The Department of Health has reported 10 more Covid-19-related deaths in the country, which brings the toll to 103.Three were reported in Gauteng, four in the Western Cape, two in KwaZulu-Natal and one in the Eastern Cape.In Gauteng, the three who died were aged 89, 82 and 80.the 89-year-old female had experienced shortness of breath,…
reported an estimated 39 to 56 million cases of flu in the U.S. during the 2019-2020 flu season. During the same period, flu accounted for 24,000 to 62,000 deaths in the country. Compared with previous years, the number of deaths during the 2019-2020 flu season is similar (see Figure 1 below). The 2017-2018 season was…
The number of coronavirus deaths in Los Angeles County doubled in the last week amid new evidence that the poor are being hardest hit, according to the county health department.As of Sunday, the county had recorded 916 deaths and nearly 20,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19.Officials said the rising numbers underscore the need to stay indoors…
South Africa currently has 4 793 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country - an increase of 247 from the previous day's reported cases, the Department of Health said in a statement on Monday.The health department also recorded three more Covid-19-related deaths. In the Western Cape, a 79-year-old man, who presented with shortness of breath…
169 new coronavirus deaths in Massachusetts, nearly 1,600 new cases in state The Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed 169 new COVID-19-related deaths across the state Sunday, bringing the state's total to 2,899.The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 54,938 after 1,590 new cases were reported by state health officials on April 26.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…