School	Warwick	5 to 9
Warwick Veterans Middle School	Warwick	35 to 39
Westbay Community Action Children’s Center	Warwick	0
Winman Middle School	Warwick	25 to 29
Other*	Warwick	0
West Bay Collaborative	West Bay Collaborative	Fewer than five
Greenbush Elementary School	West Warwick	5 to 9
John F. Deering Middle School	West Warwick	15 to 19
John F. Horgan Elementary School	West Warwick	15 to 19
Maisie E. Quinn Elementary School	West Warwick	Fewer than five
Wakefield Hills Elementary School	West Warwick	10 to 14
West Warwick Senior High School	West Warwick	30 to 34
Other*	West Warwick	0
Dunn’s Corners School	Westerly	10 to 14
Springbrook Elementary School	Westerly	10 to 14
State Street School	Westerly	5 to 9
Westerly High School	Westerly	15 to 19
Westerly Inclusion Preschool Program – Babcock Hall	Westerly	Fewer than five
Westerly Middle School	Westerly	40 to 44
Westerly Transition Academy	Westerly	0
Other*	Westerly	0
Bernon Heights School	Woonsocket	10 to 14
Globe Park School	Woonsocket	10 to 14
Harris School	Woonsocket	15 to 19
Kevin K. Coleman Elementary School	Woonsocket	10 to 14
Leo A. Savoie School	Woonsocket	15 to 19
Pothier-Citizens Elementary Campus	Woonsocket	20 to 24
Woonsocket Area Career and Technical Center	Woonsocket	0
Woonsocket High School	Woonsocket	30 to 34
Woonsocket Middle School at Hamlet	Woonsocket	10 to 14
Woonsocket Middle School at Villa Nova	Woonsocket	15 to 19
Other*	Woonsocket	0
Other*	N/A	0
Unknown	Unknown	3735 to 3739
	Total:	8215 to 8219

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL

Starting TODAY, Americans will be able to request four free at-home COVID-19 tests per household at COVIDTests.gov, with kits shipping within seven to 12 days.

As of Jan. 15, health insurance companies are required to reimburse Americans for eight at-home antigen tests per person a month, under a plan announced by Biden. If an individual has been directed to undergo COVID-19 testing by their medical provider because of underlying health conditions or other factors, there is no limit on the number of tests covered.

People with Medicare — a free federal program for all Americans 65 and older — who also have private health insurance can receive reimbursement from their insurer. This may change in the near future.

Sample test kit prices: Both Walgreens and CVS are selling Abbott’s BinaxNow and Quidel’s QuickVue tests — two of the first authorized by the FDA — for $24 for a pack of two. Acon’s FlowFlex rapid test is currently $10 for one test at both Walgreens and CVS. The On/Go kit of two rapid tests is currently selling for $25 on Amazon and $30 on Walmart.

After receiving a positive test result, you should isolate for at least five days, and longer if you’re symptomatic. You should also notify your primary care physician or clinic, in case you need to get in touch quickly they will already have the basic information.

Health care workers can use a dry, secure paper bag to put their mask in for five days after use – that way they can rotate their use.

Moderna is working on combining a flu shot and a COVID shot into one.

COVID-19 cases and deaths are rising again at nursing homes across the U.S. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 32,000 COVID-19 cases among nursing home residents were reported in the week ending Jan. 9. That report is close to a record.

Two Italian bishops have banned any unvaccinated priests from distributing Holy Communion at Mass in their respective dioceses in an effort to get all priests inoculated against the coronavirus.

Two brand-new COVID-19 pills that were supposed to be an important weapon against the pandemic in the U.S. are in short supply and have played little role in the fight against the omicron virus.

After a five-day quarantine, about a third of people infected with SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, might still be infectious, according to new data.

E-cigarette users infected with the coronavirus may be more likely than infected non-vapers to experience COVID-19 symptoms

Hawaii is considering adding a booster requirement for incoming travelers.

Pfizer CEO says two Covid vaccine doses aren’t ‘enough for omicron’ – a third did less than expected, but still prevented from serious bouts.

Omicron has 1/3 reduced risk of hospitalization compared to Delta – UK researchers

Walgreens, CVS will shut some stores, alternately, as Omicron variant complicates staffing issues.

Puerto Rico is mandating booster shots for public school students 12 and up

COVID Vaccination in Pregnant Women Protective for Infants

Small rural hospitals, owned by larger hospital groups, have teetered on the verge of closure for years – the surge in COVID-19 may be what keeps them open in the forseeable future. Hospital systems work on a “sick” model and not a “wellness” model and were woefully unprepared in staffing to handle a pandemic.

Children under 5 years old infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 are presenting with symptoms of croup, an upper airway infection that causes a barking cough, pediatricians have recently reported.

Novak Djokovic will not play in the Australian open and has been deported, amidst controversy surrounding his non-vaccination status.

Half of the employees at Goldman Sachs who left work are over 55 and do not plan to return.

Inflation – connected to the pandemic, etc. – has risen to a 40 year high.

The CEO of Walmart said that store shelves remind him of the Soviet Union in 1972.

Children under 5, who are ineligible to be vaccinated, are most likely to be hospitalized.

Tax season for 2022 is expected to have long delays, piled on top of those still unresolved for 2021.

Ohio school official questions farming kids into classrooms and calling it education.

Celine Dion has announced the cancellation of the remaining 16 shows of her world tour, due to ongoing health issues.

Eric Feigl-Ding, an epidemiologist and senior fellow with the Federation of Amerian Scientists says about protecting the elderly and those in nursing homes: “Vaccines are just one of the many tools that should be used to defend the elderly against omicron,” He recommended testing of visitors, mandatory boosters and the use of medical-grade masks like N95s and high-efficiency air filters. “We need to build a Fort Knox around protecting nursing homes, but we’re not doing that right now, and that’s why cases are surging,” Feigl-Ding said Thursday. “We’re going to have exponential numbers of hospitalizations and deaths.”