Covid 19 -

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Data valid as at 00:00 GMT January 8th, 2021.

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

25 new cases for Australia and no deaths so the CMR is 3.182%.

No new cases and no deaths for NZ so CMR is 1.143% and active cases 62.

The UK had a record 68,053 cases yesterday and a record 1,325 deaths. That record also reached 100 cases per 100k of population for the day.

Just over 297k new cases (a new record) in the USA yesterday and a new record high 4,239 deaths sees CMR fall to 1.689% and active cases at 39.0% with the raw numbers rising and now at 8.3M. Note that the USA is actually minus one day due to time differences.

Other notable points:
Global cases pass 89M, the last 1M in 1 day;
Global cases set a new daily high of 835,273 (7/1);
Brazil passes 8M cases and 200k deaths;
Africa passes 3M cases;
Brazil passes 200k deaths;
Africa records a new daily high with 36,500 cases;
North America records a new daily high with 311,763 cases;

Mozambique (521) - 53% above the previous high;
Lebanon (5,440) 14% above the high yesterday;
Japan (6,906);
Ireland (8,227);
Portugal (10,176);
Indonesia (10,617);
Mexico (13,734);
Colombia (18,221);
South Africa (21,980);
Spain (25,456) - the previous high in October;
United Kingdom (68,053); and
USA (297,357)

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