Tarrant County Public Health is reporting 149 confirmed new cases of COVID-19 Saturday with 22 newly reported deaths, including seven from July. The deaths include a Fort Worth man who was older than 100; six people in their 90s, including a Mansfield woman, Arlington woman, Grapevine woman, Fort Worth woman, Mansfield man and White Settlement…
Health officials in Tarrant County on Saturday reported seven more deaths in people who contracted COVID-19 as the county's 14-day average for new cases rose to the highest it's been in two weeks. The seven deaths reported Saturday included five Fort Worth residents -- a woman in her 50s, a woman in her 60s, a…
Tarrant County Public Health reported 15 additional COVID-19 deaths Saturday, the highest single-day increase in reported deaths related to the virus. The cases include a woman in her 80s, three men in their 80s and two women in their 90s — all Grapevine residents; two Arlington women including one in her 60s and one in…
Tarrant County public health reported 871 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, a record-high for the county in one day. The previous record-high number of new cases set in one day was set back on July 15 with 857 cases. Six additional deaths related to COVID-19 were reported Wednesday. That brings the total number of deaths…
A dog in Tarrant County has been confirmed as infected with SARS-CoV-2 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. State officials say the 2-year-old dog is healthy. TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — A dog in Tarrant County has been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans, SARS-CoV-2, the Texas Animal Health Commission said Tuesday. 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…