MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) - Wisconsin health officials say another 5,099 COVID-19 tests have come back Sunday, with 537 people testing positive. The state’s total confirmed case count now sits at 75,337 since testing began in February.According to the Department of Health Services, 10.5% of the tests were positive for COVID-19, the illness brought on by…
An indoor wedding and reception in Maine earlier this month has been linked to at least 123 coronavirus cases. The Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) said the wedding has led to COVID-19 outbreaks at both a jail and a nursing home. The Maine CDC confirmed to CBS News on Saturday that the number of positive…
438 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Massachusetts, 16 additional deaths The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 438 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the statewide total to 117,888.State health officials also confirmed 16 new COVID-19-related deaths across Massachusetts, bringing the state's confirmed coronavirus death toll to 8,791.The rolling average of the…
As the staff worked frantically to get down his raging fever of 105 degrees, Tieeisha Hunt relayed details about how her son had complained of a stomach ache days before, but seemed fine. The 17-year-old had watched TV, played video games and didn’t act in any way that raised alarm.Then he collapsed on his bedroom…
MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) - The Department of Health Services has received results of more than 4,800 coronavirus tests on Sunday.Out of the 4,814 tests, 453 had a positive result, bringing the statewide total of positive tests since testing began on February 5 to 70,462.The percentage of positive tests on Sunday is 9.4%, a decrease from…
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…