Hidalgo County announced 22 additional deaths related to COVID-19 on Thursday, while another 1,248 people tested positive for the virus. The 22 deaths raise the total number of fatalities to 240 in the county. The new cases raise the total number of positive cases to 10,492. “I am deeply saddened by the loss of 22…
Updated 7/16/2020 8:09 PM Cases of COVID-19 climbed by 1,257 Thursday in Illinois, and 25 more people died from the respiratory disease, but the latest daily case count above 1,000 comes as the state conducted a record 43,006 tests in 24 hours. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported a seven-day positivity test rate Thursday…
SOUTHEAST IDAHO (KIFI/KIDK) - Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 20 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. There are 11 new cases in Bannock County, one in Bear Lake County, five in Bingham County, two in Caribou County and one in Power County. This brings the total to 371 confirmed cases in southeastern Idaho. Of the 418…
(Update: Adding video, more details from company) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Deschutes County Health Services said Wednesday it is investigating a COVID-19 outbreak at Mt. Bachelor Memory Care in Bend that has led to more than 20 confirmed cases of the virus among residents and staff. A resident tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, and…
Health officials said 22 people died from COVID-19 last week, doubling the number of people who died from the coronavirus the week before. PORTLAND, Ore. — Health officials on Wednesday reported 282 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the state’s known case total to over 13,000. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) also announced four more people have…
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…