A Sun Tran employee offers free masks to passengers to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the downtown bus station in Tucson, Arizona, U.S., June 20, 2020.Cheney Orr | ReutersThe U.S. broke its record for the highest coronavirus cases recorded in a single day, with 36,358 new positives reported on Wednesday, according…
The U.S. recorded a record number of new coronavirus cases in a single day, with 36,358 diagnoses reported Wednesday, according to a tally by NBC News.Wednesday's cases top the previous highest daily count from April 26 — during the first peak of the pandemic in the U.S. — by 73 cases, according to NBC News'…
By Jackson Danbeck |  Posted: Thu 2:16 PM, Jun 18, 2020  |  Updated: Thu 3:02 PM, Jun 18, 2020 MADISON, Wis. (WMTV)-- Wisconsin has experienced the highest jump in the percent of positive new COVID-19 cases and the highest number of new confirmed cases in over two weeks, the state DHS reported Thursday. The Wisconsin Department…
By Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 9 June Highest daily jump in worldwide coronavirus cases so far The highest daily increase in worldwide coronavirus cases yet was recorded on Sunday, with 136,000 new cases…
By Emery Glover | June 5, 2020 at 5:24 PM EDT - Updated June 5 at 5:24 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - On Friday, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced 447 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 13 additional deaths. This is the second time cases in South Carolina…
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…