Lab-confirmed coronavirus cases in Colorado rose to 16,635 Sunday, and 842 people have died after contracting the virus. More than 700 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, the highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, and 54 people have been discharged from hospitals or transferred to a lower level of care in the…
A new report says that perhaps 4% of Los Angeles County residents have been infected with the coronavirus at some point. The research offers both hopeful and sobering news for the county, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus.It suggests social distancing has slowed the outbreak and that COVID-19 might be less fatal than…
QUINCY (WGEM) — Blessing Hospital officials said Sunday that a Lewis County, Missouri, resident died of medical conditions complicated by COVID-19. Officials said the patient was their 80’s to 90’s. “The Blessing Health System team is saddened by the loss of a Tri-State resident to COVID-19. We express our deepest and sincerest sympathy to 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…