Press release from Humboldt County COVID19 – Joint Information Center: Humboldt County’s total COVID-19 case count rose to 217, as 12 additional cases have been reported. While this is the largest single-day increase since the outbreak began, today’s report includes all new cases since Friday’s report. Since last Monday’s update of case distribution by age,…
Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund lost 11%, or $164.7 billion, in the three months ended March, it said in Tokyo on Friday.The results come just months after the fund revamped top management and revised its asset allocation to focus more on overseas debt.Overseas bonds were the only major asset to generate a positive quarterly return.The…
Children and teenagers represent the fastest-growing age groups hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data released Friday by the Minnesota Department of Health that included 5 more deaths and 498 more lab-confirmed cases of the infectious disease. The number of lab-confirmed cases in Minnesota has increased 37% — from 25,208 on June 1…
Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has confirmed a small outbreak at the state’s largest nursing home with at least four residents and one staff member now testing positive for the coronavirus. The company confirmed the news in a letter posted on the website of its parent company Avalon Health Care Group. “Despite our best…
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah officials on Friday confirmed the largest daily rise in COVID-19 cases since the outbreak began, with 343 cases added since Thursday. Those new cases bring the Beehive State’s total since the outbreak began to 9,264, according to the Utah Department of Health. Just over 2,300 more people were tested, of…
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…