Daily COVID Report / Today COVID REPORT: Fifth Humboldt County Resident Dies from Disease; Five New Cases Diagnosed Today Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center: A fifth Humboldt County resident has died after being diagnosed with COVID-19.The individual was in their 70s and passed in the first week of September at an…
In this May 27, 2020 file photo, a worker at a daycare center in Tacoma, Wash., wears a mask as she cleans a tricycle following use by a class, a task that is repeated several times a day.Ted S. Warren | APTwelve kids who likely caught Covid-19 at three childcare centers in Utah went on…
A Florida family is sharing their story in hopes that their tragedy can bring awareness to others to know the risk of warm waters after their son died due to a brain-eating amoeba.Tanner Wall loved the water, but his parents believe it's what was in the water at a Florida lake that took his life…
September 11, 2020 | 11:04am | Updated September 11, 2020 | 11:42am Although nearly 30 states are reporting downward trends in coronavirus cases, Dr. Anthony Fauci warned the nation not to let its collective guard down during the ongoing pandemic with the arrival of the flu season. “We need to hunker down and get through…
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in a panel on Thursday that the U.S. should be ready to “hunker down” in its fight against the coronavirus and indicated that the fall and winter will not be easy.“We’ve been through this before,” he told a panel of…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…