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R.I. Gov. McKee: Omicron Variant Identified in Rhode Island
December 14, 2021
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 14 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2021:

Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) today announced that Rhode Island's first case of COVID-19 caused by the Omicron variant (variant B.1.1.529) has been identified. The case was identified through the ongoing genomic surveillance program coordinated by RIDOH's State Health Laboratories.

As the Governor . . .

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