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It shouldn't "be a surprise" if the global death toll from the coronavirus begins to pick up pace again as the pandemic shows signs of accelerating across the globe, World Health Organization officials said Tuesday. For the month of June, reported Covid-19 cases around the world have accelerated while the death toll has been falling, Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director…

Doctors collect samples of Covid-19 tests. Rehman Asad/NurPhoto via Getty Images The US' Covid-19 death toll has topped 130 000.This has ignited criticism of President Donald Trump's response to the pandemic. There are now close to 3 million cases in the country - the highest in the world.US coronavirus deaths topped 130 000 on Monday…

Share on PinterestA recent study asks if experts may have underestimated the COVID-19 death toll.A new study has found that in the U.S., up to 35% of excess deaths during the early phase of the pandemic may not have been directly due to COVID-19.The research, which now appears in the journal JAMA, suggests that experts…

MADISON (WKOW) -- The percentage of new COVID-19 tests in Wisconsin to come back positive dropped slightly Sunday as the number of tests done decreased. The Department of Health Services reported 4,996 new test results, of which 522--or 10.4 percent--came back positive, according to the numbers released today. Measuring the percentage of new cases returned…

Gauteng recorded nearly half of all fatalities reported on Sunday.Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced that 71 of the 173 new deaths in SA were from Gauteng.Confirmed Covid-19 cases is at 196 750, an increase of 8 773 cases.Gauteng had nearly half of all fatalities in the country on Sunday, with Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announcing…