according to model projections by the PolicyLab at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.Southern officials in particular are speaking out with increasing alarm about the large number of cases turning up in young adults.At least 100 cases were linked on Friday to employees and customers of bars in the Tigerland nightlife district near the Louisiana State University…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With new cases skyrocketing and hospitalizations increasing, Florida hospitals are confronting a scary new trend: people entering hospitals without the symptoms of coronavirus they were showing a few months ago. The fever check, a basic tool for screening for coronavirus, likely is not much value anymore, as the number of asymptomatic…
Coronavirus cases are spiking nationwide, and experts say Florida could be the next epicenter in the pandemic.That warning comes via Wednesday's projections from a model by scientists at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania.Florida was one of 10 states that saw a record number of new COVID-19 cases this week.According to the…
Miami Herald shows the rise in positive cases cannot be explained by increased testing alone. ProPublica, a nonprofit news organization, has said the number of positive cases per 100,000 tests in Florida has been on the rise.Over the past week, Florida has averaged about 35 deaths, holding close to the weekly averages from mid-May.Is Florida’s…
New cases of the novel coronavirus broke single-day records in Florida and South Carolina on Thursday, according to health officials.The Florida Department of Health confirmed 1,698 additional cases of COVID-19 within the preceding 24 hours, nearly a 20 percent increase from the state's previous high of 1,419 reported last Thursday.Health officials in Florida have now confirmed at…
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…