UpdatedMon, Jan 25, 2021 at 5:26 pm ET
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Flu cases are down nationwide compared to years past. (Shutterstock)
PROVIDENCE, RI While Rhode Island residents and others around the country continue to mask up and socially distance, these precautions are doing more than just curbing the spread of the coronavirus.
According to the latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of influenza cases in Rhode Island and others remains at unseasonably low levels despite an overall increase in administered tests.
For the week ending Jan. 16, flu activity remains minimal in all states and U.S. territories. The only exception is Tennessee, where reported flu activity is low. At this time last year, flu activity was high in at least 33 states.
12/22/2020
Youth Council brings snowflakes to town
Smithfield Youth Council’s Mia Holroyd shows off a snowflake before hanging it on her window. The Council designed the Smithfield Snowstorm project encouraging residents to make snowflakes and hang them in their windows as a community unifying project.
SMITHFIELD – While Rhode Island experienced its first major snowstorm last week, the Smithfield Youth Council proposed its latest community unifying event, the Smithfield Snowstorm, which encourages people to put cut-out snowflakes in the windows of businesses and homes.
The Youth Council is asking the Smithfield community to hang snowflakes in windows around town to show each other there is still fun to be had while being socially distant.