ASHEVILLE - As of noon June 12, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services tallied 41,249 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide. That's an increase of 1,768 from the previous day. That's the highest daily case jump overall, topping the previous high June 6 by almost 400 cases.NCDHHS counts a total of 1,092 deaths associated…
Todd Runkle, Asheville Citizen Times Published 10:18 a.m. ET June 6, 2020 | Updated 6:45 p.m. ET June 6, 2020ASHEVILLE - As of noon June 6, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services tallied 34,625 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide. That's an increase of 1,370 from the previous dayThat number differs slightly from the…
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…