soared to record-breaking heights for the second consecutive day on Thursday with 375 cases, topping Wednesday’s 281.Disclosure of the cases comes as outbreaks continue throughout central and eastern Oregon. Umatilla County, with a population of just under 78,000 residents, had the highest case count on Thursday with 88. The county in eastern Oregon averaged 40…
The Detroit News Published 12:08 a.m. ET July 2, 2020 Ingham County officials confirmed Wednesday that 31 more positive cases of COVID-19 have been tied to an East Lansing bar and eatery, pushing the total to 138.The 138 cases include 119 patrons at Harper's Restaurant & Brew Pub, and 19 who were exposed to them, county…
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A coronavirus outbreak in Australia’s second-largest city continued to grow Thursday and the Northern Territory detected its first case in three months.Northern Territory Health Minister Natasha Fyles said the man came home to Darwin on Monday from Melbourne before a one-month lockdown was imposed on 36 of its suburbs Wednesday night.Before…
By JAKE COYLE and JONATHAN J. COOPER, Associated PressPHOENIX — California closed bars, theaters and indoor restaurant dining all over again across most of the state Wednesday, and Arizona's outbreak grew more severe by nearly every measure as the surging coronavirus crisis across the South and West sent a shudder through the country. The run-up…
PHOENIX (AP) — California closed bars, theaters and indoor restaurant dining all over again across most of the state Wednesday because of a surging coronavirus caseload, and Arizona’s outbreak grew more severe by nearly every measure, as the crisis across the South and West sent a shudder through the country.The run-up in confirmed cases has…
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…