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Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says his department will recommend easing lockdown restrictions further. This is owing to declining numbers of reported Covid-19 cases countrywide. Mkhize says a high level of immunity may already exist in SA. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said his department would make recommendations to Cabinet to ease lockdown restrictions, such as those relating to the…

Laura Seitz, KSL, File By Graham Dudley, KSL.com | Updated - Sep. 5, 2020 at 1:34 p.m. | Posted - Sep. 5, 2020 at 1:06 p.m. the pandemic began. The total number of deaths in the state increased only by one Saturday, but health department spokesperson Charla Haley explained that one Salt Lake County long-term…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) sent out information on Friday about plague activity being present in the state.As of Friday, there were at least two confirmed human cases of the plague this summer. The latest case was reported to the state health department on Thursday for…

GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS HAS SAID MANDATES ARE NOT ENFORCEABLE. STEVE: A WARNING TONIGHT FROM THE POLK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. IF YOU HAVE RECENTLY BEEN TESTED FOR THE CORONAVIRUS ISOLATE YOURSELF UNTIL YOU GET THE RESULTS. POLK COUNTY IS ONE OF THE STATE’S CORONAVIRUS HOT SPOTS. RIGHT NOW THE COUNTY’ POSITIVITY RATE IS 12 -- 12.4%.…

Workers in protective gear work at Westpark cemetery in Johannesburg. Luba Lesolle, Gallo Images The testing of all bodies is for the government to have a better understanding of the number of people actually dying of the virus.While funeral undertakers have raised concerns, the health department says it will pay for the tests. However, tests on…