[russellw]

Data valid as at 00:00 GMT August 5th 2021.

Note: As not all Australian States report at the same time, the data below is based on the previous full day reporting.

304 new cases for Australia and 5 deaths so the CMR is 2.634%. NSW set a new daily high with 268 cases.

1 new case and no deaths for NZ so CMR is 0.903%.

The UK had a higher 29,825 cases yesterday and lower 86 deaths for a CMR of 2.174%.

A lower 116,607 new cases in the USA yesterday and lower 658 deaths sees CMR at 1.745%.

Other notable points:
Global cases pass 201M, the last 1M in 2 days;
Africa sets a new daily case high of 50,948;
Europe passes 52M cases;

Guadeloupe (4,318) - reporting weekly;
Morocco (12,039);
Japan (14,211);
Malaysia (20,596); and
Thailand (20,920)

... recorded new highs; those in blue for the second consecutive day and those in red for a third or more consecutive day.

No countries move above the 90th percentile for the 10 day period and none drop below.