The death toll from Covid-19 is edging towards the 1 000 mark - recorded as 998 on Sunday evening.All nine provinces have now recorded a death after Mpumalanga recorded its first one.Recoveries or non-active cases stood at 24 364 of the 48 285 cases.Mpumalanga has recorded its first Covid-19 death as current cases neared 50…
Photo: ShutterstockOn Wednesday, for the first time since March 12, NYC reported no new deaths from COVID-19. To put that number into perspective, during the peak in mid-April, NYC reported an average of 500 deaths a day. This is encouraging news, and worth celebrating. Preventative measures—closing businesses, the public adopting physical distancing habits, an increase…
Top Stories EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The Department of Public Health announced 197 new coronavirus cases and 1 additional death. That's the largest single-day increase in cases since the pandemic reached El Paso. The death toll now stands at 89. Health officials identified the victim as a man in his 40s with underlying health…
nt deployed a team of health workers to the Stjwetla informal settlement in Alexandra, Johannesburg to test people for Covid-19. (Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images) South Africa has recorded 1 716 new Covid-19 cases, bringing total to 32 683. Another 40 deaths have also been recorded, taking the the total to 683, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said in…
The United States recorded over a thousand deaths in a single day. The country leads the world in coronavirus deaths alongside Italy, Britain and France.US President Donald Trump cut ties with the World Health Organisation in the middle of the pandemic.Brazil surpassed Spain's death toll on Friday. It also has the second highest number of…
3 min read This story is part of a series on 10 life-saving medical breakthroughs. Click here to read the rest. ANTONIO TORRES, A 24-year-old from Denver, used to spend six hours each day bathing and meticulously wrapping the red, raw skin along his shoulders and spine. “My wounds take up a large percentage of
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended granting marketing authorization for Moderna’s new RNA-based vaccine, mNexspike, for preventing COVID-19 in people aged 12 years or older. The vaccine was approved in May 2025 by the US FDA for individuals aged 65 years or older or aged 12-64 years
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Affordable Care Act subsidies on Crooked Media’s What a Day on Dec. 10 and on Slate’s What Next on Dec. 9. Click here to hear Rovner on What a Day. Click here to hear Rovner on What Next. KFF Health News Washington health policy reporter Amanda