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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