Yakima County’s COVID-19 total topped 4,000 cases Tuesday, just before a Yakima Health District directive saying county residents must wear masks in public took effect.The health district reported 4,057 cases Tuesday evening, a jump of 166 from Monday’s 3,891 case count. There was also one more death, bringing the county total to 91. This comes…
At least 70 agriculture and fruit workers have tested positive for COVID-19 in Yakima County, the Yakima Health District said Friday.“We recognize that all of our critical infrastructure workers are at a higher risk of COVID-19 infection, and that the agriculture industry in particular is vulnerable due to the inability to stay home,” Andre Fresco,…
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…