IT IS THE FIRST COVID-19 DEATH IN THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM SINCE JUNE 27. HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS TRYING TO TRACK ALL THE POTENTIAL CASES CONNECTED TO A HOUSE PARTY. RIGHT NOW, AT LEAST FIVE OF THE 200 PARTY GOERS HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONA VIRUS. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THE CLUSTER IS TIED TO A PARTY…
Health officials from the "Core 4," including Jackson County, Johnson County, Kansas, Kansas City, Missouri, and Wyandotte County, said Friday that the COVID-19 spread is increasing at an alarming rate in the Kansas City metro area and they urge residents in a letter to take seriously the safety precautions in order to help stop the…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The University of Kansas Health System said Friday a pediatric patient died from COVID-19 complications this week.A spokeswoman for the health system confirmed the death but could not provide further details on the patient’s age or circumstances surrounding the death, citing privacy laws.Pediatric patients at the University of Kansas Hospital range…
Gallo Images/Darren Stewart More than 13 000 health workers - nurses, doctors, porters, administrators, paramedics and laboratory scientists - have been infected.South Africa saw its biggest jump in deaths on Wednesday of 572.There are 103 deaths and 6 394 recoveries among health workers as of Tuesday.The coronavirus has infected around 13 000 health workers and…
I WILL LOOK AT THE FOUR-DAY PLUS, COMING UP. AMANDA: DR. ANTHONY FELT HE IS CALLING THIS A HISTORIC PANDEMIC. GEOFF: MORE THAN 130 7000 AMERICANS HAVE DIED. -- 137,000 AMERICANS HAVE DIED. BRAZIL HAS THE SECOND-HIGHEST NUMBERS WITH NEARLY 2 MILLION. AMANDA: BREAKING OVERNIGHT, GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP IS FACING SOME BACKLASH. HE EXTENDED 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…