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RI Sets New Daily Coronavirus High; Passes 30K Cases In Total
There were four more deaths and a 3.2 percent positive test rate Thursday, state public health officials said.

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There were four more deaths and a 3.2 percent positive test rate Thursday, state public health officials said.

The violations ranged from keeping bars open past 11 p.m. to employees not wearing masks, officials said.
The city remained in the yellow lower-risk zone, but moved closer to meeting the threshold for the red high-risk zone.
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Students will remain in remote learning until there are two weeks of falling infection rates, the city said.
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