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Sports Journalist Grant Wahl, Age 48, Dies Suddenly While In Press Box Covering World Cup
A popular sports journalist died while covering a game at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Grant Wahl, a New York City resident and soccer analyst for CBS Sports, was age 48.
According to CBS News, Wahl collapsed while in the press box during the Argentina-Netherlands quarterfinal match early Saturday, Dec. 10. Paramedics quickly responded, but Wahl was pronounced dead a short time later, the report said.
Wahl had written about health issues he had been experiencing while in Qatar.
"My body finally broke down on me," Wahl wrote on Substack on Monday, Dec. 5. "Three weeks of little sleep, hi…
These Connecticut Counties Among Healthiest In Nation, New Report Says
When it comes to the healthiest locales in the United States, several counties in Connecticut are faring quite well, according to a new ranking by U.S. News & World Report.
The outlet analyzed nearly 3,000 US counties on metrics it said shape and show the health of a community, like public safety, access to healthcare, educational equity, income, housing affordability, food availability, and nutrition.
Analysts then used that data to rank the 500 healthiest communities in the country across 10 categories on a scale of zero to 100.
In Connecticut, Middlesex County was ranked healt…
Covid-19: Here's Latest CT Positivity Rate, Number Of New Cases
The positivity rate in Connecticut residents being tested for COVID-19 fell over the weekend but still remains higher than it was over the summer as the state continues combating the COVID-19 crisis.
Last week, Connecticut saw a positivity rate spike to 2.4 percent, the highest rate since the peak of the pandemic.
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said late Monday afternoon, Oct. 19 that there were 71,905 COVID-19 tests administered statewide, with 1,191 testing positive for the virus, since Friday, Oct. 16, …
Covid-19: Latest Rundown Of Overall, New Cases By Town, City, County In Connecticut
There have been 1,064 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Connecticut.
A total of 28,764 have now tested positive in the state after 3,124 new tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. The overall number of those tested in Connecticut is 100,257.
Fairfield County now has 11,612 cases.
A total of 2,339 deaths related to the virus have been reported in Connecticut as of late Friday afternoon, May 1, with 82 coming in the last 24 hours.
The number of patients in the state hospitalized with the virus, 1,592, is 58 less than a day earlier.
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Covid-19: Familiar Westport Faces Share Message Of Unity As Number Of Cases In Town Hits 62
As the number of cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to increase in the Westport/Weston area, local residents, some famous, are offering messages of hope and unity on the town's Facebook page.
As of early Monday, March 23, there were a reported 62 cases of COVID-19 in Westport, and three in Weston, said Director of Health, Mark Cooper. Statewide there are 327 cases.
Cooper said those number do not include testing conducted last week, which will most likely drive the numbers higher.
And while the grim news may make some want to hide under the covers, other Westport resident…
Here's Where US Ranks Among World's Happiest Countries
A new list of the world’s happiest countries has yielded some surprising results.
The United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network's 2019 World Happiness Report ranks each country using six different variables: income, freedom, trust, healthy life expectancy, social support and generosity.
The top five happiest countries, according to the report, are Finland (No. 1), Denmark (No. 2), Norway (No. 3), Iceland (No. 4) and the Netherlands (No. 5).
So, where does the United States fall on the list?
At No. 19 — down one spot since last year and five spots since 2017.
According…
