With Illinois now more than a month into Phase Four of the "Restore Illinois" plan, where do each of the state's health care regions stand in key metrics related to the coronavirus pandemic? Here's a look at each region and its current performance on positivity rates and availability of hospital beds, ICU beds and ventilators,…
Steve Griffin, KSL By Graham Dudley, KSL.com | Updated - Jul. 19, 2020 at 1:25 p.m. | Posted - Jul. 19, 2020 at 1:01 p.m. is reporting 785 new diagnosed cases of COVID-19 in the state Sunday.The numbers bring Utah's count to 34,117 total confirmed cases since the pandemic began. No new deaths were reported…
The number of Minnesotans receiving intensive hospital care for COVID-19 jumped by nine Friday, the largest single-day increase in more than a month. But state health officials were more concerned about what the overall testing and ICU numbers show after the July 4th holiday weekend, when more people travel and socialize in large groups, potentially…
Since 2011, the patient known as RFS has only been able to see wavy lines when looking at the digits 2 through 9. Photo: Johns Hopkins UniversityA man’s baffling inability to see certain numerical digits might provide insight into how our brains work. According to the scientists who have studied him, the nature of his…
Coronavirus in SA: All the confirmed casesThese are the latest figures as released by the health department: Figure 1: Case dataFigure 2: Testing data(Supplied: Department of Health)To date, 219 people have died as a result of Covid-19, while 4 745 recoveries have been recorded. Data shows that infections are mostly concentrated in metropolitan municipalities and districts in…
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…