The coronavirus death toll linked to an indoor August wedding in Maine has reached at least seven, state officials said Tuesday.The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the wedding and its reception in Millinocket are now connected to 176 confirmed cases of COVID-19, agency spokesman Robert Long said in a statement. Maine public health…
The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak linked to an indoor wedding and reception in Maine has risen to seven, with the number of cases connected to the event up to 176.The latest death was reported at the Maplecrest Rehabilitation Center in Madison, where five prior deaths were also deemed connected to the Aug. 7…
COVID-19 death toll surpasses 9,000 in Massachusetts; more than 3 million tests administered The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 267 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 122,904.State health officials also confirmed 14 new COVID-19-related deaths across Massachusetts, bringing the state's confirmed coronavirus death toll to 9,001.More than…
IPID has confirmed it is investigating the deaths of three people as a result of police action. The directorate received a report that a police officer was involved in the incident which occurred on Saturday morning.The police officer had since been arrested while investigations continue.A police officer, alleged to have caused the deaths of three…
Cradock Four's wives: From Left, Sparrow Mkhonto’s wife Sindiswa, Fort Calata’s wife Nomonde and Matthew Goniwe’s wife Nyameka in 1985. PHOTO: Gallo Images/Media24 Archives Nyameka Goniwe has been described as a selfless leader who had unyielding courage.The Inxuba Yethemba municipality speaker, who was the widow of anti-apartheid activist Matthew Goniwe, died on Saturday after a…
For 20 years I have been saying some version of the same thing about leafy greens and cattle. Water runs downhill. Cows poop. Lettuce grows at the bottom of the hill. Now FDA’s own scientists have put real numbers on it, and they deserve credit for doing it. A new paper in the Journal of Food
Published: November 08, 2026, 8:00 am Quick bites from around the food safety arena this week Infant formula maker ByHeart has “discontinued” manufacturing its products after getting caught up in an outbreak of infant botulism. ByHeart’s founders started a new company, MeridianMade, earlier this year and announced in late October that it would purchase Dublin-based
Published: November 07, 2026, 9:48 pm The County of San Luis Obispo Department of Public Health is wrapping up its investigation into an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to Brookshire Farms in San Luis Obispo. Fifteen people are included in the outbreak – five who were laboratory confirmed. The county previously reported that