June 29, 2020 2:26 PM Logan Rude Posted: June 29, 2020 2:26 PM Updated: June 29, 2020 2:28 PM MADISON, Wis. — Roughly 30% of Wisconsin counties are experiencing a high level of COVID-19 activity, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The new metric, which is a summary based on each county’s number…
Benita Mathew, Green Bay Press-Gazette Published 2:55 p.m. CT June 21, 2020 | Updated 9:36 a.m. CT June 22, 2020CLOSEState health officials reported 280 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 Sunday, bringing the total number of cases to 24,819.The new cases account for 4.6% of the 6,051 tests that came back positive, according to the state…
Posted: Wed 2:03 PM, May 13, 2020  |  Updated: Wed 4:18 PM, May 13, 2020 MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) - Wisconsin saw a significant upswing in new coronavirus cases Wednesday, even as the number of test results declined slightly. The state reports 291 more people had positive results from 4,654 tests, or 6.25%, bringing the state…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.A feared spike in Wisconsin’s coronavirus infection rate following its April 7 in-person presidential primary never materialized, although some new cases of the virus were possibly linked to the election, according to a report. A team of doctors from Wisconsin…
Benita Mathew, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Published 3:03 p.m. CT April 19, 2020 CLOSENine more people died statewide from COVID-19, and over 140 more people tested positive, the state Department of Health Services announced Sunday afternoon. Health officials confirmed a total of 4,346 cases in Wisconsin and said at least 220 people died from the virus. 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…