Models project excessive demand for ICU beds, ventilators even with flatter curve New Mecklenburg Co model shows curve flattening, some social distancing needed into summer By Nick Ochsner | April 20, 2020 at 9:47 PM EDT - Updated April 20 at 11:51 PM CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - New model projections released by Mecklenburg County health…
CHARLOTTE — The county uses a lot of COVID-19 data that will help leaders decide when to relax the stay-at-home order. The county is now projecting Mecklenburg's peak to hit in mid-to-late June. County officials have not released the latest chart yet. The one from last week shows three lines, each based on a different…
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By WBTV Web Staff | April 17, 2020 at 7:43 PM EDT - Updated April 17 at 11:16 PM CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Mecklenburg County has named seven nursing homes that are currently dealing with coronavirus outbreaks. With new data released Friday, Mecklenburg County Public Health (MCPH) will begin identifying long-term care facilities that report…
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…