Eighteen of Rhode Island’s 39 cities and towns have at least partially vaccinated more than half of its residents, according to the R.I. Department of Health.
The state started administering COVID-19 vaccines roughly four months ago on Dec. 14. As of Thursday, every city and town had at least partially vaccinated more than a third of its residents and nearly half of all communities currently exceed 50%.
Leading the way is Block Island, formally known as New Shoreham, with 86% of its 743 residents at least partially vaccinated. The top five also include East Greenwich, Jamestown, Barrington and North Kingstown.
The least vaccinated communities include Foster, Providence, Newport, Tiverton and finally Woonsocket, which ranks last in the state with 35% of its population having received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose.