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How many 85 and older-year-olds died in Rhode Island during week ending July 31?

By Ocean State Today | Aug 31, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 65 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending July 31.

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37 people die in Rhode Island from heart disease in week ending July 10

By Ocean State Today | Aug 31, 2021

There were 37 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Rhode Island during the week ending July 10, a 8.8 percent increase over the previous week.

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Less than 10 people die with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in Rhode Island during week ending June 26

By Ocean State Today | Aug 31, 2021

There were less than 10 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Rhode Island in the week ending June 26, making up less than 5.3 percent of total deaths by all causes in Rhode Island.

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44 people die in Rhode Island from cancer in week ending July 10

By Ocean State Today | Aug 30, 2021

There were 44 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Rhode Island during the week ending July 10, a 22.2 percent increase over the previous week.

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41 people in 75-84 age group in Rhode Island are estimated to have died during week ending July 31

By Ocean State Today | Aug 30, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 41 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending July 31.

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47 people die from diseases of the heart in Rhode Island during week ending June 26

By Ocean State Today | Aug 30, 2021

There were 47 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Rhode Island in the week ending June 26, making up 25 percent of total deaths by all causes in Rhode Island.

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CDC estimates 35 people in 65-74 age group in Rhode Island died during week ending July 31

By Ocean State Today | Aug 29, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 35 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending July 31.

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39 people die from cancer in Rhode Island during week ending June 26

By Ocean State Today | Aug 29, 2021

There were 39 deaths from cancer reported in Rhode Island in the week ending June 26, making up 20.7 percent of total deaths by all causes in Rhode Island.

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Less than 10 people die in Rhode Island from cerebrovascular disease in week ending July 10

By Ocean State Today | Aug 29, 2021

There were less than 10 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Rhode Island during the week ending July 10, a decrease from the previous week.

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Less than 10 people die from chronic lower respiratory diseases in Rhode Island during week ending June 26

By Ocean State Today | Aug 28, 2021

There were less than 10 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in Rhode Island in the week ending June 26, making up less than 5.3 percent of total deaths by all causes in Rhode Island.

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11 people die from cerebrovascular diseases in Rhode Island during week ending June 26

By Ocean State Today | Aug 28, 2021

There were 11 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in Rhode Island in the week ending June 26, making up 5.9 percent of total deaths by all causes in Rhode Island.

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CDC predicts 36 people in 45-64 age group in Rhode Island died during week ending July 31

By Ocean State Today | Aug 28, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 36 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending July 31.

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Less than 10 people die from diabetes mellitus in Rhode Island during week ending June 26

By Ocean State Today | Aug 27, 2021

There were less than 10 deaths from diabetes mellitus reported in Rhode Island in the week ending June 26, making up less than 5.3 percent of total deaths by all causes in Rhode Island.

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Less than 10 people die from Alzheimer's disease in Rhode Island during week ending June 26

By Ocean State Today | Aug 27, 2021

There were less than 10 deaths from Alzheimer's disease reported in Rhode Island in the week ending June 26, making up less than 5.3 percent of total deaths by all causes in Rhode Island.

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Election Transparency Initiative chairman: 'Voting in Texas and other Southern states a lot more accessible' than some Northeast states

By W.J. Kennedy | Aug 27, 2021

Progressives are quick to criticize the voting laws in Texas and in other Southern states as suppressing the minority vote, but the voting laws in Rhode Island and most of the rest of the blue states in the Northeast are far more restrictive, one conservative elections analyst said.

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Less than 10 people die from influenza and pneumonia in Rhode Island during week ending June 26

By Ocean State Today | Aug 26, 2021

There were less than 10 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in Rhode Island in the week ending June 26, making up less than 5.3 percent of total deaths by all causes in Rhode Island.

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Less than 10 people die from kidney disease in Rhode Island during week ending June 26

By Ocean State Today | Aug 26, 2021

There were less than 10 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in Rhode Island in the week ending June 26, making up less than 5.3 percent of total deaths by all causes in Rhode Island.

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34 people die in Rhode Island from heart disease in week ending July 3

By Ocean State Today | Aug 24, 2021

There were 34 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Rhode Island during the week ending July 3, a 27.7 percent decrease from the previous week.

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70 people age 85 and older in Rhode Island are estimated to have died during week ending July 24

By Ocean State Today | Aug 24, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 70 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending July 24.

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36 people die in Rhode Island from cancer in week ending July 3

By Ocean State Today | Aug 23, 2021

There were 36 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Rhode Island during the week ending July 3, a 7.7 percent decrease from the previous week.