One Hundred and Sixty-Ninth Supplemental Emergency Declaration - Extension of Executive Order 21-26

WHEREAS, on March 9, 2020, Executive Order 20-02 was issued for a declaration of a state of emergency due to the dangers to health and life posed by COVID-19 and that Order has been extended to remain in effect until at least July 9, 2021; and

WHEREAS, on March 19, 2021, Executive Order 21-26 was issued to amend and restate the quarantine and isolation order and that Order has been extended until June 15, 2021.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DANIEL J. MCKEE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Governor of the State of Rhode Island, pursuant to Article IX of the Rhode Island Constitution and the Rhode Island General Laws, including, but not limited to, Title 30, Chapter 15, do hereby extend the following Executive Order:

1. Executive Order 21-26 (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Supplemental Emergency Declaration - Amended and Restated Quarantine and Isolation Order).

This Executive Order shall take effect immediately and remain in full force and effect until July 14, 2021 unless renewed, modified or terminated by a subsequent Executive Order.

So Ordered,

Daniel J. McKee

Governor