130 new coronavirus deaths in Massachusetts; 1,952 new cases in state The Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed 130 new COVID-19-related deaths across the state Saturday, bringing the state's total to 3,846.The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 66,263 after 1,952 new cases were reported by state health officials on May 2.The DPH…
more than 63,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths, and most experts say that's almost certainly an undercount. Still, if you compare that number to the 2017-18 flu season, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates killed 61,000 people, it looks like COVID-19 might be similar to a bad flu — President Trump has made…
Six more deaths linked to COVID-19 were announced Wednesday, as health officials said two more outbreaks of the coronavirus were identified at long-term care facilities.>> Download the FREE WMUR appHealth Commissioner Lori Shibinette said an outbreak of COVID-19 at Hackett Hill Center has led to 22 residents and two staff members testing positive for the…
Six more deaths linked to COVID-19 were announced Wednesday, as health officials said two more outbreaks of the coronavirus were identified at long-term care facilities.>> Download the FREE WMUR appHealth Commissioner Lori Shibinette said an outbreak of COVID-19 at Hackett Hill Center has led to 22 residents and two staff members testing positive for the…
The United States has suffered at least 66,000 more deaths than expected this year, a toll that includes the devastation directly caused by the coronavirus pandemic and a sharp rise in fatalities not attributed to the virus, the government reported late Wednesday.The new report from the National Center for Health Statistics shows 33,756 covid-19 deaths…
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…