Wednesday, July 15th 2020, 11:10 am By: News On 6 Four new virus-related deaths and 1,075 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state since Monday, according to daily numbers released by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.A total of 22,813 Oklahomans have tested positive for COVID-19 and the total number of deaths went up…
THAT THE SHOOTINGS ARE RELATED. STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS RELEASED THE LATEST CORONAVIRUS CASE NUMBERS. IT REPORTED 994 NEW TOTAL TO MORE THAN 90,000 381 OF THE NEW CASES OR 38% WERE IN ALLEGHENY AND PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES. IT ALSO ADDED 26 DEATHS FOR A TOTAL OF SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FIFTY SIX IN THE…
Share on PinterestClose confinement and overcrowding make prisons the ideal ‘breeding ground’ for infectious disease.Image credit: Sandy Huffaker / AFP.In many ways, prisons are an ideal ‘breeding ground’ for contagious diseases, due to conditions of close confinement, shared facilities, and overcrowding.According to an older article in Clinical Infectious Diseases, newly incarcerated prisoners have higher rates…
Dying from a broken heart isn't just an expression — people can actually die from the pain they feel from the loss of love. So-called broken heart syndrome, resulting from the stress one feels when someone close to them dies, is technically called stress cardiomyopathy or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, and cases have increased during the coronavirus…
Health officials reported an additional four deaths and 404 new positive cases of the coronavirus in Tarrant County on Sunday. The deaths included a White Settlement man in his 70s and three Fort Worth residents — a woman in her 50s, a woman in her 60s and a man in his 70s. All had underlying…
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…