There have been more than 3 000 new Covid-19 cases. 1 354 Covid-19-related deaths have been recorded as of Friday.The Western Cape has recorded 1 005.There are 61 927 confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa as of Friday.The Western Cape Covid-19 death toll has topped 1 000, as a further 39 deaths were reported in the…
By Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 12 June Covid-19 death rates twice as high in England’s most deprived areas The most deprived areas in England and Wales have been hit twice as hard by the coronavirus outbreak compared to the wealthiest areas, data from…
Covid-19 deaths increase by 74 in SA. There are 55 421 confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa as of 11 June.1 210 Covid-19-related deaths have been recorded.998 400 Covid-19 tests have been conducted to date.The country breached the one million mark for Covid-19 tests, with 1 028 399 conducted as of 11 June.According to a…
Tshegofatso Pule, 28, who was found stabbed and hanged in a veld on Monday. She was eight months pregnant. (@Keba99, Twitter) GBV continues unabated in Gauteng with a recent case being the murder of a pregnant woman from Soweto.Tshegofatso Pule, 28, was last seen visiting her boyfriend in Florida.Her family said they were hurt by…
By Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool People who were 80 or older when hospitalised with coronavirus were 70 times more likely to die than those under 40Ungureanu Vadim/EyeEm/Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 2 June Covid-19 death for severe cases is 70 times higher in people over 80 People over 80…
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
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Published: November 06, 2026, 10:41 pm Last updated: November 07, 2026, 12:20 am A California pumpkin patch and petting zoo associated with an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections reopened Nov. 6 with the owners saying environmental tests for the pathogen had come back negative. The San Luis Obispo county health department has not posted