1 December 2021 Wednesday
226 (222) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 262,967,819 | 5,241,577 | 9919 | 1.38 | 1.39 |
| 95 | Australia | 211637 | 2011 | 3 | 1.03 | 1.04 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 934 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (109) | Victoria | 122880 | 1336 | 3 | 1.02 | 1.03 |
| (117) | NSW | 81909 | 628 | 0 | ||
| 176 | NZ | 11723 | 44 | 1 | ||
| 1 | USA | 49,573,122 | 805,004 | 2669 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,605,439 | 469,532 | 371 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,105,872 | 615,020 | 353 | ||
| 4 | UK | 10,276,007 | 145,140 | 165 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 9,669,718 | 276,419 | 1228 | ||
| 13 | Italy | 5,043,620 | 133,931 | 96 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,256,687 | 143,840 | 11 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 2,976,613 | 89,871 | 25 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7239 down 0.5% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 92.52% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine. (87.21% 2 doses.)
Victoria’s contentious Pandemic Powers Bill is expected to pass through the Vic Parliament today.
NT Police have captured the 3 people who escaped from the Howard Springs quarantine facility.
A couple in the Netherlands have been released by the police after being arrested for leaving quarantine.
Fiji has opened its borders to fully vaccinated Australians, with the first flights arriving today
Australia has paused reopening its borders for 2 weeks to enable it to examine the new Omicron variant and its implications.
UK protesters are campaigning for UK Ministers to be held accountable for their actions during the pandemic.
Moderna is predicting that current vaccines will be less effective against the new strains of Covid-19
2 December 2021 Thursday
226 (222) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 263,733,739 | 5,241,859 | 10201 | 1.30 | 1.31 |
| 95 | Australia | 213357 | 2021 | 13 | 1.23 | 1.25 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 952 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (109) | Victoria | 124299 | 1346 | 13 | 1.23 | 1.24 |
| (117) | NSW | 82180 | 628 | 0 | ||
| 176 | NZ | 11895 | 44 | 1 | ||
| 1 | USA | 49,573,122 | 805,004 | 2669 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,605,439 | 469,532 | 371 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,105,872 | 615,020 | 353 | ||
| 4 | UK | 10,276,007 | 145,140 | 165 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 9,669,718 | 276,419 | 1228 | ||
| 13 | Italy | 5,043,620 | 133,931 | 96 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,256,687 | 143,840 | 11 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 2,976,613 | 89,871 | 25 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7235 down 0.3% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 92.62% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine. (87.43% 2 doses.)
The world has passed 263 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in 2 days
South Australia has recorded 18 new cases today
More cases are emerging from Melbourne’s Covid-19 protest rallies.
More Omicron cases are being found in NSW and elsewhere in Australia.
The SA Governor has tested negative after being deemed a close contact of someone who was positive
It has been revealed that former US President Trump was Covid-19 positive almost a week before it was admitted and that he or his wife may have been the source of “The Rose Garden” super spreader event.
Most people who contract Covid-19 suffer from Long Covid.
SA Parliament has gone into recess to allow contract tracers to carry out their work after a former Premier (Jay Wetherill) tested positive to Covid-19 and he had attended functions with many parliamentarians present.
South Africa is seeing an exponential increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country.
The USA is expected to implement stricter Covid-19 testing for incoming visitors.
3 December 2021 Friday
Today is my 620th daily blog entry since I started daily records.
226 (222) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 264,331,128 | 5,248,051 | 6192 | 1.02 | 1.04 |
| 95 | Australia | 214885 | 2032 | 11 | 1.23 | 1.25 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 953 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (109) | Victoria | 125487 | 1357 | 11 | 1.23 | 1.24 |
| (117) | NSW | 82517 | 628 | 0 | ||
| 176 | NZ | 11895 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 49,643,002 | 805,721 | 717 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,609,741 | 469,724 | 192 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,118,782 | 615,179 | 159 | ||
| 4 | UK | 10,329,074 | 145,281 | 141 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 9,703,107 | 277,640 | 1221 | ||
| 13 | Italy | 5,060,430 | 134,003 | 72 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,256,998 | 143,850 | 10 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 2,988,148 | 89,915 | 44 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7225 down 0.1% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 92.62% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine. (87.43% 2 doses.)
The world has passed 264 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in a little over a day
Germany has passed 6 million Covid-19 cases.
Germany is considering mandating Covid-19 vaccines.
Germany has instituted a lock-down of all unvaccinated people.
The number of new Covid-19 cases in France has been increasing for the last 10 days straight.
Scientists believe they have found the cause of the very rare blood clotting associated with the AstraZeneca vaccine.
The number of reported Omicron cases worldwide is increasing
An American Anti-vaccine preacher, and founder of a religious TV Network, has died of Covid-19
WA Premier Mark McGowan has said they White Supremacist groups in the USA are targeting remote aboriginal communities on social media with misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines.
Scientists have found that the Omicron variant presents a higher risk of reinfection
4 December 2021 Saturday
Today is my 620th daily blog entry since I started daily records.
226 (222) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 265,054,982 | 5,256,398 | 8347 | 1.20 | 1.24 |
| 95 | Australia | 216573 | 2042 | 10 | 1.34 | 1.21 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 957 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (109) | Victoria | 126839 | 1366 | 9 | 1.18 | 1.17 |
| (117) | NSW | 82837 | 629 | 1 | ||
| 176 | NZ | 11992 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 49,813,311 | 807,541 | 1820 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,615,757 | 470,115 | 391 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,129,409 | 615,400 | 221 | ||
| 4 | UK | 10,379,647 | 145,424 | 143 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 9,736,037 | 278,857 | 1217 | ||
| 12 | Italy | 5,077,445 | 134,077 | 74 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,257,243 | 143,858 | 8 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3,004,203 | 89,940 | 25 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7241 up 0.2% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 92.72% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine. (87.66% 2 doses.)
The world has passed 265 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in a day, the last 5 million cases in just 8 days.
Italy has passed Columbia into 12th place on the most infected country table.
South Africa has passed 3 million Covid-19 cases, the last million cases in 126 days.
Anti-vaxxers in Italy have reached a new level, a man tried to use a Silicon arm to get him vaccination, it didn’t work!
Studies are showing that past Covid-19 infections will probably now protect against the Omicron variant.
Two Hippo’s in a Belgium zoo have Covid-19
Germany suspects that as many as 1 in 100 of its residents are currently infected with Covid-19
5 December 2021 Sunday
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 265,685,429 | 5,263,719 | 7321 | 1.02 | 1.06 |
| 95 | Australia | 217849 | 2050 | 8 | 0.91 | 0.92 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 962 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (109) | Victoria | 127803 | 1372 | 6 | 0.85 | 0.85 |
| (117) | NSW | 83118 | 630 | 1 | ||
| 176 | NZ | 12195 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 49,934,791 | 808,608 | 1067 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,632,615 | 470,620 | 505 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,138,247 | 615,606 | 206 | ||
| 4 | UK | 10,421,104 | 145,551 | 127 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 9,769,011 | 280,072 | 1215 | ||
| 12 | Italy | 5,094,072 | 134,152 | 75 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,257,489 | 143,863 | 5 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3,020,569 | 89,965 | 25 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7241 up 0.2% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 92.80% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine. (87.89% 2 doses.)
The Cook Islands has reported its first case of Covid-19 since the pandemic began.
Trinidad and Tobago has reported its highest daily cases number since the start of the pandemic with 980 new cases.
The Victorian government has said it will not change its Covid-19 plan out due to the Omicron variant.
The Australian TGA has approve the Pfizer vaccine for 5 to 11 year olds, the program will start on 10 Jan 2022.
The Australian parliament will be closed to the public due to a Covid-19 case in a staffer.
Queensland has reported a possible Omicron Covid-19 case.
South Australia has changed its rules for people coming into the state. Those coming from NSW and Vic must now quarantine
6 December 2021 Monday
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 266,036,905 | 5,270,216 | 7321 | 0.57 | 0.60 |
| 95 | Australia | 219123 | 2056 | 8 | 0.89 | 0.92 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 968 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (109) | Victoria | 128862 | 1378 | 6 | 0.92 | 0.93 |
| (117) | NSW | 83326 | 630 | 1 | ||
| 176 | NZ | 12331 | 44 | 339 | ||
| 1 | USA | 49,958,460 | 808,729 | 1067 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,633,255 | 473,326 | 505 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,138,247 | 615,606 | 206 | ||
| 4 | UK | 10,464,389 | 145,605 | 127 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 9,801,613 | 281,278 | 1215 | ||
| 12 | Italy | 5,109,082 | 134,195 | 75 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,257,685 | 143,867 | 5 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3,031,694 | 89,966 | 25 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7241 up 0.2% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 92.85% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine. (88.01% 2 doses.)
The world has passes 266 million cases of Covid-19 , the last million in just over a day.
The Queensland Premier has been warned not to open the state to early as the fear of the low vaccination rates amongst the indigenous population would result in devastation of their populations.
A doctor in the UK is warning that it is already too late for the government to take again against Omicron.
Australia has risen to the top of the global leader board for available vaccines per head of population, and is being urged to supply vaccines to the developing world.
Anti Covid-19 measures protests in Brussels have turned violent
6 December 2021 Monday
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 266,036,905 | 5,270,216 | 7321 | 0.57 | 0.60 |
| 95 | Australia | 219123 | 2056 | 8 | 0.89 | 0.92 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 968 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (109) | Victoria | 128862 | 1378 | 6 | 0.92 | 0.93 |
| (117) | NSW | 83326 | 630 | 1 | ||
| 176 | NZ | 12331 | 44 | 339 | ||
| 1 | USA | 49,958,460 | 808,729 | 1067 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,633,255 | 473,326 | 505 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,138,247 | 615,606 | 206 | ||
| 4 | UK | 10,464,389 | 145,605 | 127 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 9,801,613 | 281,278 | 1215 | ||
| 12 | Italy | 5,109,082 | 134,195 | 75 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,257,685 | 143,867 | 5 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3,031,694 | 89,966 | 25 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7241 up 0.2% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 92.88% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine. (88.09% 2 doses.)
The world has passes 266 million cases of Covid-19 , the last million in just over a day.
The world has passed 266 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in 2 days.
The protests in Brussels continue to be violent with no sign of easing.
Nigeria is calling the UK’s “Red List” as a form of “Travel Apartheid”
Omicron is bringing new fears of increased mental health issues in the USA
7 December 2021 Tuesday
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 266,453,676 | 5275047 | 11328 | 0.68 | 0.72 |
| 95 | Australia | 220559 | 2065 | 15 | 0.53 | 0.53 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 975 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (109) | Victoria | 130029 | 1385 | 13 | 0.060 | 0.60 |
| (117) | NSW | 83572 | 632 | 2 | ||
| 176 | NZ | 12428 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 49977501 | 808859 | 251 | ||
| 2 | India | 34641561 | 473537 | 2917 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22143091 | 615674 | 68 | ||
| 4 | UK | 10515239 | 145646 | 95 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 9833749 | 282462 | 2390 | ||
| 12 | Italy | 5118576 | 134287 | 135 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4257815 | 143876 | 13 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3031694 | 89966 | 1 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7245 up 0.1% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 92.96% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine. (88.29% 2 doses.)
The Panic that gripped the Cook Islands after its first Covid-19 case is subsiding. Asd the case proves to be a false positive.
The cost of people from South Africa to quarantine in the UK is 2285 pounds.
Omicron is spreading widely across the UK, A booster shot of either Pfizer, Novax or Moderna for those that received the AstraZeneca vaccine is Sadie to be hugely effective in boosting immunity
8 December 2021 Wednesday
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 267,100,805 | 5,283,416 | 8369 | 1.10 | 1.11 |
| 95 | Australia | 220559 | 2074 | 9 | 0.56 | 0.54 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 975 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (109) | Victoria | 130029 | 1392 | 7 | 0.48 | 0.46 |
| (117) | NSW | 83572 | 633 | 1 | ||
| 176 | NZ | 12516 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 50,181,956 | 810,904 | 2045 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,648,383 | 473,757 | 220 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,147,476 | 615,789 | 115 | ||
| 4 | UK | 10,560,341 | 145,826 | 180 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 9,864,845 | 283,644 | 1182 | ||
| 12 | Italy | 5,134,318 | 134,386 | 99 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,258,076 | 143,893 | 17 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3,051,222 | 90,002 | 36 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7313 up 0.9% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 92.96% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine. (88.09% 2 doses.)
The world has passed 267 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in 2 days.
Omicron is proving to be more transmissible than other forms of Covid-19 as suspected.
The UK health authorities are encouraging people to work from home until mid January if possible.
9 December 2021 Thursday
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 267,876,529 | 5,292,810 | 9394 | 1.31 | 1.31 |
| 95 | Australia | 223912 | 2082 | 8 | 2.22 | 2.31 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 983 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (109) | Victoria | 132542 | 1399 | 7 | 2.13 | 2.15 |
| (117) | NSW | 84384 | 634 | 1 | ||
| 176 | NZ | 12621 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 50,331,655 | 812,969 | 2065 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,656,822 | 473,952 | 195 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,157,726 | 616,067 | 278 | ||
| 4 | UK | 10,610,958 | 145,987 | 161 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 9,895,597 | 284,823 | 1179 | ||
| 12 | Italy | 5,152,264 | 134,472 | 86 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,258,340 | 143,909 | 16 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3,071,064 | 90,038 | 36 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7241 up % from the close from the previous close. Australia has vaccinated 93.04% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine. (88.5% 2 doses.)
The Who is predicting the number of Omicron cases could top 1 million by thre end of December.
The Finnish PM has apologised for staying out clubbing despite Covid exposure.
Germany has recorded its highest Covid-19 case numbers since February.
The UK is tightening its Covid-19 rules in response to Omicron.
10 December 2021 Friday
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 268,532,153 | 5,300,110 | 7300 | 1.09 | 1.10 |
| 95 | Australia | 225639 | 2090 | 8 | 1.12 | 1.19 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 991 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (109) | Victoria | 133734 | 1401 | 0 | 1.01 | 1.03 |
| (117) | NSW | 84895 | 634 | 0 | ||
| 176 | NZ | 12516 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 50,488,738 | 814,438 | 1469 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,666,241 | 474,111 | 159 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,167,781 | 616,298 | 231 | ||
| 4 | UK | 10,660,981 | 146,135 | 148 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 9,925,806 | 286,004 | 1181 | ||
| 12 | Italy | 5,164,780 | 134,551 | 79 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,258,560 | 143,918 | 9 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3,093,452 | 90,060 | 22 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7384 up 0.3% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 93.13% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine. (88.71% 2 doses.)
People in Scotland are being encouraged to cancel Christmas parties to stop the spread of Covid-19 and the Omicron variant.
The number of cases of Covid-19 in South Africa is up 255% in a week as the Omicron variant spreads.
The Italian who presented at a vaccination centre with a fake arm has since been correctly vaccinated.
Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce has tested positive for Covid-19 while in New York. He suspects he contract ed the virus in the UK in the days before he got to the USA. He is now in 14 days quarantine.
To date 3 UK parliamentarians have had to isolate after having meetings with Barnaby Joyce.
11 December 2021 Saturday
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 269,279,633 | 5,309,567 | 9457 | 1.24 | 1.24 |
| 95 | Australia | 227382 | 2100 | 10 | 1.13 | 1.24 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 991 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (109) | Victoria | 134911 | 14144 | 12745 | 1.02 | 1.02 |
| (117) | NSW | 85447 | 637 | 3 | ||
| 176 | NZ | 12621 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 50,640,265 | 816,761 | 2323 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,674,744 | 474,735 | 624 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,177,059 | 616,504 | 206 | ||
| 4 | UK | 10,719,165 | 146,255 | 120 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 9,956,679 | 287,180 | 1176 | ||
| 12 | Italy | 5,185,270 | 134,669 | 118 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,258,752 | 143,923 | 5 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3,112,469 | 90,080 | 20 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7353 down 0.4% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 93.21% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine. (88.92% 2 doses.)
The world has passes 269 million cases of Covid-19 , the last million in just over a day.
El Salvador has reported its largest number of daily new cases since the start of the pandemic (880)
The USA is now accounting for 1 in 5 new daily infections in the world.
Omicron was the centre of discussions at the final National Cabinet meeting for the year, the Cabinet met 27 times through 2021
Long queues are being experienced at the Adelaide Airport Covid Testing Station as fears grow about the “import” of Omicron from the eastern states.
SA has confirmed that it has its first 2 cases of the Omicron variant.
The UK has experienced its highest number of new daily cases since February.
A billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines are expected to arrive in Africa in the next couple of months, but the WHO warns that due to logistical matters and vaccine hesitancy there are huge challenges ahead to get the vaccines administered.
UK data is showing that 2 vaccines shots has little effect against Omicron
12 December 2021 Sunday
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 269,985,626 | 5,317,622 | 8055 | 1.15 | 1.14 |
| 90 | Australia | 228925 | 2104 | 4 | 0.98 | 1.03 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 1008 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (106) | Victoria | 135959 | 1416 | 2 | 0.90 | 0.91 |
| (118) | NSW | 85924 | 639 | 2 | ||
| 171 | NZ | 12884 | 46 | 2 | ||
| 1 | USA | 50,762,671 | 817,789 | 1028 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,684,396 | 475,128 | 393 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,188,179 | 616,859 | 355 | ||
| 4 | UK | 10,771,444 | 146,387 | 132 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 9,986,967 | 288,351 | 1171 | ||
| 12 | Italy | 5,206,305 | 134,765 | 96 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,258,980 | 143,929 | 6 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3,129,622 | 90,116 | 36 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7353 down 0.4% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 93.32% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine. (89.21% 2 doses.)
South Australia has passed 1000 cases of Covid-19. With 84.52% fully vaccinated and 91.10% single dose vaccinated.
South Korea is reporting new daily case number highs of over 5800 per day.
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Sydney and Melbourne to demonstrate over the vaccine mandates in those states.
The wait period for vaccine booster shots has been reduced from 6 months to 5 in a move designed to bolster protection against Omicron.
Doctors in South Africa are seeing signs that Omicron is milder than Delta.
The first cases of Omicron have been confirmed in South Australia.
Australia’s ban on the cruise ship industry, cruising, has been extended until February 2022, in a blow to the sector.
The UK is reporting that Omicron will become the dominant strain there in a matter of days.
Scientists are saying there could be as many as 75,000 deaths due to Omicron in the UK by April 2022.
13 December 2021 Monday
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 270,386,304 | 5,321,354 | 3732 | 0.64 | 0.65 |
| 90 | Australia | 230756 | 2106 | 2 | 1.10 | 1.19 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 1008 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (106) | Victoria | 137249 | 1418 | 2 | 1.08 | 1.10 |
| (118) | NSW | 86460 | 639 | 0 | ||
| 171 | NZ | 12884 | 46 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 50,800,501 | 817,955 | 166 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,694,142 | 475,434 | 306 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,188,179 | 616,859 | 0 | ||
| 4 | UK | 10,819,515 | 146,439 | 52 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 10,016,896 | 289,483 | 1132 | ||
| 12 | Italy | 5,225,517 | 134,831 | 66 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,259,143 | 143,936 | 7 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3,167,497 | 90,137 | 21 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7353 down 0.4% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 93.32% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine. (89.21% 2 doses.)
The world has passed 270 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in just over 1 day, the last 5 million in 7 days, and the last 10 million in 16 days.
Russia has passed 10 million cases of Covid-19.
The top 5 countries (USA, India, Brazil, UK and Russia) in terms of Covid-19 infections have now had in excess of 10 million infections each, accounting for 47.5% of all reported infections and 44% of all deaths due to Covid-19
Turkey has passed 9 million cases of total Covid-19
The UK appears to be facing a deluge of Omicron Covid-19 cases, and the medical authorities are worried the already stressed medical system will not cope.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is urging everyone to get their booster shots.
Queensland has opened its borders to the rest of Australia and the Premier has said they will not close again.
The WA Premier Mark McGowan is set to formally release the states reopening plan latter toady.
Covid-19 hotspots are being identified in NSW nightclubs.
The SA Government is being criticised for the ever changing rules regarding quarantine and the length of isolation required.
14 December 2021 Tuesday
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 270,880,317 | 5,326,448 | 5094 | 0.78 | 0.79 |
| 90 | Australia | 232746 | 2113 | 7 | 1.08 | 1.24 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 1020 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (106) | Victoria | 138416 | 1424 | 6 | 0.92 | 0.98 |
| (118) | NSW | 87257 | 640 | 1 | ||
| 171 | NZ | 12986 | 47 | 1 | ||
| 1 | USA | 50,870,857 | 818,423 | 468 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,703,508 | 475,640 | 206 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,189,867 | 616,941 | 82 | ||
| 4 | UK | 10,873,468 | 146,477 | 38 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 10,046,454 | 290,604 | 1121 | ||
| 12 | Italy | 5,238,221 | 134,929 | 98 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,259,249 | 143,948 | 12 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3,180,785 | 90,148 | 11 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7379 up 0.4% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 93.33% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine. (89.25% 2 doses.)
The USA now leads the world for daily infection rates, accounting for 1 in 5 new cases.
NSW is bracing for a large increase in Covid-19 cases following a super spreading event at a Newcastle nightclub.
PM Scott Morrison is in election mode, blasting the states for their opening up, calling it “not Normal”
Authorities in Australia and around the world are warning that Christmas parties may become super spreader events, particularly with the presence of Omicron.
The UK has reported its first confirmed death due to the Omicron variant.
The first recorded cases of the Omicron Variant have been reported in the northern mainland Chinese city of Tianjin.
Norway is considering tightening its Covid-19 restrictions.
The NHS in the UK is in crisis mode and has been told to discharge patients as early as possible.
15 December 2021 Wednesday
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 271,609,854 | 5,334,813 | 8365 | 1.13 | 1.18 |
| 90 | Australia | 235529 | 2117 | 4 | 1.30 | 1.63 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 1031 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (106) | Victoria | 139814 | 1427 | 3 | 1.00 | 1.16 |
| (118) | NSW | 88595 | 641 | 1 | ||
| 171 | NZ | 13067 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 51,078,221 | 820,227 | 1804 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,703,644 | 475,888 | 248 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,191,949 | 616,980 | 39 | ||
| 4 | UK | 10,932,545 | 146,627 | 150 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 10,074,797 | 291,749 | 1145 | ||
| 12 | Italy | 5,258,886 | 135,049 | 120 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,259,439 | 143,960 | 12 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3,204,642 | 90,172 | 24 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7378 down 0.9% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 93.43% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine. (89.50% 2 doses.)
The world has passed 271 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in just over 1 day.
Australian PM Scott Morrison has tested negative after being deemed a casual contact for a known Covid-19 case at a school graduation he attended.
Queensland is being slammed for over reaction after 2 plane loads of people from NSW were forced into 14 isolation
The UK has ordered the wearing of masks indoors and vaccine passports as Omicron takes hold.
Hundreds have been forced to isolate in NSW and Vic after a number of Omicron and Delta super spreader events.
Europe is facing a dire situation, vaccination numbers are flattening as the omicron variant spreads and infection rates begin to rise.
The Newcastle Nightclub cluster in NSW is about to overtake the northern beaches cluster as NSW worst Covid-19 event.
NSW has said there will be no more requirement for hotel quarantine for arrivals from 8 southern African nations.
Pfizer has said its new Covid-19 pill is 90% effective at preventing hospitalisations and deaths of high risk people.
Denmark and Norway are rushing in new Covid-19 restrictions.
16 December 2021 Thursday
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 272,344,890 | 5,343,666 | 8853 | 1.15 | 1.20 |
| 90 | Australia | 238926 | 2126 | 9 | 1.58 | 1.86 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 1057 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (106) | Victoria | 141426 | 1436 | 9 | 1.27 | 1.32 |
| (118) | NSW | 90337 | 641 | 0 | ||
| 171 | NZ | 13143 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 51,221,673 | 822,610 | 2383 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,716,895 | 476,214 | 326 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,195,775 | 617,121 | 141 | ||
| 4 | UK | 11,010,286 | 146,791 | 164 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 10,103,160 | 292,891 | 1142 | ||
| 12 | Italy | 5,282,076 | 135,178 | 129 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,259,644 | 143,969 | 9 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3,231,031 | 90,226 | 54 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7327 down 0.7% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 93.51% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine. (89.70% 2 doses.) SA 91.33 / 85.29
The Ashes Cricket test starts in Adelaide today. (Bright news for the day)
The world has passed 272 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in just over 1 day.
The UK has reported its highest daily cases of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic
German police carried out a raid on an anti vaxer after death threats were made to the German Governor
Australian doctors have began a campaign to get pregnant woman vaccinated as Covid-19 is proving to be a dangerous disease during pregnancy.
Over 12 aged care homes in South Australia are under a watch as Covid-19 positive medical staff attended them while infectious.
WA has increased its threat level for NSW to Severe
The NSW Premier has gone against the advice of the states CMO and reduced the requirements for mask wearing.
Italy has mandated Covid-19 testing for all arrivals from the EU
17 December 2021 Friday
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 273,092,472 | 5,351,309 | 7643 | 1.15 | 1.19 |
| 90 | Australia | 242698 | 2134 | 8 | 1.55 | 1.90 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 1081 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (106) | Victoria | 142925 | 1443 | 7 | 1.14 | 1.20 |
| (118) | NSW | 92532 | 642 | 1 | ||
| 171 | NZ | 13238 | 48 | 1 | ||
| 1 | USA | 51,376,734 | 824,121 | 1511 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,718,669 | 476,478 | 264 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,201,221 | 617,348 | 227 | ||
| 4 | UK | 11,097,851 | 146,937 | 146 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 10,131,646 | 294,024 | 1133 | ||
| 12 | Italy | 5,308,180 | 135,301 | 123 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,259,857 | 143,979 | 10 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3,255,816 | 90,262 | 36 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7295 down 0.4% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 93.60% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine. (89.91% 2 doses.) SA 91.43 / 85.65
The world has passed 273 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in 1 day.
Mainland China has passed 100,000 reported Covid-19 cases.
The dropping of mask mandates by some Australian states is being called madness.
Victorian Premier Dan Andrews is in home isolation after attending a party at which a Covid-19 person attended.
The UK has recorded 88,346 new cases of Covid-19. The highest single daily number since the start of the pandemic.
A growing Omicron Covid-19 outbreak in Sydney is being linked to a Taylor Swift Dance Party
The Queen has cancelled a traditional pre-Christmas family lunch due to the current UK Covid-19 situation.
The Northern Territory is concerned whether its already stressed health system will cope with the opening of its borders.
Another Sydney 20 year old has been fined for breaching isolation and attending a Nightclub.
Queensland authorities are preparing for an Omicron onslaught.
Canada is concerned that Omicron cases could overwhelm the countries ICU capacity.
Germany is looking to purchase spare vaccines as it experiences a vaccine shortage.
18 December 2021 Saturday
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 273,884,788 | 5,359,514 | 8205 | 1.20 | 1.26 |
| 90 | Australia | 246753 | 2142 | 8 | 1.47 | 1.88 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 1043 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (106) | Victoria | 144411 | 1450 | 7 | 1.09 | 1.18 |
| (118) | NSW | 95014 | 643 | 1 | ||
| 171 | NZ | 13317 | 49 | 1 | ||
| 1 | USA | 51,554,100 | 826,023 | 1902 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,732,592 | 476,897 | 419 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,209,020 | 617,601 | 253 | ||
| 4 | UK | 11,190,354 | 147,048 | 111 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 10,159,389 | 295,104 | 1080 | ||
| 12 | Italy | 5,336,795 | 135,421 | 120 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,260,148 | 143,986 | 7 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3,276,529 | 90,297 | 35 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7304 up 0.1% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 93.68% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine and 90.11% have had 2 doses. (SA 91.53 / 85.99)
Denmark has passed 600,000 cases of Covid-19, over 10% of its population. Partial lock-downs have been announced
The average number of new Covid-19 cases in Kenya has been rising over the last week.
NSW has recorded new highs in the number of daily new Covid-19 cases, exceeding 2400.
There are calls in NSW for the government to impose restrictions to slow the spread of the Omicron variant, with fears of a Christmas in isolation increase.
WA has again cut itself off from the rest of Australia, no one may enter the state without quarantining, if they are allowed to enter at all.
From next Tuesday, NSW and Victoria will allow international travelers to enter without the need to quarantine, but they must have a Covid-19 test within 72hrs of arrival.
In South Australia, despite the increasing daily Covid-19 case count, further restrictions will be eased on 28 December. For all hospitality venues.
Ireland has set an 8pm curfew.
The UK continues to record record daily new cases of Covid-19, now approaching 100,000 new cases a day.
19 December 2021 Sunday
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 274,476,859 | 5,365,882 | 6368 | 0.92 | 0.94 |
| 90 | Australia | 250,595 | 2146 | 4 | 1.24 | 1.64 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 1216 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (106) | Victoria | 145582 | 1454 | 4 | 0.85 | 0.92 |
| (118) | NSW | 97582 | 643 | 0 | ||
| 171 | NZ | 13366 | 49 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 51,663,508 | 827,135 | 1112 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,738,584 | 477,170 | 273 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,212,343 | 617,754 | 153 | ||
| 4 | UK | 11,279,428 | 147,173 | 125 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 10,186,823 | 296,180 | 1076 | ||
| 12 | Italy | 5,364,852 | 135,544 | 123 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,260,380 | 143,998 | 12 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3,292,609 | 90,345 | 48 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7304 up 0.1% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 93.77% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine and 90.32% have had 2 doses. (SA 91.62 / 86.30)
The world has passed 274 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in just over 1 day
Australia has passed 250,000 thousand cases of Covid-19
The USA continues to lead the world accounting for 1 in 5 daily deaths due to Covid-19
NSW has set another record for daily Covid-19 case numbers, with 2566 cases reported.
The Netherlands have gone back into lock-down until mid January, and mass protests have ensued.
Omicron is now found in at least 89 countries
Countries across Europe are imposing new harsh restriction to try and curb the surge of Omicron Covid-19
Experts across NSW are urging the government to reintroduce restrictions to curd the surge in Covid-19 in the state.
People who have had Covid-19 previously are reporting that the Omicron strain gives vastly different symptoms.
The latest data out of the UK shows that Omicron results in faster hospitalisations, and that its symptoms are mush more severe than Delta.
South Australia has recorded a record number of new daily Covid-19 cases at 73.
20 December 2021 Monday
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 274,939,708 | 5,369,791 | 3909 | 0.71 | 0.73 |
| 90 | Australia | 254512 | 2146 | 0 | 1.15 | 1.55 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 1296 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (106) | Victoria | 146872 | 1454 | 0 | 0.94 | 1.00 |
| (118) | NSW | 100040 | 643 | 0 | ||
| 171 | NZ | 13425 | 49 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 51,733,972 | 827,272 | 137 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,740,275 | 477,422 | 252 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,212,343 | 617,784 | 30 | ||
| 4 | UK | 11,361,387 | 147,218 | 45 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 10,214,790 | 297,203 | 1023 | ||
| 11 | Italy | 5,389,155 | 135,641 | 97 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,260,544 | 144,002 | 4 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3,308,074 | 90,348 | 3 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7304 up 0.1% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 93.82% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine and 90.42% have had 2 doses. (SA 91.66 / 86.47)
Italy has passed Argentina in total number of Covid-19 cases to move into position 11.
Australia has administered over 41 million doses of vaccines to its population.
The average number of new daily Covid-19 cases being reported in the UK have reached a new high of over 72,000.
American infectious disease expert Dr Fauci says Omicron is “raging around the world”.
There are signs all around the world that Covid-19 restrictions may be increase globally ahead of Christmas.
Throughout Australia, except for WA, Covid-19 testing stations and system are coming under intense pressure from a surge in people getting tested.
Clubbing is becoming the new center of Super Spreader events.
An Adelaide Nightclub is contemplating legal action against a teen who is said to have continued clubbing after he received a positive Covid-19 result from SA Health.
“Tingles and itchy eyes” are the symptom you don’t want, a sign you may have the Omicron variant.
c million in 8 days, the last 10 million in 17 days and the last 25 million in 42 days.
The worlds biggest cruise ship, The Symphony of the Seas, has just finished a cruise of the Caribbean and at least 48 people aboard have contracted Covid-19.
NSW is being urged to rethink its mask policy in the wake of the wave of Covid-19 cases. The Premier is saying it is an individual’s choice.
The States have pushed the Prime Minister in the National Cabinet to bring forward Booster Vaccines to 4 months after the 2nd dose.
Countries around the world are watching the UK as Omicron sweeps through the nation and what it might mean for Christmas around the globe.
Moderna has released data showing its booster shot increases protection against the Omicron Strain.
There are very long queues all around the eastern half of Australia of people trying to get tested for Covid-19.
A push is being made for the approval and subsidisation of rapid antigen test kits.
The Queen has cancelled her usual holiday season trip to Sandringham due to Omicron Covid-19
22 December 2021 Wednesday
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 276,257,589 | 5,382,656 | 7764 | 1.02 | 1.04 |
| 90 | Australia | 264473 | 2162 | 8 | 1.33 | 1.75 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 1554 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (106) | Victoria | 149592 | 1466 | 6 | 1.07 | 1.06 |
| (118) | NSW | 106836 | 647 | 2 | ||
| 171 | NZ | 13531 | 49 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 52,144,555 | 830,151 | 2366 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,752,164 | 478,007 | 453 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,215,856 | 617,905 | 32 | ||
| 4 | UK | 11,542,143 | 147,433 | 172 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 10,267,719 | 299,249 | 1027 | ||
| 11 | Italy | 5,436,143 | 135,931 | 153 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,260,893 | 144,024 | 11 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3,332,008 | 90,488 | 35 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7355 up 0.9% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 93.93% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine and 90.64% have had 2 doses. (SA 91.79 / 86.87)
The world has passed 276 million case of Covid-19, the last million in just over a day.
The AMA (Australian Medical Association) is warning that if Australia gets it wrong (refusing to reintroduce wide mask mandates & Check-ins)we will face a disaster.
Modelling is predicting Australia may face 200,000 new cases of Omicron Covid-19 per day by late January.
South Australia has eased Covid-19 testing requirements for interstate travelers to ease the congestion at testing facilities.
The NSW Premier is refusing to introduce tighter measures, such as mandatory masks, as the state sees a surge in new Covid-19 cases to over 3000 per day.
Australian PM Scott Morrison is refusing to back mandatory measures such as face masks saying it is a personal choice.
The latest research information coming out about vaccines is indicating that they dramatically lose effectiveness after as short as 3 months, and that the booster shots should be given as early as 4 moths, and the booster should be considered as a third vaccination. It appears that going forward we will be having vaccinations more frequently
A common nasal spray blood thinner medication may have been found to be a Covid-19 preventative treatment. A study will be conducted in Victoria to further assess early clinical trials.
European countries are closing down to try and slow the spread of Omicron Covid-19. Portugal is to close bars and nightclubs, Germany is further limiting social gatherings, Scotland and Wales are tightening restrictions, and the list goes on.
Meanwhile in England, Boris Johnson is saying there will be no new restrictions introduced before Christmas.. as the UK records over 90,000 new cases in a day.
23 December 2021 Thursday
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 277,409,516 | 5,392,043 | 9387 | 1.59 | 1.69 |
| 90 | Australia | 272608 | 2173 | 11 | 1.69 | 2.34 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 1747 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (106) | Victoria | 151600 | 1476 | 10 | 1.38 | 1.48 |
| (118) | NSW | 112496 | 648 | 1 | ||
| 171 | NZ | 13589 | 49 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 52,459,527 | 832,514 | 2363 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,763,305 | 478,468 | 461 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,222,928 | 618,091 | 186 | ||
| 4 | UK | 11,647,473 | 147,573 | 140 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 10,292,983 | 300,269 | 1020 | ||
| 11 | Italy | 5,472,469 | 136,077 | 146 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,261,072 | 144,034 | 10 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3,353,106 | 90,587 | 99 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7364 up 0.1% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 94.00% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine and 90.78% have had 2 doses. (SA 91.88 / 87.15)
The world has passed 277 million case of Covid-19, the last million in less than a day.
Poland has passed 4 million cases of Covid-19
NSW has recorded a record number of new daily Covid-19 cases with 5715 new cases recorded overnight, up over 2000 from yesterday.
The average number of new daily infections in France has reached a new high of over 54,200.
The USA continues to account for 1 in every 5 deaths from Covid-19.
China Has ordered an indefinite lock-down of as many as 13 million people in and around the city of Xian, following a spike in Covid-19 cases., sparking panic across the country.
NSW is re-introducing QR Codes across the state to try and get control of the latest outbreak of Covid-19.
Victoria has seen another 2000+ new Covid-19 cases overnight.
The USA FDA has given emergency approval to Pfizer for its antiviral pill Paxlovid, to treat Covid-19.
The UK has recorded over 100,000 new cases of Covid-19 in a day for the first time.
Israel is introducing a 4th dose of vaccine for its population, the first country to do so.
The head of The WHO has said that the developed worlds drive for booster shots will prolong the pandemic as it leaves the developing world without vaccines and provides a place for the virus to thrive and mutate.
Data from the UK is suggesting that hospitalisations due to Omicron Covid-19 is 40% less than for Delta.
Other research has shown that the risk of hospitalisation from the Omicron variant is 25% less than previous strains.
24 December 2021 Friday
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 278,334,391 | 5,399,299 | 9387 | 1.24 | 1.32 |
| 90 | Australia | 281249 | 2182 | 11 | 1.57 | 2.18 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 2229 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (106) | Victoria | 153672 | 1484 | 10 | 1.35 | 1.45 |
| (118) | NSW | 118108 | 649 | 1 | ||
| 171 | NZ | 13648 | 49 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 52,681,314 | 833,879 | 2363 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,772,657 | 478,863 | 461 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,222,928 | 618,128 | 186 | ||
| 4 | UK | 11,767,262 | 147,720 | 140 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 10,318,650 | 301,271 | 1020 | ||
| 11 | Italy | 5,517,054 | 136,245 | 146 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,261,208 | 144,042 | 10 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3,374,262 | 90,662 | 99 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7387 up 0.3% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 94.07% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine and 90.92% have had 2 doses. (SA 91.97 / 87.37)
The world has passed 278 million case of Covid-19, the last million in less than a day.
In Australia, NSW, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, ACT and South Australia have all recorded their highest daily new case count of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic.
NSW has back-flipped on its decree that no more restrictions would be imposed on the community, with mandatory mask wearing imposed for inside any venue other than your home, and density limits reimposed on hospitality venues.
In Victoria, the mask mandate has been extended to children from 8 years old and above. And all must wear masks at major outdoor events of 30,000 people or more, except when seated.
Isolations due to Omicron are hurting the already struggling hospitality industry with isolating workers not being able to be replaced.
Western Australia has imposed harsh restrictions closing nightclubs and major events.
Italy has banned new years eve celebrations and New York City has imposed wide restrictions and limitations on its Times Square celebrations.
The UK has reported almost 120,000 new cases of Covid-19 overnight, a new record.
Covid has come to our family. A granddaughter has been deemed a close contact, she and her family have to be tested and the extended family Christmas lunch planned for their place has been “postponed”.
25 December 2021 Saturday Christmas Day 2021
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 279,153,986 | 5,405,867 | 13824 | 1.09 | 1.16 |
| 90 | Australia | 290985 | 2188 | 15 | 1.54 | 2.14 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 2552 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (106) | Victoria | 155739 | 1490 | 14 | 1.28 | 1.39 |
| (118) | NSW | 124362 | 649 | 1 | ||
| 171 | NZ | 13719 | 49 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 52,862,727 | 835,254 | 2740 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,776,416 | 479,218 | 750 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,226,573 | 618,228 | 137 | ||
| 4 | UK | 11,891,292 | 147,857 | 284 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 10,343,353 | 302,269 | 2000 | ||
| 11 | Italy | 5,567,644 | 136,386 | 309 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,261,412 | 144,047 | 13 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3,393,109 | 90,743 | 156 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7 up 0.% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 94.14% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine and 91.04% have had 2 doses. (SA 92.04 / 87.55)
The world has passed 279 million case of Covid-19, the last million in a little over a day.
Yesterday Tessa was deemed a close\ contact of a Covid-19 case, so she and all the family had to get tested and she has to isolate for 14 days. Christmas lunch transferred to Carly’s.
The authorities here in Australia have brought forward the booster dose of the vaccine to 4 months and then 3 months from the end of January 2022. All people who got the AstraZeneca Vaccine are being urged to get a booster ASAP as the effectiveness of the AZ vaccine wanes after about 3 months.
Sydney airport had around 100 flights cancelled yesterday as the airlines struggled to get enough staff to cover the flights due to isolation requirements and sickness.
5 more cases were found in Perth, all linked to an unvaccinated backpacker.
1.7 million people in the UK had active Covid-19 last week.
The USA is lifting its ban on travel from 8 southern African countries.
NSW has recorded over 6200 new Covid-19 cases.
26 December 2021 Sunday
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 279,780,806 | 5,412,748 | 6881 | 0.83 | 0.90 |
| 90 | Australia | 300538 | 2190 | 2 | 1.34 | 1.87 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 3550 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (106) | Victoria | 157347 | 1492 | 2 | 0.96 | 1.05 |
| (118) | NSW | 130716 | 649 | 0 | ||
| 171 | NZ | 13719 | 49 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 53,024,187 | 837,765 | 2511 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,781,380 | 479,520 | 302 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,230,737 | 618,429 | 201 | ||
| 4 | UK | 11,891,292 | 147,857 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 10,368,299 | 303,250 | 981 | ||
| 11 | Italy | 5,622,431 | 136,530 | 144 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,261,667 | 144,053 | 6 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3,407,937 | 90,773 | 30 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7 up 0.% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 94.14% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine and 91.04% have had 2 doses. (SA 92.04 / 87.55)
Globally the number of new cases reported sems to be low, this probably due to the “Sunday effect*” and Christmas Day
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- Sunday Effect= There is a pattern where case number drop on weekends, particularly Sundays, which I put down to a combination of lower test numbers and slower processing of tests.
Australia has [passed 300,000 cases of Covid-19, the last 10000 cases in 1 day and the last 50,000 cases in 7 days and the last 100,000 new cases in 31 days.
The USA has passed 53 million case of Covid-19, the last million in 5 days
The USA now accounts for 1 in every 4 daily new deaths due to Covid-19
Ethiopia has reported its highest daily number of new Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, with over 3700 new cases.
Covid-19 testing laboratories are in meltdown across the eastern side of Australia as the number of people queuing up for tests skyrockets. In NSW the time to get results is now over 72hrs, in SA it is between 24 and 48hrs.
People are now being told they were close contacts at exposure sites some 4 to 5 days after the exposure.
WA continues to record new cases, all related to the unvaccinated Backpacker that arrived in the state.
NSW has recorded a new daily high record of 6288 cases on Christmas Day.
South Australia’s new Covid-19 cases rose by almost 1000 overnight.
Airlines around the world are cancelling flights due to lack of flight and ground crews as the pandemic spurred on by Omicron takes another turn.
Health systems are also suffering from staff shortages due to Omicron.
RAT (Rapid Antigen Test) kits are set to be released throughout Australia as state governments try to move people away from the more precise, and time consuming pathology nasal swab test.
France has recorded pandemic high daily new cases of Covid-19 over 104,000.
Ireland has reported its pandemic high daily new cases of Covid-19 over 13,700.
The Chinese city of Xian is seeing Covid-19 cases rising despite efforts of the Chinese Government to contain the outbreak.
1.7 million people in the UK had an active case of Covid-19 last week.
27 December 2021 Monday
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 280,159,360 | 5,415,980 | 3232 | 0.51 | 0.54 |
| 90 | Australia | 311083 | 2196 | 6 | 1.30 | 1.84 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 4324 | 4 | 0 | ||
| (106) | Victoria | 159166 | 1495 | 3 | 1.04 | 1.16 |
| (118) | NSW | 137011 | 652 | 3 | ||
| 171 | NZ | 13855 | 50 | 1 | ||
| 1 | USA | 53,121,847 | 837,804 | 39 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,786,802 | 479,682 | 162 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,234,626 | 618,457 | 28 | ||
| 4 | UK | 11,891,292 | 147,857 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 10,392,020 | 304,218 | 968 | ||
| 11 | Italy | 5,647,313 | 136,611 | 81 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,261,759 | 144,055 | 2 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3,413,540 | 90,814 | 41 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7 up 0.% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 94.14% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine and 91.04% have had 2 doses. (SA 92.04 / 87.55)
The world has passed 280 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in a bot over 1 day and the last 10 million in 14 days.
Germany has passed 7 million cases of Covid-19
The average numbers of new Covid-19 cases over a week period is at a new post January peak for the USA.
New Covid-19 rules have been implemented in Northern Ireland Wales and Scotland.
The UK is considering door to door vaccinations.
St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney has advised that another 995 people have received a text message advising them of a negative result to Covid-19 tests before their tests were fully evaluated. The same lab gave 400 people a negative text message when in fact they tested positive.
The Victorian Health Department sent unclear text messages to 999 people with respect to their requirement to get tested and isolate after being in contact with a Covid positive person.
France and England are resisting lock-downs in the face of rapidly increasing Covid-19 cases.
In the USA Dr Fauci is warning Americans not to become complacent in the face of rapidly rising and spreading Covid-19.
28 December 2021 Tuesday
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 281,315,087 | 5,420,779 | 4799 | 1.41 | 1.55 |
| 90 | Australia | 320896 | 2202 | 6 | 1.11 | 1.56 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 5162 | 5 | 1 | ||
| (106) | Victoria | 161885 | 1499 | 4 | 1.38 | 1.62 |
| (118) | NSW | 143073 | 653 | 1 | ||
| 171 | NZ | 13899 | 50 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 53,357,090 | 838,123 | 319 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,799,241 | 480,018 | 336 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,246,276 | 618,534 | 77 | ||
| 4 | UK | 12,209,991 | 148,003 | 146 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 10,415,230 | 305,155 | 937 | ||
| 11 | Italy | 5,678,112 | 136,753 | 142 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,261,879 | 144,063 | 8 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3,417,318 | 90,829 | 15 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7420 up 0.4% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 94.21% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine and 91.14% have had 2 doses. (SA 92.09 / 87.66)
The world has passed 281 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in a little over 1 day
The UK has passed 12 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in 13 days
Josh Frydenberg, the Austrakian Treasurer, has backed the use of RAT, but has said it is up to the states, unclear if this is cost shifting from the federal government to the states.
Hundreds are being turned away from NSW testing stations as the system goes into overload.
Hundreds of new cases are expected from the Boxing Day Cricket test match.
NZ PM Jacinda Ardern has vowed to keep Omicron out of the country as long as possible., say they are not ready to live with the virus.
Germany is tightening its restrictions as Covid-19 spreads rapidly through the country.
France has shortened the time to getting a booster vaccine to 3 months.
29 December 2021 Wednesday
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 282,951,481 | 5,429,369 | 8590 | 1.71 | 2.02 |
| 90 | Australia | 338201 | 2210 | 8 | 1.64 | 2.36 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 6160 | 5 | 0 | ||
| (106) | Victoria | 165612 | 1504 | 5 | 1.63 | 2.02 |
| (118) | NSW | 154191 | 656 | 3 | ||
| 171 | NZ | 13932 | 50 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 54,019,986 | 841,441 | 3318 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,808,067 | 480,320 | 302 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,246,276 | 618,575 | 41 | ||
| 4 | UK | 12,338,676 | 148,021 | 18 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 10,437,152 | 306,090 | 935 | ||
| 11 | Italy | 5,756,412 | 136,955 | 202 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,262,157 | 144,071 | 8 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3,424,534 | 90,854 | 25 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7420 up 0.4% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 94.22% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine and 91.16% have had 2 doses. (SA 92.11 / 87.69)
The world has passed 282 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in a little over 1 day
The USA has passed 54 million cases of Covbvid-19, the last million in 5 days
Spain has passed 6 million cases of Covid-19 the last million cases in 66 days.
China has reported its highest number of new daily infections since April this year.
China is “sterilising the city of Xian, spraying all the streets and city building with solutions to try and kill any Coronavirus present.
South Australia has re[ported a new record number of daily new infections, with 995 new cases.
Queensland has scrapped its requirement for people entering the state to get a PCR test done on day 3 as the state struggles to keep up with tests carried out.
Victoria’s cases numbers are soaring, but hospitalisations are decreasing.
Global air transport is in chaos with thousand of flight crew reporting in sick with Covid-19.
The UK, France, Portugal and Greece have all broken their record for daily Covid-19 new infections.
In the USA the CDC has been reported as saying that asymptomatic people with Covid-19 should isolated for just 5 days.
NSW has recorded over 11,000 new cases of Covid-19 in a single day.
30 December 2021 Thursday
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 284,249,094 | 5,436,042 | 6673 | 1.33 | 1.53 |
| 90 | Australia | 358756 | 2224 | 14 | 1.67 | 2.36 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 7625 | 5 | 0 | ||
| (106) | Victoria | 170732 | 1517 | 13 | 1.87 | 2.45 |
| (118) | NSW | 166373 | 657 | 1 | ||
| 171 | NZ | 13986 | 51 | 1 | ||
| 1 | USA | 54,285,847 | 842,831 | 1390 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,808,886 | 480,592 | 272 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,254,706 | 618,723 | 148 | ||
| 4 | UK | 12,559,926 | 148,089 | 68 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 10,458,271 | 307,022 | 932 | ||
| 11 | Italy | 5,854,428 | 137,091 | 136 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,262,351 | 144,081 | 10 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3443554 | 19020 | 81 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7509 up 1.2% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 94.24% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine and 91.19% have had 2 doses. (SA 92.14/ 87.73)
The world has passed 284 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in a under 1 day, and we skipped 283 million
The world has recorded over 1 million new cases of Covid-19 for the last 3 consecutive days.
The USA now accounts for 1 in 3 new Covid-19 daily infections.
Queensland will stop PCR testing people entering the state from Jan 1, using RAT instead.
South Australia has set a new daily record for Covid-19 case numbers, with 1472 new cases and 36 people hospitalised.
There are moves in NSW to cut isolation times for those infected with Covid-19 in line with what is happening in other parts of the world as it shifts to home isolation for its infected population.
Omicron seems to be affecting more children that other variants with more children being hospitalised around the world with the variant.
In Victoria they are seeing case number increase but the rate of hospitalisation is falling.
NSW is turning people away from testing stations if they have mild or no symptoms or need a PCR test to enter another state, concentrating instead on testing clinically serious cases.
National Cabinet is holding an urgent meeting today to discuss a new definition for “Close Contacts”. The proposal from the federal government is anyone who has spent 4 hours or more with a confirmed case of Covid-19 to be deemed a Close Contact.
The Federal government has said it will pick up half the cost of RAT.
The UK and France have both recorded new daily case records, over 183000 and 200000 respectively.
Spain has cut the isolation period for infected people to 7 days.
The CD is the USA is investigating another 86 cruise ships for reported Covid-19 outbreaks.
The USA has set another record for new daily Covid-19 cases, with over 267,000 new cases.
Scotland has reported record case numbers of Covid-19, with over 15900 cases.
31 December 2021 Friday
227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
Tonga was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 286,398,001 | 5,444,251 | 8209 | 1.87 | 2.26 |
| 90 | Australia | 389727 | 2224 | 0 | 2.00 | 2.95 |
| (208) | Sth Aust | 8993 | 6 | 1 | ||
| (106) | Victoria | 176614 | 1525 | 8 | 1.79 | 2.44 |
| (118) | NSW | 187504 | 663 | 6 | ||
| 171 | NZ | 14057 | 51 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 55,008,949 | 845,208 | 2377 | ||
| 2 | India | 34,822,040 | 480,860 | 268 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 22,263,834 | 618,870 | 147 | ||
| 4 | UK | 12,748,050 | 148,421 | 332 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 10,479,344 | 307,948 | 926 | ||
| 11 | Italy | 5,981,428 | 137,247 | 156 | ||
| 14 | Indonesia | 4,262,540 | 144,088 | 7 | ||
| 18 | Sth Africa | 3,446,532 | 91,061 | 126 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
NB The Australian data from yesterday is questionable.
ASX200 at 7513 up 0.0% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 94.30% of its population aged 16 and over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine and 91.29% have had 2 doses. (SA 92.20/ 87.91)
The world has passed 286 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in a under 1 day, and we skipped 285 million
The world has recorded over 1 million new cases of Covid-19 for the last 4 consecutive days.
The USA has passed 55 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in 3 days and the last 5 million in 27 days.
Malta has passed 50,000 cases of Covid-19
New cases of Covid-19 in Ireland have been increasing for the last 12 days.
Omicron appears to be devastating the worlds unvaccinated population, with children now especially at risk
Medical experts in Australia are warning over the dangers to Australia’s new definition of a “Close contact”, the new definition is “a close contact will be someone who has spent four hours or more with a confirmed case in a household or household-like setting, such as a residential care facility.”
WA is raising thy threat level of both Queensland and South Australia to extreme.
The death toll from Covid-19 in Europe has passed 1 million
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