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East Providence Dedicates Tree To Those Who Died From Coronavirus
The tree will be decorated during the holidays each year to honor the nearly 200 residents who died from COVID-19.
EAST PROVIDENCE, RI — The City of East Providence has dedicated a tree to the nearly 200 residents who died from COVID-19 in the last year.
The tree was dedicated Monday at a public ceremony hosted by Mayor Bob DaSilva and City Council members outside of East Providence City Hall.
DaSilva said the tree is meant to be a reminder of the lives lost during the pandemic and will be decorated during the holidays each year to honor their memory.
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The dedication comes as Rhode Island begins its return to a new normal, with a steady decline in the number of COVID-19 cases reported. As of Monday, 534,671 Rhode Islanders are fully vaccinated, according to the Rhode Island Department of Health.
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