#28 April 2022 Covid-19 is declining world-wide, but comes close to home

1 April 2022  Friday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 488,076,019 6,165,940 4468 0.94 0.87
22 Australia 4578752 6010 16 1.13 1.19
(108) Sth Aust 263402 261 2    
(51) Victoria 1292898 2749 6 0.98 1.12
(47) NSW 1843078 2100 2    
88 NZ 972712 314 15    
1 USA 81,764,078 1,006,988 544    
2 India 43,025,556 521,211 52    
3 Brazil 29,947,895 659,757 187    
6 UK 21,147,425 165,379 192    
7 Russia 17,842,925 368,722 345    
9 Italy 14,642,354 159,383 159    
18 Indonesia 6,012,818 155,089 89    
28 Sth Africa 3,718,953 100,032 12    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 2566 1345 310 169
  Daily Deaths 32 2 6 2
In ICU 88 43 12 7
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 6010 2100 2749 261
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 128426 Daily New Cases 64086

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7499 down 0.2% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 96.80% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.13% have had 2 dose & 62.45% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.13/ 92.96/63.28).

The world has passed 488 million cases of Covid-19.

Taiwan has reported its highest number of new daily infections of Covid-19 since June last year,293.

There are calls in WA for Perth’s facemask rules to be dropped as the cbd faces collapse.

SA is considering dropping the requirement for close contacts to isolate.

In the UK, supermarket giant Tesco has began sell Lateral Flow Covid-19 Test kits as the free government services stops

The Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has given an impassioned speech to the combined house of parliament in Australia, calling for long term help.

 

2 April 2022  Saturday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 489,515,408 6,170,165 4225 0.98 0.92
22 Australia 4633069 6367 357 0.95 0.99
(108) Sth Aust 268518 263 2    
(51) Victoria 1302047 2752 3 0.93 0.98
(47) NSW 1863375 2444 344    
88 NZ 684374 330 16    
1 USA 81,800,685 1,007,687 699    
2 India 43,026,736 521,293 82    
3 Brazil 29,975,165 660,065 308    
6 UK 21,216,874 165,570 191    
7 Russia 17,862,089 369,064 342    
9 Italy 14,719,394 159,537 154    
18 Indonesia 6,015,748 155,164 75    
28 Sth Africa 3,720,645 100,042 10    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 2522 1302 306 184
  Daily Deaths 26 13 3 2
In ICU 95 47 15 8
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 6367 2444 2752 263
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 90186 Daily New Cases 54347

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7493 down 0.1% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 96.81% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.15% have had 2 dose & 62.62% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.13/ 92.97/63.46).

The world has passed 489 million cases of Covid-19.

There is something strange about todays Australian death rate number, it seems very high, perhaps an historical adjustment has been made in the NSW numbers.

Official reports are that NSW has added 331 new deaths to the states total after a data review discovered an error in reporting.

A new anti-Covid drug, Molnupiravir has been shown to eliminated the coronavirus in 3 days. Clinical trials are proceeding

NSW ambulance have been unable to cope with the rising number of Covid-19 cases

It seems that there were at least 20 parties at 10 Downing St during the prohibition times of Covid-19, Boris Johnson continues not to acknowledge them, his constituents are in total disbelief.

The Covid-19 lockdowns in Shanghai China have been extended, and are having drastic effects on the economy.

Experts in the UK are calling for the reinstatement of free covid-19 PCR testing as 1 in 13 people in the UK had Covid-19 last week.

Australia has agreed to send armoured vehicles to Ukraine to assist them in their efforts against the Russian invasion.

 

3 April 2022  Sunday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 490,714,576 6,173,809 3644 0.85 0.80
22 Australia 4680816 6384 17 0.83 0.86
(108) Sth Aust 273233 264 1    
(51) Victoria 1310823 2754 2 0.87 0.93
(47) NSW 1880117 2455 11    
88 NZ 693219 350 20    
1 USA 81,826,371 1,008,159 472    
2 India 43,027,998 521,374 81    
3 Brazil 29,995,638 660,192 127    
6 UK 21,216,874 165,570 0    
7 Russia 17,880,038 369,404 340    
9 Italy 14,790,806 159,666 129    
18 Indonesia 6,018,048 155,241 77    
28 Sth Africa 3,722,065 100,046 4    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 2581 1355 307 188
  Daily Deaths 17 11 2 1
In ICU 103 50 18 8
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 6384 2455 2754 264
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 87732 Daily New Cases 47538

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7493 down 0.1% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 96.83% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.16% have had 2 dose & 62.79% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.14/ 92.99/63.63).

The world has passed 490 million cases of Covid-19.

Latvia has passed 800,000 reported cases of Covid-19

Experts are warning of the realities of “living with Covid” as the UK has record numbers of Covid-19 infections, with almost 5 million people with the disease (1 in 13).

Australia may be about to dramatically reduce its Covid-19 assistant measures as a deal in the Senate looks imminent.

Australia and India have signed a new trade deal.

By next weekend the world may pass half a billion recorded Covid-19 cases.

Australian new Covid-19 case number are continuing to rise.

 

4 April 2022  Monday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 491,555,724 6,175,677 1868 0.61 0.56
22 Australia 4727501 6398 14 0.81 0.83
(108) Sth Aust 278548 264 0    
(51) Victoria 1320174 2755 1 0.92 0.97
(47) NSW 1895621 2461 6    
88 NZ 703467 363 13    
1 USA 81,831,520 1,008,181 22    
2 India 43,028,863 521,388 14    
3 Brazil 29,995,638 660,192 0    
6 UK 21,216,874 165,570 0    
7 Russia 17,896,866 369,708 304    
9 Italy 14,845,815 159,784 118    
18 Indonesia 6,019,981 155,288 47    
28 Sth Africa 3,722,954 100,050 4    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 2699 1418 305 209
  Daily Deaths 14 6 1 0
In ICU 107 56 17 6
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 6398 2461 2755 264
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 97012 Daily New Cases 46735

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7493 down 0.1% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 96.83% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.16% have had 2 dose & 62.79% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.14/ 92.99/63.63).

The world has passed 491 million cases of Covid-19.

South Korea accounts for 1 in 5 daily reported Covid-19 cases.

A fourth Covid-19 vaccination is being made available for vulnerable Australians, to be administered 4 months after the 3rd.

A man in Germany has been accused of selling forged Vaccine Passports after it was discovered that he had had over 90 vaccine shots

Covid-19 cases continue to rise in Shanghai as millions of people remain in lockdown

 

5 April 2022  Tuesday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 492,257,495 6,178,017 2340 0.52 0.48
22 Australia 4785679 6436 38 1.02 1.03
(108) Sth Aust 284451 268 4    
(51) Victoria 1331498 2763 8 1.11 1.16
(47) NSW 1914764 2473 12    
88 NZ 717650 386 23    
1 USA 81,852,152 1,008,315 134    
2 India 43,029,660 521,446 58    
3 Brazil 30,012,798 660,312 120    
6 UK 21,216,874 165,570 0    
7 Russia 17,912,157 369,995 287    
9 Italy 14,877,144 159,909 125    
18 Indonesia 6,021,642 155,349 61    
28 Sth Africa 3,723,639 100,052 2    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 2836 1467 339 206
  Daily Deaths 38 12 8 4
In ICU 114 56 18 11
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 6436 2473 2763 268
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 95226 Daily New Cases 58254

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7513 up 0.3% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 96.83% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.16% have had 2 dose & 62.79% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.14/ 92.99/63.63).

The world has passed 492 million cases of Covid-19.

Norway is now reporting new highs in daily Covid-19 case numbers.

The average number of new daily Covid-19 cases in Australia has been increasing for the last 12 days

Medical experts are worried that Australia will suffer a wide spread Flu season this year as a Covid-19 weary population drop their guard

China has recorded over 13000 new Covid-19 infections, primarily a new Omicron subvariant.

Covid-19 hospitalisations are rising across Australia,

 

6 April 2022  Wednesday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 493,737,009 6,182,506 4489 1.18 1.05
22 Australia 4847725 6462 26 1.00 1.10
(108) Sth Aust 290228 270 2    
(51) Victoria 1342013 2766 3 1.04 1.08
(47) NSW 1938880 2487 14    
88 NZ 730285 404 18    
1 USA 81,894,276 1,009,199 884    
2 India 43,030,767 521,518 72    
3 Brazil 30,040,129 660,528 216    
6 UK 21,410,305 166,148 578    
7 Russia 17,926,104 370,311 316    
9 Italy 14,966,058 160,103 194    
18 Indonesia 6,023,924 155,421 72    
28 Sth Africa 3,725,177 100,067 15    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 2811 1444 331 208
  Daily Deaths 27 15 3 2
In ICU 107 51 16 12
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 6462 2487 2744 270
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 128531 Daily New Cases 63188

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7527 up 0.2% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 96.85% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.20% have had 2 dose & 62.86% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.11/ 92.97/63.91).

The world has passed 493 million cases of Covid-19.

South Korea accounts for 1 in every 5 new infections of Covid-19

NSW has had a spike of over 10,000 new cases of Covid-19 in 2 days.

The NSW Health Minister says the exact extent of the states Covid-19 infections maybe 50% higher than that being reported.

The new Omicron sub variant has been designated XE

26 million people remain in home lockdown in Shanghai as the new wave of Omicron sweeps the city.

The death rate from Covid-19 may rise in the UK as the number of people aged over 55 acquiring the disease increases.

 

7 April 2022  Thursday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 494,999,056 6,190,309 7803 1.18 1.05
22 Australia 4910819 6495 33 1.11 1.12
(108) Sth Aust 297732 273 3    
(51) Victoria 1354327 2770 4 1.20 1.24
(47) NSW 1961044 2503 16    
88 NZ 741987 426 22    
1 USA 81,926,921 1,010,099 900    
2 India 43,031,851 521,560 42    
3 Brazil 30,067,249 660,723 195    
6 UK 21,461,556 169,095 2947    
7 Russia 17,940,765 370,602 291    
8 Italy 15,035,943 160,973 870    
18 Indonesia 6,026,324 155,464 43    
29 South Africa 3,727,208 100,070 3    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 2739 1437 283 210
  Daily Deaths 33 16 4 3
In ICU 103 48 12 12
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 6495 2503 2770 273
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 125903 Daily New Cases 62520

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7490 down 0.5% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 96.87% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.21% have had 2 dose & 63.2% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.12/ 92.98/64.06).

The world has passed 494 million cases of Covid-19.

Bhutan has reported its highest number of new Covid-19 infection in a day since the start of the pandemic with over 2200 new cases.

The pandemic declaration in Victoria has been extended for another 3 months.

A new record daily case load of Covid-19 has been rperted in South Australia with over 6000 new Covid-19 cases today.

In the UK the NHS and hospitals are in such chaos that families are being asked to look after their Covid-19 sick.

Shanghai’s Covid-19 is threatening the global supply chain even more than it already was.

Covid-19 has been linked to a 33 fold increase in Pulmonary Embolisms  and a fivefold increase in Depp Vein Thrombosis in the UK.

USA President Biden has announced that a strategy to address Long Covid is being put in place.

 

8 April 2022  Friday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 496,145,483 6,194,337 4028 0.99 0.87
22 Australia 4970754 6526 31 1.07 1.06
(108) Sth Aust 304102 279 6    
(51) Victoria 1365386 2774 4 1.07 1.06
(47) NSW 1981387 2511 8    
88 NZ 751974 435 9    
1 USA 81,977,551 1,010,835 736    
2 India 43,032,752 521,604 44    
3 Brazil 30,093,751 660,973 250    
6 UK 21,508,546 169,412 317    
7 Russia 17,955,120 370,889 287    
8 Italy 15,106,066 160,402 299    
18 Indonesia 6,028,413 155,509 45    
29 South Africa 3,728,689 100,075 5    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 2818 1435 335 202
  Daily Deaths 31 8 4 6
In ICU 93 44 12 11
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 6526 2511 2774 279
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 122467 Daily New Cases 57859

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7442 down 0.6% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 96.88% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.23% have had 2 dose & 63.34% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.12/ 92.99/64.19).

The world has passed 496 million cases of Covid-19.

Germany has passed 22 million reported Covid-19 cases.

South Korea continues to accounts for 1 in every 5 new infections of Covid-19

The first flights to Bali from Perth in 2 years took off this morning.

People are being warned not to dismiss less common Covid-19 symptoms such as rashes, diarrhoea, sore eyes, etc.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive to Covid-19

Unvaccinated children are at an increased risk of developing Paediatric Inflammatory Multi-system Disorder after acquiring Covid-19  than vaccinated children. Symptoms include fever rash, swollen lips, hands and feet, red eyes, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea and headaches

Spain has reversed a plan to reopen to unvaccinated UK residents.

Rebel MP Craig Kelly billed taxpayers for flights to attend antivax/antilockdown rallies in Melbourne.

The new Omicron variant has been shown to have different symptoms to the Delta strain.

 

9 April 2022  Saturday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 497,347,726 6,198,417 4028 1.07 0.93
22 Australia 5019170 6550 31 1.07 1.06
(108) Sth Aust 308879 280 6    
(51) Victoria 1374450 2781 4 1.07 1.06
(47) NSW 1998984 2521 8    
88 NZ 760540 445 9    
1 USA 82,016,711 1,011,383 736    
2 India 43,034,033 521,686 44    
3 Brazil 30,123,963 661,122 250    
6 UK 21,549,830 169,759 317    
7 Russia 17,969,431 371,169 287    
8 Italy 15,173,707 160,546 144    
18 Indonesia 6,030,168 155,556 45    
29 South Africa 3,730,066 100,084 5    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 2844 1437 366 201
  Daily Deaths 24 10 7 1
In ICU 103 47 15 13
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 6550 2521 2781 280
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 90223 Daily New Cases 50470

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7478 up 0.05% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 96.89% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.24% have had 2 dose & 63.47% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.12/ 93.00/64.33).

The world has passed 497 million cases of Covid-19.

Australia has passed 5 million cases of Covid-19, the last million cases in 17 days.

The UK now accounts for 1 in every 7 daily deaths due to Covid-19.

Taiwan has recorded its highest daily Covid-19 case number since June 2021.

Sydney airport was thrown into chaos due to staff shortages because of Covid-19, with huge crowds at check-in and security points.

NSW is looking to end isolation for Covid-19 close contacts.

The first case of Deltacron , a cross between the Delta and Omicron variants has been detected in NSW

South Australia’s new premier continues to push for the removal of many mask mandates ahead of Easter, despite the number of new cases of Covid-19 soaring in SA.

Elective surgeries may soon be postponed in Victorian public hospitals due to Covid-19 related staff shortages.

Food shortages have been reported in Shanghai as the city continues to be held in a Covid-19 lockdown.

 

10 April 2022  Sunday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 498,331,546 6,201,189 6852 0.90 0.79
22 Australia 5053193 6564 38 0.64 0.62
(108) Sth Aust 314508 281 2    
(51) Victoria 1382188 2782 8 0.76 0.76
(47) NSW 2014552 2528 17    
88 NZ 767295 457 22    
1 USA 82,053,242 1,012,131 1296    
2 India 43,034,844 521,695 91    
3 Brazil 30,145,192 661,270 297    
6 UK 21,549,830 169,759 347    
7 Russia 17,983,004 371,457 568    
8 Italy 15,238,128 160,658 112    
18 Indonesia 6,031,636 155,597 88    
29 South Africa 3,731,247 100,096 21    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 2941 1492 356 222
  Daily Deaths 14 8 1 1
In ICU 112 56 16 11
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 6564 2529 2782 281
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 85742 Daily New Cases 44523

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7478 up 0.05% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 96.90% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.26% have had 2 dose & 63.61% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.12/ 93.00/64.47).

The world has passed 498 million cases of Covid-19.

NSW has passed 2 million recorded cases of Covid-19

South Korea has passed 15 million reported cases of Covid-19

The average number of new Covid-19 cases being reported in Hong Kong is 90% below its recent peaks, dropping by over 49,000 cases over the last 3 weeks.

The average number of daily Covid-19 cases in Thailand has been increasing over the last 10 days.

Case number appear to be dropping all around Australia.

A genetic link has been proposed as the causal factor in blood clotting associated with some Covid-19 vaccines.

Thousands of ventilators are being withdrawn from service in the UK as electrical faults have been found that may put patients at risk.

Australia is going to the polls, a federal election has been called for 21 May.

Imran Khan has been deposed as the Prime Minister of Pakistan after a vote of no confidence succeeded in the parliament.

 

11 April 2022  Monday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 498,961,088 6,202,865 1676 0.60 0.52
21 Australia 5108309 6569 5 1.01 0.99
(98) Sth Aust 320753 281 0    
(50) Victoria 1391785 2783 1 0.94 0.94
(40) NSW 2028020 2532 4    
72 NZ 774928 469 12    
1 USA 82,060,316 1,012,145 14    
2 India 43,036,070 521,722 27    
3 Brazil 30,152,402 661,270 0    
6 UK 21,549,830 169,759 0    
7 Russia 17,996,060 371,716 259    
9 Italy 15,292,048 160,748 90    
18 Indonesia 6,032,707 155,626 29    
29 South Africa 3,732,075 100,096 0    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 3092 1568 381 236
  Daily Deaths 5 3 1 0
In ICU 121 62 20 13
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 6569 2532 2783 281
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 67704 Daily New Cases 41806

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7478 up 0.05% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 96.90% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.26% have had 2 dose & 63.61% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.12/ 93.00/64.47).

The world has passed 498 million cases of Covid-19.

In a candid chat with a hospital patient, the Queen has said that Covid-19 left her exhausted, the first public comment by her after she contracted the disease.

Shanghai’s lockdown is entering its 3rd week. Over 11,000 Covid-19 patients have been discharged from hospital.

Experts are questioning the UK’s living with Covid strategies.

Hospitalisations due to Covid-19 are climbing throughout Australia.

 

12 April 2022  Tuesday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 499,609,257 6,205,072 2207 0.62 0.54
21 Australia 5153619 6609 40 0.86 0.83
(98) Sth Aust 325154 287 6    
(50) Victoria 1399921 2795 12 0.83 0.81
(40) NSW 2028020 2532 0    
72 NZ 756058 483 14    
1 USA 82,079,476 1,012,217 72    
2 India 43,036,573 521,723 1    
3 Brazil 30,161,205 661,327 57    
6 UK 21,641,004 170,107 348    
7 Russia 18,007,915 371,964 248    
9 Italy 15,320,753 160,863 115    
18 Indonesia 6,033,903 155,674 48    
29 South Africa 3,732,075 100,096 0    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 3145 1584 376 232
  Daily Deaths 40 11 12 6
In ICU 130 70 19 12
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 6609 2543 2795 287
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 68880 Daily New Cases 47744

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7485 up 0.1% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 96.90% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.26% have had 2 dose & 63.61% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.12/ 93.00/64.47).

The world has passed 499 million cases of Covid-19.

The average number of daily Covid-19 cases in Italy has been dropping for the last 10 days.

The UK now accounts for 1 in 6 daily deaths due to Covid-19

Finland has reported its highest daily death toll from Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, with 82 deaths.

Massive delays at Sydney and other Australian airports are causing chaos ahead of the Easter long weekend

Experts are now saying they are confident WA has past the peak of its Covid-19 outbreak.

Statistics from NSW are showing that the unvaccinated have a triple chance of dying from Covid-19 than the vaccinated.

Influenza is expected to surge back into Australia this winter after 2 very good years.

Pressure continues to build in Shanghai China as its residents become more frustrated with the imposed lockdown.

Sri Lanka’s hospital’s are running out of medicines, and authorities are saying the crisis may result in more deaths that that attributed to Covid-19

 

13 April 2022  Wednesday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 501,824,038 6,212,986 3595 0.65 0.59
21 Australia 5206999 6648 39 1.04 0.99
(98) Sth Aust 330140 289 2    
(50) Victoria 1410186 2809 14 1.05 1.04
(40) NSW 2061416 2551 19    
72 NZ 795606 497 14    
1 USA 82,168,712 1,013,869 827    
2 India 43,038,882 521,767 23    
3 Brazil 30,210,853 661,656 225    
6 UK 21,715,116 171,045 288    
7 Russia 18,030,579 372,512 281    
9 Italy 15,467,395 161,187 169    
18 Indonesia 6,036,909 155,746 43    
29 South Africa 3,735,578 100,132 20    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 3147 1583 391 220
  Daily Deaths 39 8 14 2
In ICU 126 71 19 11
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 6648 2551 2809 289
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 108363 Daily New Cases 54185

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7454 down 0.4% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 96.93% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.29% have had 2 dose & 63.85% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.13/ 93.02/64.71).

The world has passed 500 million cases of Covid-19.

The world has passed half a billion reported cases of Covid-19

South Korea continues to lead the world in new daily infections of Covid-19, now accounting for 1 in every 5 new reported cases.

The number of new daily reported infections of Covid-19 in Egypt has reached a new pandemic record of 2700 people

Long queues of people trying to get flights in Australia continues at airports around the country as the effects of staff shortages continues.

USA President Biden has declared Russian President Putin is committing genocide in Ukraine

South Australia’s mask rules will be dropped for most non critical places from midnight Thursday.

The number of new Covid-19 cases in Risdon Prison in Tasmania has double I 24 hours.

Pfizer has offered $100 million to buy and Australian company that has developed an App that can diagnose Covid-19 by the sound of a persons cough.

The USA has told its consular staff in Shanghai to leave as the number of infections in the city contuse to rise.

UK PM Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak have both been fined for parties held at 10 Downing St at the height of the pandemic in the UK. Both have refused to resign over the affair.

 

14 April 2022  Thursday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 501,824,038 6,212,986 4319 1.18 1.05
21 Australia 5260331 6693 45 1.07 1.00
(98) Sth Aust 335538 290 1    
(50) Victoria 1420648 2823 14 1.10 1.06
(40) NSW 2079216 2572 21    
72 NZ 805240 514 17    
1 USA 82,168,712 1,013,869 825    
2 India 43,038,882 521,767 21    
3 Brazil 30,210,853 661,656 104    
6 UK 21,715,116 171,045 650    
7 Russia 18,030,579 372,512 267    
9 Italy 15,467,395 161,187 155    
18 Indonesia 6,036,909 155,746 29    
29 South Africa 3,735,578 100,132 16    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 3138 1582 392 238
  Daily Deaths 45 21 14 1
In ICU 126 71 19 11
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 6693 2572 2823 290
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 106159 Daily New Cases 54094

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7454 down 0.4% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 96.93% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.29% have had 2 dose & 63.85% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.13/ 93.02/64.71).

The world has passed 501 million cases of Covid-19.

Germany has passed 23 million reported cases of Covid-19

The Isle of Man has reported its highest daiy new infections of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic with 1200 new cases.

NSW has reported a spike in Covid-19 related deaths.

China is accusing the USA of weaponizing the Shanghai lockdowns.

WA is relaxing further its Covid-19 restrictions and close contact rules.

Researchers in Perth WA have developed a test for Covid-19 that is 98% accurate and delivers results within 30 mins.

Covid-19 case numbers and hospitalisations are falling in SA

NZ has lifted the Covid-19 travel bans on Australians.

NZ has passed 800,000 reported cases of Covid-19, with 514 deaths.

 

15 April 2022  Friday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 502,782,791 6,217,019 4033 1.01 0.91
21 Australia 5309387 6727 34 1.01 0.94
(98) Sth Aust 342763 297 7    
(50) Victoria 1429176 2830 7 0.94 0.88
(40) NSW 2094537 2588 16    
72 NZ 813070 534 20    
1 USA 82,233,461 1,014,650 781    
2 India 43,039,900 521,772 5    
3 Brazil 30,234,024 661,796 140    
6 UK 21,747,638 171,396 351    
7 Russia 18,041,927 372,766 254    
9 Italy 15,533,012 161,336 149    
18 Indonesia 6,037,742 155,794 48    
29 South Africa 3,737,346 100,138 6    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 2982 1488 374 209
  Daily Deaths 34 16 7 7
In ICU 126 72 14 11
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 6727 2588 2830 297
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 97569 Daily New Cases 46693

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7523 up 0.6% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 96.96% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.32% have had 2 dose & 64.09% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.15/ 93.05/64.94).

The world has passed 502 million cases of Covid-19.

In NSW the number of Covid-19 related deaths has spiked, following on from the recent spike incase numbers.

Scientists are beginning to talk of Covid-19 being “endemic”, meaning it is now part of our ecosystem.

As SA’s Covid-19 restrictions are wound back, Adelaide Oval, the city’s largest outdoor venue has decided to allow unvaccinated people in.

SA’s Covid-19 restrictions have begun to be wound back, no masks except in vulnerable places and public transport.

Communities in the Kimberley are calling for help, saying they have been left alone to deal with Covid.

Queensland has relaxed its Covid-19 restriction to the lowest point since the start of the pandemic.

The lockdown of Shanghai is having global implications. Oil demand has softened and iPhone production has stopped.

With all the different varieties of the Coronavirus that have mutated, scientists are saying herd immunity is now impossible.

 

 

16 April 2022  Saturday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 503,526,224 6,219,555 2536 0.84 0.74
21 Australia 5351477 6762 35 0.89 0.82
(98) Sth Aust 346512 298 1    
(50) Victoria 1438460 2838 8 1.02 0.95
(40) NSW 2108012 2606 18    
72 NZ 818882 543 9    
1 USA 82,286,228 1,015,229 579    
2 India 43,040,695 521,776 4    
3 Brazil 30,247,302 661,907 111    
6 UK 21,747,638 171,396 0    
7 Russia 18,053,359 373,027 261    
9 Italy 15,595,302 161,469 133    
18 Indonesia 6,038,664 155,820 26    
29 South Africa 3,739,192 100,142 4    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 2991 1491 403 223
  Daily Deaths 45 21 14 1
In ICU 134 72 21 8
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 6762 2606 2838 298
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 66236 Daily New Cases 41682

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7454 down 0.4% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 96.97% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.33% have had 2 dose & 64.21% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.17/ 93.07/65.07).

The world has passed 503 million cases of Covid-19.

First case of the XE variant has been found in Australia, in Victoria, in a recently returned traveller.

A study has found that booster shots are safer than the first vaccines released.

The USA FDA has approved a Covid-19 breath test that gives results in 30 seconds

Food shortages are being reported across all sectors of Shanghai’s population.

 

 

17 April 2022  Sunday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 504,156,031 6,221,378 1823 0.76 0.66
21 Australia 5384444 6779 17 0.70 0.66
(98) Sth Aust 350464 298 0    
(50) Victoria 1446442 2840 2 0.87 0.82
(40) NSW 2117659 2612 6    
72 NZ 824867 554 11    
1 USA 82,300,022 1,015,383 154    
2 India 43,041,995 521,781 5    
3 Brazil 30,250,077 661,960 53    
6 UK 21,747,638 171,396 0    
7 Russia 18,064,454 373,267 240    
9 Italy 15,659,835 161,602 133    
18 Indonesia 6,039,266 155,844 24    
29 South Africa 3,740,398 100,144 2    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 3076 1534 401 225
  Daily Deaths 17 6 2 0
In ICU 137 71 25 12
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 6779 2612 2840 298
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 53084 Daily New Cases 32067

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7454 down 0.4% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 96.97% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.34% have had 2 dose & 64.22% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.17/ 93.07/65.08).

The world has passed 504 million cases of Covid-19.

Today is the confluence of three Arabic religions, with Christianity, Islam and Judaism each celebrating a significant day in their calendars. Easter Sunday, Ramadan and Pesach respectively..

The average number of new reported daily cases of Covid-19 in Thailand has been increasing for the last 12 days.

Mainland China has reported the highest number of new daily infections of Covid-19 since February.

There is speculation that Australia may relax its isolation laws further. This did not go well in the UK.

There is a huge unmet demand for food in Shanghai, even billionaires are struggling to get enough food.

 

18 April 2022  Monday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 504,653,279 6,222,726 1348 0.61 0.53
21 Australia 5419380 6787 8 0.79 0.71
(98) Sth Aust 354720 298 0    
(50) Victoria 1452504 2839 -1 0.70 0.64
(40) NSW 2128733 2616 4    
72 NZ 831149 564 10    
1 USA 82,314,636 1,015,451 68    
2 India 43,043,266 521,782 1    
3 Brazil 30,252,618 661,993 33    
6 UK 21,747,638 171,396 0    
7 Russia 18,074,717 373,500 233    
9 Italy 15,712,088 161,687 85    
18 Indonesia 6,039,873 155,866 22    
29 South Africa 3,741,230 100,147 3    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 3145 1559 431 245
  Daily Deaths 10 4 1 -1
In ICU 138 67 30 11
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 6787 2616 2839 298
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 52421 Daily New Cases 32067

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7454 down 0.4% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 96.98% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.34% have had 2 dose & 64.25% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.17/ 93.08/65.11).

The world has passed 504 million cases of Covid-19.

The average number of new daily cases in South Korea has been falling for the last 20 days.

Egypt has reported its highest daily number of new Covid-19 cases with over 2700 cases reported.

Thailand has passed 4 million reported cases of Covid-19

The cruise industry has started again in Australia after a 2 year hiatus.

Anger is rising in Shanghai as some residential buildings are being turned into isolation facilities.

Almost half of all teachers in England were thought to have contracted Covid-109 last term

 

19 April 2022  Tuesday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 505,019,209 6,224,359 1633 0.47 0.40
21 Australia 5458471 6804 17 0.90 0.81
(98) Sth Aust 359350 301 3    
(50) Victoria 1461480 2845 6 1.02 0.97
(40) NSW 2139589 2624 8    
72 NZ 839455 570 6    
1 USA 82,355,416 1,015,697 246    
2 India 43,045,421 521,996 214    
3 Brazil 30,261,088 662,076 83    
6 UK 21,747,638 171,396 0    
7 Russia 18,084,151 373,713 213    
9 Italy 15,730,676 161,766 79    
18 Indonesia 6,040,432 155,903 37    
29 South Africa 3,742,107 100,181 34    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 3276 1623 443 245
  Daily Deaths 18 8 7 3
In ICU 144 70 31 11
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 6804 2624 2845 301
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 48140 Daily New Cases 38944

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7454 down 0.4% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 96.98% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.34% have had 2 dose & 64.25% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.17/ 93.08/65.11).

The world has passed 505 million cases of Covid-19.

The average daily reported number of new Covid-19 cases in Brazil has been falling for the last 10 days.

South Korea leads the world in new daily reported Covid-19 infections, accounting for 1 in 6 new cases.

Australia has scrapped the requirement for a negative Covid-19 test as a condition of entry into the country, it still requires all travellers to be fully vaccinated.

The USA Supreme Court has ruled the FDA overstepped its administrative authority when it imposed compulsory wearing of masks on public transport in the USA. The ruling now means it is up to individual operators to decide.

India is being accused of delaying a significant WHO Report on global deaths due to Covid-19 , its numbers are being dramatically increased by the WHO which is proving politically sensitive for the Indian Government.

 

20 April 2022  Wednesday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 505,733,421 6,227,215 2856 1.10 0.83
21 Australia 5509592 6845 41 1.18 1.08
(98) Sth Aust 364513 303 2    
(50) Victoria 1471567 2862 17 1.15 1.09
(40) NSW 2154944 2639 15    
72 NZ 850747 582 12    
1 USA 82,411,131 1,016,096 399    
2 India 43,046,977 522,001 5    
3 Brazil 30,279,270 662,266 190    
6 UK 21,747,638 171,396 0    
7 Russia 18,092,791 373,948 235    
9 Italy 15,758,002 161,893 127    
18 Indonesia 6,041,269 155,937 34    
29 South Africa 3,743,582 100,195 14    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 3329 1639 437 252
  Daily Deaths 38 15 14 2
In ICU 161 72 34 14
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 6845 2639 2862 303
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 77613 Daily New Cases 50966

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7565 up 0.6% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 96.98% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.35% have had 2 dose & 64.27% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.18/ 93.09/65.14).

The world has passed 505 million cases of Covid-19.

The number of new Covid-19 infections reported in mainland Chin a have been increasing for the last week.

The number of new Covid-19 infections reported in South Korea have been decreasing for the last 3 weeks.

Finland has reported its highest number of new Covid-19 infections since the pandemic started, with 28800 cases.

NSW and Victoria are set to end isolation requirements for household close contacts.

Due to the fall in vaccination rate in Australia, approximately 10% of vaccines are going to waste.

The death toll due to Covid-19 in Australia during 2022 has more than doubled the previous 2 years death toll, and we are only into April!

Authorities in Shanghai have begun easing Covid-19 restrictions as factories begin to reopen

 

21 April 2022  Thursday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 506,763,956 6,231,303 4088 1.46 1.23
21 Australia 5563871 6892 47 1.25 1.16
(98) Sth Aust 369418 306 3    
(50) Victoria 1482004 2871 9 1.19 1.14
(40) NSW 2172366 2655 16    
72 NZ 861118 600 18    
1 USA 82,465,915 1,016,675 579    
2 India 43,049,507 522,039 38    
3 Brazil 30,311,969 662,470 204    
6 UK 21,890,037 172,386 990    
7 Russia 18,101,986 374,171 223    
9 Italy 15,858,442 162,098 205    
18 Indonesia 6,042,010 155,974 37    
29 South Africa 3,746,424 100,211 16    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 3320 1641 444 241
  Daily Deaths 50 16 11 3
In ICU 146 69 35 11
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 6892 2655 2871 306
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 102188 Daily New Cases 54183

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7569 up 0.1% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 97.00% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.37% have had 2 dose & 64.37% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.20/ 93.11/65.24).

The world has passed 506 million cases of Covid-19.

The world has recorded over 1 million new cases of Covid-19 for the first time in 8 days.

South Korea leads the world in new daily reported Covid-19 infections, accounting for 1 in 7 new cases.

Norway has reported a new high in daily deaths due to Covid-19, with 160 new deaths.

New infections of Covid-19 in Ireland have been falling for the last 3 weeks

Victoria has projected that its Pandemic Declaration may be withdrawn/not renewed in July.

Epidemiologists are split over the decision by NSW and Victoria to ease Covid-19 isolation requirements.

22 April 2022  Friday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 507,592,709 6,235,182 3879 1.21 1.01
21 Australia 5612854 6939 47 1.13 1.07
(98) Sth Aust 374593 310 4    
(50) Victoria 1491166 2887 16 1.03 1.02
(40) NSW 2178511 2668 13    
72 NZ 870591 610 10    
1 USA 82,536,382 1,017,469 794    
2 India 43,050,877 522,095 56    
3 Brazil 30,330,629 662,506 36    
6 UK 21,909,509 173,032 646    
7 Russia 18,110,861 374,368 197    
9 Italy 15,934,437 162,264 166    
18 Indonesia 6,042,595 156,015 41    
29 South Africa 3,750,830 100,276 65    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 3236 1632 428 246
  Daily Deaths 46 13 16 4
In ICU 134 63 30 10
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 6939 2668 2887 310
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 95538 Daily New Cases 48928

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7592 up 0.3% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 97.01% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.38% have had 2 dose & 64.47% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.22/ 93.13/65.34).

The world has passed 507 million cases of Covid-19.

New Covid-19 infections have been increasing in South Africa over the last week.

Finland has reported its highest daily new Covid-19 case numbers since the start of the pandemic with over 50800 new cases.

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has tested positive to Covid-19 and will spend the next week of the federal election campaign in isolation.

A person in the UK has been identified as having Covid-19 for over a year.

Tibet is building temporary hospitals in response to the latest Covid-19 outbreaks in China.

 

23 April 2022  Saturday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 508,399,966 6,238,688 3506 1.16 1.02
21 Australia 5654608 6983 44 0.96 0.92
(98) Sth Aust 378572 314 4    
(50) Victoria 1498799 2900 13 0.89 0.86
(40) NSW 2200144 2684 16    
72 NZ 878575 627 17    
1 USA 82,594,626 1,017,799 330    
2 India 43,053,299 522,146 51    
3 Brazil 30,338,697 662,618 112    
6 UK 21,933,206 173,352 320    
7 Russia 18,119,862 374,563 195    
9 Italy 16,008,181 162,466 202    
18 Indonesia 6,043,246 156,040 25    
29 South Africa 3,755,459 100,286 10    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 3210 1617 449 237
  Daily Deaths 44 16 13 4
In ICU 133 60 35 12
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 6983 2684 28 314
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 69723 Daily New Cases 41892

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7473 down 1.6% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 97.02% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.39% have had 2 dose & 64.57% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.22/ 93.14/65.44).

The world has passed 508 million cases of Covid-19.

Italy has passed 16 million reported cases of Covid-19.

Germany has passed 24 million reported cases of Covid-19

Reported new Covid-19 infections in France have been falling for the last 21 days.

South Australia and Queensland have joined the eastern Australian states in redefining the requirements for in home close contacts. The requirements for isolation have been drastically reduced/removed.

The West Australian Premier, Mark McGowan has tested positive to Covid-19 after a family member contracted the disease. That child has been admitted to a WA hospital in a serious condition.

NSW will now be reporting Covid-19 deaths on a weekly basis.

USA health experts are horrified at the lifting of mask mandates on public transport.

New research in England shows 7 out of 10 people in the country have had Covid-19

China is further tightening restrictions in Shanghai.

The government in Shanghai is promising better standards of food after reports of mouldy food being distributed surfaced.

 

24 April 2022  Sunday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 509,055,175 6,241,846 3158 0.94 0.86
21 Australia 5689377 6991 8 0.80 0.77
(98) Sth Aust 382474 314 5    
(50) Victoria 1505659 2900 0 0.81 0.78
(40) NSW 2211139 2684 0    
72 NZ 884289 636 9    
1 USA 82,647,526 1,018,308 509    
2 India 43,057,061 522,183 37    
3 Brazil 30,345,654 662,663 45    
6 UK 21,933,206 173,352 0    
7 Russia 18,128,691 374,734 171    
9 Italy 16,079,209 162,609 143    
18 Indonesia 6,043,768 156,067 27    
29 South Africa 3,759,689 100,298 12    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 3152 1588 438 256
  Daily Deaths 21 8 2 5
In ICU 135 64 33 11
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 6991 2692 2902 319
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 60713 Daily New Cases 33985

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7473 down 1.6% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 97.03% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.41% have had 2 dose & 64.67% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.22/ 93.15/65.53).

The world has passed 509 million cases of Covid-19.

The average weekly number of new reported Covid-19 cases in France has fallen

The average daily number of new reported Covid-19 cases in South Korea has been falling for the last 12 days.

Germany now leads the world in new daily reported Covid-19 infections, accounting for 1 in 6 new cases.

The number of deaths due to Covid-19 across Australia is rising with increased Covid-19 case numbers

Chinese Australians are shopping for food to ship to friends and family in Shanghai.

WA Premier Mark McGowan’s child has been released from hospital after what has been described by McGowan as a very worrying scare

The immunocompromised in Australia are increasing getting more worried as Covid-19 mandates continue to be withdrawn, they are being left isolated and vulnerable.

Queensland “new” Covid-19 Quarantine  Facility is being called a “White Elephant” by the state opposition, the government is saying that it will be used to isolated returning Covid-19 Cruise passengers.

Taiwan is experiencing a surge in Covid-19 cases but the government is adamant it will not go into a Shanghai style lockdown.

 

25 April 2022  Monday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 509,457,544 6,242,791 945 0.59 0.54
21 Australia 5719465 7006 15 0.70 0.69
(93) Sth Aust 385770 325 6    
(49) Victoria 1513000 2891 -9 0.85 0.85
(41) NSW 2219043 2696 12    
67 NZ 890039 644 8    
1 USA 82,661,537 1,018,330 22    
2 India 43,059,821 522,193 10    
3 Brazil 30,349,463 662,663 0    
6 UK 21,933,206 173,352 0    
7 Russia 18,137,137 374,902 168    
9 Italy 16,136,057 162,688 79    
18 Indonesia 6,044,150 156,100 33    
30 South Africa 3,762,911 100,303 5    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 3189 1631 441 247
  Daily Deaths 17 4 4 5
In ICU 132 64 31 11
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 7006 2696 2891 325
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 54134 Daily New Cases 30281

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7473 down 1.6% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 97.04% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.41% have had 2 dose & 64.72% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.23/ 93.16/65.59).

The world has passed 509 million cases of Covid-19.

The average number of new Covid-19 reported infections in Tinga has been falling for the last 21 days.

It has been reported in the UK that only 29% of hospitalised Covid-19 patients recover within a year.

The Tories face local electoral wipe-out as a fallout of the Boris Johnson / Downing Street “Partygate”

Beijing is bracing itself for a Covid-19 onslaught, as experts say there is a significant amount of undisclosed Covid-19 cases in the city.

 

26 April 2022  Tuesday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 509,832,408 6,244,533 1742 0.55 0.51
21 Australia 5756115 7052 46 0.86 0.85
(93) Sth Aust 389539 332 7    
(49) Victoria 1521951 2902 11 1.04 1.03
(41) NSW 2228872 2714 18    
67 NZ 896495 649 5    
1 USA 82,692,334 1,018,448 118    
2 India 43,062,097 522,223 30    
3 Brazil 30,355,919 662,722 59    
6 UK 21,933,206 173,352 0    
7 Russia 18,144,788 375,061 159    
9 Italy 16,161,339 162,781 93    
18 Indonesia 6,044,467 156,133 33    
30 South Africa 3,764,865 100,333 30    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 3295 1695 455 254
  Daily Deaths 50 18 15 7
In ICU 141 67 33 10
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 7052 2714 2902 332
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 54975 Daily New Cases 36219

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7473 down 1.6% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 97.04% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.42% have had 2 dose & 64.74% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.24/ 93.17/65.61).

The world has passed 509 million cases of Covid-19.

Finland has reported a new high in daily average Covid-19 deaths.

The worlds oldest person, a woman, Kane Tanaka, has died at the age of 119 in Japan.

51 more deaths due to Covid-19 have been reported in Shanghai.

China reported almost 22,000 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday.

There has been a Covid-19 outbreak on one of the first cruise ships to return to Perth.

The ASX has dropped over $60 billion in value over the implications of Covid-19 fears for China

Beijing will mass test most of its population over the next week, with everyone being tested 3 times.

A new breath test for Covid-19 has been approved in the USA

 

27 April 2022  Wednesday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 510,612,135 6,248,213 3680 1.12 1.16
21 Australia 5801214 7113 61 1.08 1.06
(93) Sth Aust 394574 332 0    
(49) Victoria 1532632 2932 30 1.22 1.22
(41) NSW 2241017 2724 10    
67 NZ 896495 649 0    
1 USA 82,760,094 1,018,750 302    
2 India 43,065,666 522,374 151    
3 Brazil 30,378,061 662,866 144    
6 UK 21,994,809 174,144 792    
7 Russia 18,151,895 375,237 176    
9 Italy 16,191,323 162,927 146    
18 Indonesia 6,045,043 156,163 30    
30 South Africa 3,769,927 100,348 15    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 3398 1743 456 254
  Daily Deaths 44 10 13 0
In ICU 142 73 32 10
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 7113 2724 2932 332
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 63222 Daily New Cases 45766

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7318 down 2.1% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 97.05% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.42% have had 2 dose & 64.75% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.24/ 93.17/65.62).

The world has passed 510 million cases of Covid-19.

France has passed 28 million reported cases of Covid-19

The hospitalisation rate in NSW due to Covid-19 has taken a sharp spike to almost 1750 new admissions.

US Vice President Kamala Harris has tested positive to Covid-19

Our brother-in-law has Covid! We had a long lunch with them the day before he tested positive, let’s see where that goes!!

 

28 April 2022  Thursday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 511,380,367 6,252,953 4740 1.16 1.13
21 Australia 5847580 7164 51 1.14 1.06
(93) Sth Aust 398505 339 7    
(49) Victoria 1542059 2942 10 1.10 1.09
(41) NSW 2254059 2743 19    
67 NZ 906397 671 22    
1 USA 82,867,303 1,019,690 940    
2 India 43,068,412 523,654 1280    
3 Brazil 30,399,004 663,165 299    
6 UK 22,011,920 174,448 304    
7 Russia 18,159,600 375,400 163    
9 Italy 16,279,754 163,113 186    
18 Indonesia 6,045,660 156,199 36    
30 South Africa 3,769,927 100,348 0    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 3284 1701 445 240
  Daily Deaths 51 19 10 7
In ICU 150 76 35 11
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 7164 2743 2942 339
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 106244 Daily New Cases 46304

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7261 down 0.8% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 97.06% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.44% have had 2 dose & 64.83% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.25/ 93.19/65.70).

The world has passed 511 million cases of Covid-19.

The UK has passed 22 million reported cases of Covid-19

Germany continues to lead the world in new daily reported Covid-19 infections, accounting for 1 in 6 new cases.

NSW and Victoria are recording record numbers of deaths due to Covid-19

Surveys of blood samples in the USA indicate 3 in 4 children have had Covid-19

As of Friday this week WA is removing the requirements for  proof of vaccination and a Good to Go Pass to enter the state.

Australians are being urged more than normal to get their Flu vaccination this year as fears go of a Flu epidemic.

Victoria has stood-down 420 teachers who failed to get a booster shot against Covid-19 by the mandated date.

 

29 April 2022  Friday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 512,072,375 6,255,882 2929 1.04 1.04
21 Australia 5889060 7187 23 1.05 1.00
(93) Sth Aust 402538 342 3    
(49) Victoria 1552351 2948 6 1.18 1.17
(41) NSW 2266604 2749 6    
67 NZ 923847 696 25    
1 USA 82,954,365 1,020,152 462    
2 India 43,072,486 523,693 39    
3 Brazil 30,418,920 663,289 124    
6 UK 22,025,925 174,696 248    
7 Russia 18,167,281 375,566 166    
9 Italy 16,349,788 163,244 131    
18 Indonesia 6,046,072 156,217 18    
30 South Africa 3,780,444 100,355 7    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 3169 1645 428 222
  Daily Deaths 24 7 7 3
In ICU 137 68 35 11
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 7187 2749 2948 342
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 87314 Daily New Cases 42094

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7356 up 1.3% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 97.07% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.45% have had 2 dose & 64.91% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.26/ 93.20/65.79).

The world has passed 512 million cases of Covid-19.

South Australia has passed 400,000 reported cases of Covid-19.

Eswatini, formally Swaziland, has recorded its highest new number of Covid-19 cases since January.

In South Korea  the number daily deaths due to Covid-19 has been falling for over 20 days.

Finland has reported a new pandemic high in daily average Covid-19 new cases with over 14400 new cases.

Australian Federal Opposition leader Anthony Albanese is out of Covid-19 isolation and back on the election campaign trail.

NSW has detected its first BA.4 variant cases, prompting a warning of the likelihood of reinfections.

The South Australian Opposition leader has tested positive to Covid-19

Moderna has asked the USA FDA for approval of a vaccine for children under the age of 6

Weddings and funerals have been cancelled and schools closed in Beijing as it fights to stop the spread of Covid-19 in the city.

 

30 April 2022  Saturday

227 (223) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

Micronesia 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 512,715,181 6,258,663 2781 1.04 0.98
21 Australia 5928306 7242 55 1.00 0.95
(93) Sth Aust 406475 346 4    
(49) Victoria 1561288 2967 19 1.00 1.02
(41) NSW 2278053 2769 20    
67 NZ 930969 702 6    
1 USA 83,017,410 1,020,510 358    
2 India 43,073,973 523,753 60    
3 Brazil 30,433,042 663,484 195    
6 UK 22,038,340 174,912 216    
7 Russia 18,174,991 375,727 161    
9 Italy 16,409,183 163,377 133    
18 Indonesia 6,046,467 156,240 23    
30 South Africa 3,785,398 100,360 5    

Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au

Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.

Australian daily hospitalisation figures.

  Australia NSW Victoria Sth Australia
Daily Hospitalisations 3177 1623 448 250
  Daily Deaths 53 20 19 4
In ICU 139 69 30 15
On Ventilator        
Total Deaths 7242 2769 2967 346
Daily Tests Carried Out PCR Total 69219 Daily New Cases 39782

Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/

ASX200 at 7435 up 1.1% from the close from the previous close.

Australia has vaccinated 97.08% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.46% have had 2 dose & 64.99% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.27/ 93.21/65.87).

The world has passed 512 million cases of Covid-19.

Germany continues to lead the world in new daily reported Covid-19 infections, accounting for 1 in 6 new cases.

The average number of new daily Covid-19 cases reported in Egypt has reached a new high of over 2800

It has been revealed that doctors in Melbourne have been using an extreme method to save the lives of severely sick Covid-19 patients, placing them in a medically induced coma for up to 130 days.

Fiji has removed its pretravel Covid-19 check requirement.

Queensland is disbanding its Covid-19 contact tracing team.

New rules applying to close contacts of Covid-19 cases comes into force in South Australia today, very much relaxed from previous requirements.

The number of children suffering from Hepatitis has risen dramatically during the pandemic, experts put it down to the absence of exposure to common pathogens.

South Africa may be entering another wave of Covid-19.

It has been announced that 100’s of live were saved in the UK by using external oxygenation of blood of people who were extremely ill with Covid-19

 

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