By Denise Royal and Rosa Flores, CNNMiami — A 9-year-old girl with no known underlying health conditions is the youngest person to die from coronavirus complications in Florida, officials said. Kimora "Kimmie" Lynum died on July 18 in Putnam County, according to Florida Department of Health records. It confirmed her identity and said she's the state's youngest…
A four-year-old boy died in a fire at a Cape Town home.Two women were injured in the fire, which engulfed a house in Portlands.The scene has been handed over to the police for investigation.A four-year-old boy died in a fire at a home in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, on Friday night.Two women – the child's mother…
A healthcare worker wears PPEs. Binnur Ege Gurun Kocak/Anadolu Agency via Getty Im A 103-year-old man has recovered from Covid-19 in Pakistan to become one of the oldest survivors of the disease in the world, beating the odds in a country with a weak healthcare system, his relatives and doctors said.Aziz Abdul Alim, a resident…
A 93-year-old woman has recovered from coronavirus in the Western Cape. Mlungiai si Louw/Gallo Images/Volksblad Katherine Newman is no longer deemed infectious and is now at home. She tested positive in June and after experiencing breathing difficulties, was admitted to hospital. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says Newman's recovery is one of the many inspiring stories of recoveries…
July 20, 2020 | 5:53pm A 13-year-old California boy died after experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, despite testing negative for the disease about a week earlier, according to reports. Maxx Cheng — a swimmer with big dreams of going to the Olympics — began to feel sick on the Fourth of July with symptoms including nausea, vomiting…
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…