Los Angeles County public health officials on Sunday reported 1,784 new cases of the coronavirus and 11 related deaths.The county now has recorded more than 83,000 cases of the virus and over 3,120 deaths.The continued rise in new cases came amid the first weekend of more businesses sectors reopening, as bars, card rooms and some…
Los Angeles County public health officials reported 2,055 new cases of COVID-19 and 48 related deaths Saturday, marking the third-highest daily case count since the pandemic began.Officials attributed the high number in part to delays in lab reporting.Long Beach, which has its own public health department, reported an additional 48 cases and two deaths, bringing…
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A potential coronavirus outbreak has forced a quarantine at the north jail at the Fresno County jail complex.Every inmate from the north jail got called back from court Friday morning, and deputies said the entire north jail was put on quarantine after they learned of positive coronavirus cases."We are working with…
Riverside County has landed on a state watch list for the novel coronavirus following a surge in new cases and hospitalizations from the disease. The county made the California Department of Public Health list after a spike in new cases and a higher percentage of positive tests for COVID-19. As of Friday, June 19, the…
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify the first paragraph. Boulder County reported 50 new coronavirus cases Thursday — the largest one-day increase in positive cases that the county has seen yet. The surge surpasses the previous highest one-day increase since Wednesday, when 43 new cases were reported. To date, Boulder County 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…