(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) This is a regularly updated story with the latest information, news and updates about the coronavirus and its impact in Arizona and beyond for the week starting June 8. (Previous daily updates: June 1-7) PHOENIX — The Arizona health department reported a record high of 1,654 new coronavirus cases plus…
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday one new coronavirus-related death in Maine and 41 new cases.The total number of Mainers with COVID-19 who have died 95. The new reported death was a man in his 70s from Knox County.The 41 new cases bring the total number of cases in Maine to…
Maryland health officials confirmed 848 new cases of the coronavirus and 43 more deaths due to the disease Tuesday as they opened a call center with hundreds of workers to contact those who have tested positive and those they may have infected. The idea behind so-called contact tracing is to break the chain of infection…
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday reported a total 1,737,950 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 18,123 cases from its previous count, and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1,074 to 102,785.The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known…
By KTUU Digital Staff  |  Posted: Thu 12:46 PM, May 28, 2020 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services is reporting 13 new COVID-19 cases in Alaska. Municipality of Anchorage: 4City of Juneau and Borough: 1Kenai Peninsula Borough: 7North Slope Borough: 1 According to the Arctic Slope Native Association, the…
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…