By Janine L. Weisman | Editor-in-Chief
Good Tuesday morning!
Thirty-one states reported cases of cyclosporiasis to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention between May 1 and July 9. Since then, the number has spiked particularly in the Midwest and New York. The hardest hit state is Michigan, where the state health department on Monday reported 2,640 cases.
In case you were wondering, Rhode Island has had only one case of this intestinal illness caused by a parasite, and it was not linked to a specific food source or an ongoing outbreak investigation, Joseph Wendelken, spokesperson for the Rhode Island Department of Health, confirmed in an email late Monday.
The risk for the general public in Rhode Island remains low so far, Wendelken added.
“It is not uncommon for us to have cases in Rhode Island,” he wrote. “We had 6 cases in 2025, and 12 in 2024.”
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration lists raspberries, basil, cilantro, snow peas and mesclun lettuce as the sources of past cyclosporiasis outbreaks.
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High tide in Providence is at 8:31 a.m. and 8:56 p.m. Low tide is at 1:36 p.m. Sunset is at 8:19 p.m.
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The Ethics Committee meets at 9 a.m.
Gov. Dan McKee and Rhode Island Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor attend a 10 a.m. event celebrating the new headquarters of Nabsys at 225 Dyer St., Providence. Rhode Island Commerce Corporation approved a Qualified Jobs Incentive tax credit to support Nabsys’s hiring efforts.
The Drought Steering Committee meets at 10:30 a.m.
The Coastal Resources Management Council meets at 6 p.m.
The governing body of the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility has asked a Rhode Island bankruptcy judge to approve a plan that would waive more than $100 million in debt and allow the facility to make guaranteed annual impact payments of $250,000 to the city of Central Falls. (Photo by Philip Eil/Rhode Island Current)
By Philip Eil
The Central Falls Detention Facility Corporation, the governing body of the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility, filed a Chapter 11 petition in Providence federal bankruptcy court Friday, in hopes of resolving long-running disputes with bondholders and its host city. The petition included a plan that would waive more than $100 million in debt, leaving a balance of $67.5 million and allow the facility to make guaranteed annual impact payments of $250,000 to the city of Central Falls.
Blood centers nationwide, including in Rhode Island, are in desperate need of donations as supplies dip to critically low levels.
By Nancy Lavin
The Rhode Island Blood Center issued an emergency declaration at 6 a.m. Monday, calling for donors to help restore supplies to ‘healthy levels.’ The Providence-based blood center has just 1,000, 1-pint units left, enough to fulfill two days of regular orders to hospitals, Chelsey Smith, a blood center spokesperson, said, in an interview Monday.
The Rhode Island Bridge and Turnpike Authority released a 2024 inspection report on the Mount Hope Bridge on Friday, July 10, 2026, after previously citing 'sensitive security information; last fall. (Photo by Ken Castro/Rhode Island Current)
By Christopher Shea
A federal lawsuit over the delayed release of a 2024 Mount Hope Bridge inspection report continues after Bristol town officials argue the document’s publication on the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority’s website leaves unresolved their concerns about transparency and legal costs.
April Frazier, left, and Milli Palmer sit together before speaking last month at a meeting of the Washington State Investment Board, in Olympia, Washington, about their experiences at Providence at Home with Compassus, a home health and hospice company. (Photo by Saiyare Refaei)
By Anna Claire Vollers | Stateline
As private equity-backed healthcare joint ventures expand nationwide, nurses and advocates warn they may prioritize profits over patient care, raising questions about whether new state oversight laws go far enough to protect patients.
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