1 May 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 | 513,217,447 | 6,260,235 | 1572 | 0.84 | 0.78 |
| 21 | Australia | 5960844 | 7238 | 15 | 0.84 | 0.79 |
| (93) | Sth Aust | 409717 | 348 | 2 | ||
| (49) | Victoria | 1568836 | 2948 | 7 | 0.84 | 0.86 |
| (41) | NSW | 2287281 | 2774 | 5 | ||
| 67 | NZ | 936697 | 707 | 5 | ||
| 1 | USA | 83,056,026 | 1,020,752 | 242 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,079,157 | 523,803 | 50 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,448,236 | 663,497 | 13 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,038,340 | 174,912 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,182,354 | 375,884 | 157 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 16,463,200 | 163,507 | 130 | ||
| 18 | Indonesia | 6,046,796 | 156,257 | 17 | ||
| 30 | South Africa | 3,791,925 | 100,363 | 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 | 3099 | 1604 | 437 | 229 |
| Daily Deaths | 15 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| In ICU | 149 | 75 | 30 | 16 |
| On Ventilator | ||||
| Total Deaths | 7238 | 2774 | 29 | 348 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 61438 | Daily New Cases | 32829 |
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 97.09% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.47% have had 2 dose & 65.07% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.28/ 93.22/65.96).
The world has passed 513 million cases of Covid-19.
Germany accounts for 1 in every 6 reported new infections of Covid-19 world wide.
New daily infections in Spain have been rising for the last week.
Metal barriers have been erected in parts of Shanghai to limit movement of its citizens as the city continues to battle the Covid-19 outbreak.
People flying into China now have to undergo 21 days quarantine and even then travel within China is being restricted.
Epidemiologists are beginning to get concerned that the world is becoming conditioned to the fact of daily lose of life due to Covid-19, calling it “bordering on irresponsible”.
More of the new Omicron subvariant has been found in Melbourne’s waste water system.
Beijing has banned restaurant dining as it increases measures to contain Covid-19 in the city.
Reports are coming out that the Trump administration in the USA overrode medical advice on churches, allowing them to continue to open.
2 May 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 | 513,522,060 | 6,261,368 | 1133 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 21 | Australia | 5991928 | 7244 | 6 | 0.80 | 0.76 |
| (93) | Sth Aust | 413321 | 351 | 3 | ||
| (49) | Victoria | 1576945 | 2949 | 1 | 0.89 | 0.91 |
| (41) | NSW | 2294900 | 2779 | 5 | ||
| 67 | NZ | 943428 | 713 | 6 | ||
| 1 | USA | 83,081,756 | 1,020,850 | 98 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,082,502 | 523,843 | 40 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,454,490 | 663,551 | 54 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,038,340 | 174,912 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,189,401 | 376,031 | 147 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 16,504,791 | 163,612 | 105 | ||
| 18 | Indonesia | 6,047,040 | 156,273 | 16 | ||
| 30 | South Africa | 3,795,763 | 100,363 | 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 | 3224 | 1656 | 456 | 257 |
| Daily Deaths | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| In ICU | 135 | 72 | 26 | 15 |
| On Ventilator | ||||
| Total Deaths | 7244 | 2779 | 2949 | 351 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 74373 | Daily New Cases | 31167 |
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 97.09% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.48% have had 2 dose & 65.10% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.28/ 93.23/66.01).
The world has passed 513 million cases of Covid-19.
Taiwan has recorded its highest recorded daily new infection rate of the pandemic with over 17,000 new cases of Covid-19
Jamaica has recorded its highest daily new Covid-19 infection s since February 2022
Italy and Greece have reduced their Covid-19 travel restrictions ahead of the European summer
Elective surgeries have returned to WA public hospitals
The UK Government is being accused of cover-ups and corruption over the PPE contracts issued during the pandemic.
3 May 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 | 513,789,732 | 6,262,774 | 1406 | 0.47 | 0.43 |
| 21 | Australia | 6029879 | 7311 | 67 | 0.97 | 0.93 |
| (93) | Sth Aust | 416371 | 354 | 3 | ||
| (49) | Victoria | 1586515 | 2987 | 38 | 1.07 | 1.11 |
| (41) | NSW | 2304435 | 2802 | 23 | ||
| 67 | NZ | 952697 | 731 | 18 | ||
| 1 | USA | 83,118,074 | 1,020,943 | 93 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,085,166 | 523,869 | 26 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,460,997 | 663,602 | 51 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,038,340 | 174,912 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,195,608 | 376,167 | 136 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 16,523,859 | 163,736 | 124 | ||
| 18 | Indonesia | 6,047,208 | 156,287 | 14 | ||
| 30 | South Africa | 3,798,413 | 100,370 | 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 | 3088 | 1513 | 482 | 228 |
| Daily Deaths | 41 | 23 | 14 | 3 |
| In ICU | 143 | 71 | 25 | 17 |
| On Ventilator | ||||
| Total Deaths | 7311 | 2802 | 2987 | 354 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 63528 | Daily New Cases | 38648 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7347 down 1.2% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.10% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.48% have had 2 dose & 65.12% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.29/ 93.24/66.03).
The world has passed 513 million cases of Covid-19.
Australia has passed 6 million recorded cases of Covid-19, the last million in 24 days.
New reported Covid-19 cases in the UK have fallen by over 32500 cases in the last 21 days
Two new Omicron sub-variants have been detected in SA, brought in by overseas travellers.
An Irish couple are being deported from Perth due to entering the country without the required Covid-19 paperwork/exemptions for being unvaccinated.
New Zealand’s international borders have reopened after 2 years of closure.
Reports are coming in that South Africa is experiencing a new wave of more infectious Covid-19
4 May 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 | 514,488,818 | 6,264,858 | 2084 | 1.26 | 1.12 |
| 21 | Australia | 6076457 | 7367 | 56 | 1.18 | 1.15 |
| (93) | Sth Aust | 420264 | 366 | 12 | ||
| (49) | Victoria | 1597464 | 2998 | 11 | 1.14 | 1.18 |
| (41) | NSW | 2316269 | 2823 | 21 | ||
| 67 | NZ | 961262 | 753 | 22 | ||
| 1 | USA | 83,207,043 | 1,021,381 | 438 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,088,401 | 523,889 | 20 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,482,429 | 663,694 | 92 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,038,340 | 174,912 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,201,074 | 376,292 | 125 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 16,586,268 | 163,889 | 153 | ||
| 18 | Indonesia | 6,047,315 | 156,305 | 18 | ||
| 30 | South Africa | 3,802,198 | 100,377 | 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 | 3104 | 1510 | 473 | 221 |
| Daily Deaths | 56 | 21 | 11 | 12 |
| In ICU | 142 | 68 | 25 | 11 |
| On Ventilator | ||||
| Total Deaths | 7367 | 2823 | 2998 | 366 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 86271 | Daily New Cases | 38648 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7316 down 0.4% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.11% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.49% have had 2 dose & 65.17% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.30/ 93.25/66.09).
The world has passed 514 million cases of Covid-19.
Victoria has passed 3000 deaths due to Covid-19.
Taiwan has recorded its highest number of reported Covid-19 daily cases since the start of the pandemic with over 17800 new cases,
The number of new reported daily cases of Covid-19 in France has been falling for the last 21 days.
Germany still accounts for 1 in every 6 reported new infections of Covid-19 world wide.
Medical workers in Shanghai have found that an elderly man thought to have died from Covid-19 was alive inside a body bag as they were loading it into a van.
The new Omicron variants have been found in two Australian states, the source of the new variants has been named as South Africa.
The South Australian Government is set to take leadership of the State’s Covid-19 response away from the Police Commissioner and into the hands of the State Government, with fears being expressed that the expert scientific opinion will be overlooked for political expediency.
An agreement has almost been reached between developing nations and pharmaceutical companies to release the patent for Covid-19 vaccines.
5 May 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 | 515,205,784 | 6,268,071 | 3213 | 1.31 | 1.19 |
| 21 | Australia | 6130748 | 7423 | 56 | 1.34 | 1.34 |
| (93) | Sth Aust | 425704 | 370 | 4 | ||
| (49) | Victoria | 1608991 | 3012 | 14 | 1.21 | 1.27 |
| (41) | NSW | 2334360 | 2844 | 21 | ||
| 67 | NZ | 969959 | 774 | 21 | ||
| 1 | USA | 83,337,939 | 1,022,304 | 923 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,091,299 | 523,920 | 31 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,502,501 | 663,816 | 122 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,090,523 | 175,546 | 634 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,206,167 | 376,421 | 129 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 16,633,911 | 164,041 | 152 | ||
| 18 | Indonesia | 6,047,491 | 156,321 | 16 | ||
| 30 | South Africa | 3,808,368 | 100,407 | 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 | 3131 | 1529 | 492 | 218 |
| Daily Deaths | 56 | 21 | 14 | 4 |
| In ICU | 133 | 62 | 29 | 11 |
| On Ventilator | ||||
| Total Deaths | 7423 | 2844 | 3012 | 370 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 99795 | Daily New Cases | 54868 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7304 down 0.2% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.12% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.50% have had 2 dose & 65.24% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.31/ 93.26/66.16).
The world has passed 514 million cases of Covid-19.
Over 3000 people have died of Covid-19 in Victoria.
Finland has recorded a new high, 99, for daily deaths due to Covid-19
New daily reported Covid-19 infections in Malaysia have been falling for the last 21 days.
6 May 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 | 515,714,108 | 6,271,350 | 3279 | 0.98 | 0.88 |
| 17 | Australia | 6168861 | 7453 | 30 | 0.95 | 0.96 |
| (90) | Sth Aust | 433295 | 371 | 1 | ||
| (47) | Victoria | 1619296 | 3021 | 9 | 1.08 | 1.13 |
| (40) | NSW | 2334360 | 2844 | 0 | ||
| 64 | NZ | 977380 | 797 | 23 | ||
| 1 | USA | 83,394,049 | 1,023,689 | 1385 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,094,548 | 523,975 | 55 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,502,501 | 663,816 | 0 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,102,983 | 175,984 | 438 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,211,178 | 376,560 | 139 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 16,682,626 | 164,179 | 138 | ||
| 18 | Indonesia | 6,047,741 | 156,340 | 19 | ||
| 30 | South Africa | 3,808,368 | 100,407 | 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 | 3117 | 1499 | 502 | 221 |
| Daily Deaths | 29 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| In ICU | 127 | 54 | 31 | 10 |
| On Ventilator | ||||
| Total Deaths | 7453 | 2851 | 3021 | 371 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 75297 | Daily New Cases | 43083 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7364 up 0.8% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.12% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.51% have had 2 dose & 65.30% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.31/ 93.26/66.16).
The world has passed 515 million cases of Covid-19.
The WHO estimates that at least 15 million people worldwide have lost their lives due to Covid-19
The WHO also estimates that approximately one third of all deaths have occurred in India, a “fact” India strongly disputes
Germany now accounts for 1 in every 7 reported new infections of Covid-19 worldwide
In Finland, a new high of over 21500 new daily reported cases of Covid-19 has been reached.
New infections of Covid-19 in Panama have reached a 4 month high.
WA is facing a second wave of Covid-19 infections since opening up.
WA has now had more Covid-19 cases than South Australia.
The new sub-variants of Omicron that have arrived in Australia may cause a fresh wave of infections.
The USA has restricted the use of the Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 vaccine of concerns of a very rare blood clotting disorder.
7 May 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 | 516,320,188 | 6,273,895 | 2545 | 1.18 | 1.07 |
| 17 | Australia | 6213812 | 7495 | 42 | 1.10 | 1.13 |
| (90) | Sth Aust | 430466 | 371 | 0 | ||
| (47) | Victoria | 1628391 | 3030 | 9 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| (40) | NSW | 2356642 | 2870 | 26 | ||
| 64 | NZ | 984218 | 808 | 11 | ||
| 1 | USA | 83,488,464 | 1,024,072 | 383 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,098,285 | 523,975 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,543,908 | 664,091 | 275 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,114,034 | 176,212 | 228 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,216,719 | 376,696 | 136 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 16,726,990 | 164,304 | 125 | ||
| 18 | Indonesia | 6,047,986 | 156,357 | 17 | ||
| 30 | South Africa | 3,827,378 | 100,505 | 98 |
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 | 3068 | 1481 | 494 | 214 |
| Daily Deaths | 41 | 19 | 9 | 0 |
| In ICU | 131 | 54 | 35 | 11 |
| On Ventilator | ||||
| Total Deaths | 7495 | 2870 | 3030 | 371 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 84226 | Daily New Cases | 42421 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7205 down 2.2% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.13% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.52% have had 2 dose & 65.37% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.33/ 93.28/66.30).
The world has passed 516 million cases of Covid-19.
South Africa has experienced its highest number of new reported daily infections of Covid-19 since January
New reported Covid-19 infections in France have been falling for several weeks.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has issued a warning to the people of China not to question the country’s “general policy of “dynamic zero-Coivd””. This has been taken to be a warning to those in power who are questioning the direction set by the President.
8 May 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 | 516,890,536 | 6,275,540 | 1.09 | 1.02 | |
| 17 | Australia | 6249101 | 7513 | 18 | 0.86 | 0.88 |
| (90) | Sth Aust | 433132 | 375 | 4 | ||
| (47) | Victoria | 1636997 | 3034 | 4 | 0.88 | 0.92 |
| (40) | NSW | 2365484 | 2876 | 6 | ||
| 64 | NZ | 989946 | 810 | 2 | ||
| 1 | USA | 83,554,238 | 1,024,455 | 383 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,102,508 | 524,024 | 49 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,558,530 | 664,143 | 52 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,114,034 | 176,212 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,222,219 | 376,828 | 132 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 16,767,773 | 164,417 | 113 | ||
| 18 | Indonesia | 6,048,204 | 156,371 | 14 | ||
| 30 | South Africa | 3,835,902 | 100,516 | 11 |
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 | 3073 | 1504 | 491 | 214 |
| Daily Deaths | 18 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| In ICU | 131 | 57 | 38 | 9 |
| On Ventilator | ||||
| Total Deaths | 7513 | 2876 | 3034 | 375 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 71117 | Daily New Cases | 35587 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7205 down 2.2% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.14% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.53% have had 2 dose & 65.43% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.33/ 93.29/66.37).
The world has passed 516 million cases of Covid-19.
South Africa has had its highest reported number of new daily Covid-19 infections since the start of the year.
New Covid-19 cases in France have been falling for the last 21 days.
Germany continues to account for 1 in every 7 reported new infections of Covid-19 worldwide
Labor’s Bill Shorten has tested positive to Covid-19.
NZ PM Jacinda Ardern has been forced into isolation after her partner tested positive to Covid-19
9 May 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 | 517,202,258 | 6,276,314 | 774 | 0.59 | 0.56 |
| 17 | Australia | 6286876 | 7516 | 3 | 0.90 | 0.93 |
| (90) | Sth Aust | 436318 | 375 | 0 | ||
| (47) | Victoria | 1646973 | 3034 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.04 |
| (40) | NSW | 2373235 | 2879 | 3 | ||
| 64 | NZ | 996417 | 812 | 2 | ||
| 1 | USA | 83,579,397 | 1,024,542 | 87 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,105,222 | 524,064 | 40 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,564,536 | 664,179 | 36 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,114,034 | 176,212 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,227,666 | 376,946 | 118 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 16,798,998 | 164,489 | 72 | ||
| 18 | Indonesia | 6,048,431 | 156,381 | 10 | ||
| 30 | South Africa | 3,841,388 | 100,523 | 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 | 3139 | 1548 | 491 | 228 |
| Daily Deaths | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| In ICU | 129 | 54 | 43 | 14 |
| On Ventilator | ||||
| Total Deaths | 7516 | 2879 | 3034 | 375 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 58449 | Daily New Cases | 37807 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7205 down 2.2% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.15% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.53% have had 2 dose & 65.46% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.34/ 93.30/66.41).
The world has passed 517 million cases of Covid-19.
Australia has recorded its lowest daily deaths due to Covid-19 since 15 March 2022
Spain has passed 12 million recorded cases of Covid-19
South Australia has embarked on an advertising campaign to get more people to have their booster vaccines.
WA has seen new daily case number fall below 10,000, but the states hospital system is on the brink of collapse under the pressure of Covid-19.
Today may see an escalation of war in Ukraine and beyond, as Russia celebrates “Victory Day”, fears are that Vladmir Putin may declare war on Europe and may use tactical nuclear weapons.
The 2nd leaders debate shown last night on channel Nine was as some journalists and commentators have called it, “A Shit Show”. With it dissolving into a shouting contest of no clarity. In my opinion, Morrison was shown to be a bully and Albanese was shown to be weak. The weak format and even weaker moderation by channel Nine was at the core of the problems.
10 May 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 | 517,557,207 | 6,277,416 | 1102 | 0.66 | 0.64 |
| 17 | Australia | 6334600 | 7559 | 43 | 1.10 | 1.15 |
| (90) | Sth Aust | 436318 | 378 | 3 | ||
| (47) | Victoria | 1659560 | 3052 | 18 | 1.21 | 1.28 |
| (40) | NSW | 2383412 | 2896 | 17 | ||
| 64 | NZ | 1005674 | 826 | 14 | ||
| 1 | USA | 83,634,940 | 1,024,623 | 81 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,107,322 | 524,093 | 29 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,574,245 | 664,192 | 13 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,114,034 | 176,212 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,232,696 | 377,049 | 103 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 16,816,419 | 164,573 | 84 | ||
| 18 | Indonesia | 6,048,685 | 156,396 | 15 | ||
| 30 | South Africa | 3,844,625 | 100,533 | 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 | 3168 | 1538 | 519 | 286 |
| Daily Deaths | 43 | 17 | 18 | 3 |
| In ICU | 123 | 55 | 34 | 6 |
| On Ventilator | ||||
| Total Deaths | 7559 | 2896 | 3052 | 378 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 71873 | Daily New Cases | 48034 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7120 down 1.2% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.15% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.54% have had 2 dose & 65.47% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.34/ 93.30/66.42).
The world has passed 517 million cases of Covid-19.
New Zealand has passed 1 million reported cases of Covid-19
The average number of daily new reported Covid-19 infections in Australia has been rising for the last 21 days.
Portugal has reached a new daily high for reported Covid-19 cases of 56200 cases.
The average number of new daily reported cases of Covid-19 in Vietnam has been decreasing for over a week
Studies are showing a 4th shot of a Covid-19 vaccine increases immunity more than the 3rd shot.
A study into the effect of vitamin supplements to help boost your body’s ability to resist the worst of Covid-19 has been inconclusive. The study shows deficiencies in some vitamins increases the risk of heightened symptoms but there is no evidence to support the use of supplemental vitamins in people with normal levels.
11 May 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 | 518,271,157 | 6,279,698 | 2282 | 1.32 | 1.31 |
| 17 | Australia | 6392082 | 7613 | 54 | 1.27 | 1.36 |
| (90) | Sth Aust | 436318 | 386 | 8 | ||
| (47) | Victoria | 1673533 | 3069 | 17 | 1.29 | 1.39 |
| (40) | NSW | 2395359 | 2907 | 11 | ||
| 64 | NZ | 1013721 | 855 | 29 | ||
| 1 | USA | 83,733,479 | 1,024,916 | 293 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,110,185 | 524,103 | 10 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,594,388 | 664,390 | 198 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,144,628 | 176,424 | 212 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,237,227 | 377,150 | 101 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 16,872,618 | 164,731 | 158 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,049,141 | 156,416 | 20 | ||
| 30 | South Africa | 3,852,148 | 100,559 | 26 |
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 | 3102 | 1452 | 533 | 232 |
| Daily Deaths | 48 | 11 | 17 | 8 |
| In ICU | 114 | 48 | 33 | 7 |
| On Ventilator | ||||
| Total Deaths | 7613 | 2907 | 3069 | 386 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 102738 | Daily New Cases | 57637 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7051 down 1.0% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.16% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.55% have had 2 dose & 65.53% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.35/ 93.31/66.48).
The world has passed 518 million cases of Covid-19.
New reported Covid-19 cases in South Korea have been falling for the last 3 weeks
New re[ported daily infections are rising in Finland and Spain
South Australia is setting up Long Covid Clinics to deal with the rising issue.
New reported Covid-19 cases are soaring in WA with new daily records being recorded in the last 2 days, with a new record of 12390 cases.
The WHO has said that China’s Zero Tolerance Policy is unsustainable.
12 May 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 | 518,982,183 | 6,281936 | 2238 | 1.32 | 1.31 |
| 17 | Australia | 6449366 | 7668 | 55 | 1.26 | 1.33 |
| (90) | Sth Aust | 449227 | 393 | 7 | ||
| (47) | Victoria | 1687747 | 3083 | 14 | 1.26 | 1.37 |
| (40) | NSW | 2407720 | 2930 | 23 | ||
| 64 | NZ | 1023205 | 863 | 8 | ||
| 1 | USA | 83,953,371 | 1,025,764 | 848 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,113,413 | 524,181 | 78 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,617,786 | 664,564 | 174 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,145,157 | 176,424 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,241,329 | 377,248 | 98 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 16,915,301 | 164,846 | 115 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,049,541 | 156,424 | 8 | ||
| 30 | South Africa | 3,862,165 | 100,609 | 50 |
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 | 3013 | 1403 | 545 | 210 |
| Daily Deaths | 55 | 23 | 15 | 7 |
| In ICU | 122 | 56 | 29 | 7 |
| On Ventilator | ||||
| Total Deaths | 7668 | 2930 | 3083 | 393 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 99939 | Daily New Cases | 57760 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7064 up 0.2% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.17% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.56% have had 2 dose & 65.59% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.36/ 93.32/66.55).
The world has passed 518 million cases of Covid-19.
New reported Covid-19 daily infections in Saudi Arabia have been increasing for over week
New Covid-19 infections continue to rise in Panama.
There are fears in WA that their hospital system will soon be over-run with Covid-19 cases as case numbers surge by over 20% to 12390 reported in a day.
Research in China on Wuhan cases, reveals that over half of people hospitalised with Covid-19 still have some symptoms over 2 years after their initial infection.
13 May 2022 Friday
228 (224) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
North Korea was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case in May 2022.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 519,592,921 | 6,284,178 | 2242 | 1.10 | 1.14 |
| 17 | Australia | 6501639 | 7721 | 53 | 1.10 | 1.19 |
| (90) | Sth Aust | 453773 | 396 | 3 | ||
| (47) | Victoria | 1700696 | 3101 | 18 | 1.11 | 1.22 |
| (40) | NSW | 2419692 | 2943 | 13 | ||
| 64 | NZ | 1030733 | 892 | 29 | ||
| 1 | USA | 84,019,622 | 1,025,955 | 191 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,116,600 | 524,181 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,639,130 | 664,641 | 77 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,159,615 | 176,708 | 284 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,245,394 | 377,359 | 111 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 16,954,784 | 164,976 | 130 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,049,876 | 156,438 | 14 | ||
| 30 | South Africa | 3,871,085 | 100,630 | 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 | 2988 | 1398 | 546 | 229 |
| Daily Deaths | 51 | 13 | 18 | 3 |
| In ICU | 123 | 60 | 25 | 10 |
| On Ventilator | ||||
| Total Deaths | 7721 | 2943 | 3101 | 396 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 101387 | Daily New Cases | 54591 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7064 down 1.8% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.18% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.57% have had 2 dose & 65.65% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.38/ 93.34/66.63).
The world has passed 519 million cases of Covid-19.
The number of new reported daily cases of Covid-19 has been increasing in South Africa for the last week
Panama has again recorded its highest daily new Covid-19 cases since February.
China has slammed the WHO over its comments about its Zero Tolerance policy on Covid-19, calling it irresponsible.
North Korea has reported its first case of Covid-19, with the country going into lockdown.
The number of new daily cases and deaths in WA due to Covid-19 are continuing to rise.
Flu cases are surging in NSW ahead of winter, causing more concerns over hospitals capacity to cope.
14 May 2022 Saturday
228 (224) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
North Korea was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case in May 2022.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 520,240,925 | 6,286,209 | 2031 | 1.16 | 1.21 |
| 17 | Australia | 6552160 | 7774 | 53 | 1.05 | 1.13 |
| (90) | Sth Aust | 453773 | 401 | 5 | ||
| (47) | Victoria | 1712856 | 3123 | 22 | 1.01 | 1.12 |
| (40) | NSW | 2430624 | 2962 | 19 | ||
| 64 | NZ | 1037855 | 909 | 17 | ||
| 1 | USA | 84,133,117 | 1,026,299 | 344 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,117,836 | 524,190 | 9 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,664,739 | 664,780 | 139 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,159,805 | 176,708 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,250,290 | 377,464 | 105 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 16,993,813 | 165,091 | 115 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,050,211 | 156,448 | 10 | ||
| 30 | South Africa | 3,879,434 | 100,744 | 114 |
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 | 2956 | 1377 | 524 | 217 |
| Daily Deaths | 53 | 19 | 22 | 5 |
| In ICU | 122 | 58 | 24 | 11 |
| On Ventilator | ||||
| Total Deaths | 7774 | 2962 | 3123 | 401 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 88957 | Daily New Cases | 48421 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7075 up 1.9% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.19% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.57% have had 2 dose & 65.65% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.38/ 93.35/66.71).
The world has passed 520 million cases of Covid-19.
Taiwan has passed 600,000recoded cases of Covid-19
Costa Rica has been recording increasing umbers of new daily cases of Covid-19 for the last week.
New reported cases of Covid-19 in South Africa continue to increase.
North Korea has reported an “explosion” in new reported cases of Covid-19, with 350,000 infected.
Trials of 2 new Covid-19 vaccines developed in Melbourne have moved to Human studies.
The exodus of expats from Shanghai’s draconian lockdowns continues.
Long queues are being reported outside supermarkets in Beijing and the Chinese Government continues to say there will be no lockdown of the city.
NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Arden has tested positive to Covid-19.
Investigations in the USA have found that former President Trump and meat industry officials blocked life saving measures from being implemented.
The mink industry in Demark is loosing farmers at a rapid rate following the mass cull of infected animals.
15 May 2022 Sunday
228 (224) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
North Korea was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case in May 2022.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 520,817,239 | 6,287,573 | 1364 | 1.03 | 1.06 |
| 17 | Australia | 6593898 | 7794 | 20 | 0.85 | 0.92 |
| (90) | Sth Aust | 461271 | 401 | 0 | ||
| (47) | Victoria | 1722934 | 3133 | 10 | 0.82 | 0.92 |
| (40) | NSW | 2439636 | 2966 | 4 | ||
| 64 | NZ | 1043683 | 923 | 14 | ||
| 1 | USA | 84,206,106 | 1,026,616 | 317 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,121,022 | 524,201 | 11 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,682,094 | 664,920 | 140 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,159,805 | 176,708 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,255,337 | 377,571 | 107 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 17,030,147 | 165,182 | 91 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,050,519 | 156,453 | 5 | ||
| 30 | South Africa | 3,887,449 | 100,753 | 9 |
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 | 2988 | 1377 | 528 | 231 |
| Daily Deaths | 21 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| In ICU | 129 | 58 | 27 | 9 |
| On Ventilator | ||||
| Total Deaths | 7794 | 2966 | 3133 | 401 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 64220 | Daily New Cases | 42171 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7075 up 1.9% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.19% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.58% have had 2 dose & 65.65% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.39/ 93.36/66.78).
The world has passed 520 million cases of Covid-19.
Portugal has reached a new high in reported daily Covid-19 cases with over 56000 new cases
New daily reported Covid-19 cases in Saudi Arabia have been increasing for more than a week.
Taiwan has opened up again after recent Covid-19 increases.
Australia led the world in the last week on per capita Covid-19 infections, and health experts are warning another Omicron spike maybe approaching.
Only 7% of 5 to 11 year olds in the UK have had a Covid-19 vaccine.
16 May 2022 Monday
228 (224) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
North Korea was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case in May 2022.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 521,144,694 | 6,288,226 | 653 | 0.58 | 0.60 |
| 17 | Australia | 6635840 | 7807 | 13 | 0.84 | 0.91 |
| (90) | Sth Aust | 461271 | 403 | 2 | ||
| (47) | Victoria | 1734295 | 3138 | 5 | 0.91 | 1.01 |
| (40) | NSW | 2447877 | 2970 | 4 | ||
| 64 | NZ | 1050797 | 929 | 6 | ||
| 1 | USA | 84,228,690 | 1,026,664 | 48 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,123,129 | 524,214 | 13 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,688,390 | 664,967 | 47 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,159,805 | 176,708 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,260,293 | 377,670 | 99 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 17,057,873 | 165,244 | 62 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,050,776 | 156,458 | 5 | ||
| 30 | South Africa | 3,891,793 | 100,755 | 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 | 3010 | 1437 | 526 | 248 |
| Daily Deaths | 13 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| In ICU | 129 | 65 | 31 | 9 |
| On Ventilator | ||||
| Total Deaths | 7807 | 2970 | 3138 | 403 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 64683 | Daily New Cases | 42086 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7075 up 1.9% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.19% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.58% have had 2 dose & 65.65% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.39/ 93.36/66.78).
The world has passed 521 million cases of Covid-19.
Reports indicate North Korea is in chaos with confirmed Covid-19 cases approaching 1 million
China is indicating that the end of the lockdown of Shanghai is getting close.
Airlines around the world are struggling to find enough staff to cater for the demand.
The lack of Gig Economy workers is causing issues for home delivery services around the world as they push for higher “wages”
17 May 2022 Tuesday
228 (224) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
North Korea was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case in May 2022.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 522,754,562 | 6,289,515 | 1289 | 2.17 | 2.51 |
| 17 | Australia | 6703295 | 7872 | 65 | 1.28 | 1.40 |
| (90) | Sth Aust | 468607 | 405 | 2 | ||
| (47) | Victoria | 1747794 | 3158 | 20 | 1.07 | 1.17 |
| (40) | NSW | 2458811 | 2986 | 16 | ||
| 64 | NZ | 1060710 | 937 | 8 | ||
| 1 | USA | 84,317,151 | 1,026,802 | 138 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,124,879 | 524,241 | 27 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,701,900 | 665,056 | 89 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,159,805 | 176,708 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,264,836 | 377,759 | 89 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 17,071,649 | 165,346 | 102 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,050,958 | 156,464 | 6 | ||
| 30 | South Africa | 3,894,745 | 100,771 | 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 | 3162 | 1442 | 516 | 246 |
| Daily Deaths | 65 | 16 | 20 | 2 |
| In ICU | 130 | 59 | 31 | 7 |
| On Ventilator | ||||
| Total Deaths | 7872 | 2986 | 3158 | 405 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 75380 | Daily New Cases | 53075 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7093 up 0.3% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.19% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.58% have had 2 dose & 65.65% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.39/ 93.36/66.78).
The world has passed 522 million cases of Covid-19.
Shanghai is expected to reopen in June with life going back to normal according to Chinese government officials.
North Korea has reported more than 300,000 new cases of Covid-19.
In Australia reinfections of Covid-19 are on the increase.
Scientists have come up with 3 likely scenarios for the future with Covid-19. 1/ It will become endemic with seasonal surges, similar to the flu. 2/ Distrust in Government and continued misinformation as the world continues to try and manage virus mutations and new vaccines, and the most pessimistic, 3/ Very high levels of harm to social wellbeing as the world struggles with repeated stringent public health and social control measures.
18 May 2022 Wednesday
228 (224) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
North Korea was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case in May 2022.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 523,698,150 | 6,292,140 | 2625 | 1.22 | 1.43 |
| 17 | Australia | 6759554 | 7872 | 54 | 1.07 | 1.15 |
| (90) | Sth Aust | 472745 | 411 | 6 | ||
| (47) | Victoria | 1761778 | 3180 | 22 | 1.11 | 1.19 |
| (40) | NSW | 2471023 | 3000 | 14 | ||
| 64 | NZ | 1070373 | 967 | 30 | ||
| 1 | USA | 84,402,969 | 1,027,066 | 264 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,127,032 | 524,260 | 19 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,728,286 | 665,216 | 160 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,207,102 | 177,410 | 702 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,268,958 | 377,869 | 110 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 17,116,550 | 165,494 | 148 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,051,205 | 156,481 | 17 | ||
| 30 | South Africa | 3,899,841 | 100,812 | 41 |
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 | 3134 | 1395 | 510 | 247 |
| Daily Deaths | 53 | 14 | 22 | 6 |
| In ICU | 133 | 57 | 31 | 10 |
| Total Deaths | 7926 | 3000 | 3180 | 411 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 104009 | Daily New Cases | 56550 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7112 up 0.3% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.22% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.60% have had 2 dose & 65.90% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.41/ 93.38/66.92).
The world has passed 523 million cases of Covid-19.
Reported new cases of Covid-19 in Portugal continue to rise.
Doctors around Australia are pushing for the reintroduction of mask mandates as the flu rates surge.
Chile, South America has the record for its population having the most 3rd shots of vaccinations in the world. The top five are 1- Chile, 2- Malta, 3- Bhutan 4- South Korea and 5- Singapore.
Japan is preparing to open to tourists for the first time since 2020.
NSW has hit 3000 recorded deaths due to Covid-19
19 May 2022 Thursday
228 (224) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
North Korea was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case in May 2022.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 524,630,463 | 6,294,383 | 2243 | 1.16 | 1.38 |
| 17 | Australia | 6813633 | 7977 | 51 | 1.04 | 1.11 |
| (90) | Sth Aust | 472745 | 415 | 4 | ||
| (47) | Victoria | 1774871 | 3194 | 14 | 1.05 | 1.11 |
| (40) | NSW | 2481957 | 3022 | 22 | ||
| 64 | NZ | 1079557 | 973 | 6 | ||
| 1 | USA | 84,637,823 | 1,027,815 | 749 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,128,786 | 524,293 | 33 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,741,811 | 665,376 | 160 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,207,102 | 177,410 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,273,690 | 377,975 | 106 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 17,147,477 | 165,630 | 136 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,051,532 | 156,498 | 17 | ||
| 30 | South Africa | 3,908,020 | 100,867 | 55 |
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 | 2984 | 1283 | 512 | 246 |
| Daily Deaths | 51 | 22 | 14 | 4 |
| In ICU | 119 | 46 | 32 | 11 |
| Total Deaths | 7977 | 3022 | 3194 | 415 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 101754 | Daily New Cases | 54186 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7182 up 1.0% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.22% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.61% have had 2 dose & 65.90% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.43/ 93.39/66.98).
The world has passed 524 million cases of Covid-19.
Taiwan has now reported over 900,000 cases of Covid-19
Newly reported Covid-19 cases in New Zealand have been increasing for the last week
North Korea is now reporting over 1.7 million cases of people with a fever, which the west in interpreting as Covid-19.
Deaths due to Covid-19 in Australian Aged Care facilities for 2022 has passed 1400, highlighting the crisis in the sector.
Labor has said that if they win the Australian Federal elections they will consider a new national Covid-19 strategy.
Over 50,000 fines were issued in Victoria for Covid-19 breaches.
20 May 2022 Friday
228 (224) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
North Korea was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case in May 2022.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 525,478,421 | 6,296,519 | 2136 | 1.01 | 1.22 |
| 17 | Australia | 6863827 | 8028 | 51 | 0.97 | 1.01 |
| (90) | Sth Aust | 481125 | 419 | 4 | ||
| (47) | Victoria | 1787284 | 3216 | 22 | 1.00 | 1.03 |
| (40) | NSW | 2492007 | 3032 | 10 | ||
| 64 | NZ | 1087466 | 990 | 17 | ||
| 1 | USA | 84,760,335 | 1,028,146 | 331 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,131,135 | 524,303 | 10 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,752,226 | 665,433 | 57 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,232,377 | 177,890 | 480 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,278,617 | 378,072 | 97 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 17,178,199 | 165,738 | 108 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,051,850 | 156,510 | 12 | ||
| 30 | South Africa | 3,915,258 | 100,898 | 31 |
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 | 2891 | 1226 | 514 | 218 |
| Daily Deaths | 52 | 10 | 23 | 4 |
| In ICU | 118 | 41 | 35 | 13 |
| Total Deaths | 8028 | 3032 | 3216 | 419 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 93356 | Daily New Cases | 50186 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7064 down 1.6% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.23% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.62% have had 2 dose & 66.00% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.44/ 93.41/67.06).
The world has passed 525 million cases of Covid-19.
Australia has passed 8000 recorded deaths due to Covid-19
Finland has recorded a new daily high case numbers of Covid-19, with over 23100 new cases reported.
New reported daily Covid-19 cases in Thailand have been falling for 21 days.
British PM Boris Johnson has received just one fine for the parties held at 10 Downing St during the Covid-19 lockdowns, much to the annoyance of his political foe.
North Korea is promoting “Traditional Remedies” to overcome Covid-19 infections in the country. These may treat some symptoms but do nothing about the more critical health issues.
21 May 2022 Saturday
228 (224) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
North Korea was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case in May 2022.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 526,280,275 | 6,298,224 | 1705 | 1.01 | 1.22 |
| 17 | Australia | 6910453 | 8077 | 49 | 0.91 | 0.94 |
| (90) | Sth Aust | 484426 | 424 | 5 | ||
| (47) | Victoria | 1799171 | 3237 | 21 | 0.96 | 0.97 |
| (40) | NSW | 2501574 | 3045 | 13 | ||
| 64 | NZ | 1094192 | 997 | 7 | ||
| 1 | USA | 84,848,314 | 1,028,466 | 320 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,134,332 | 524,323 | 20 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,762,413 | 665,493 | 60 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,232,377 | 177,890 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,283,706 | 378,168 | 96 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 17,205,017 | 165,827 | 89 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,052,100 | 156,513 | 3 | ||
| 29 | South Africa | 3,921,633 | 100,916 | 18 |
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 | 2829 | 1187 | 552 | 211 |
| Daily Deaths | 52 | 14 | 21 | 5 |
| On Ventilator | ||||
| Total Deaths | 8077 | 3045 | 3237 | 424 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 70283 | Daily New Cases | 47239 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7145 up 1.10% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.24% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.63% have had 2 dose & 66.00% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.45/ 93.42/67.13).
The world has passed 526 million cases of Covid-19.
Australia goes to the polls today to elect a new Federal Government. Due to Covid-19 new phone voting measures have been introduced to ensure all who want to vote can.
NSW has passed 2.5 million reported cases of Covid-19
Taiwan has now reported over 1,000,000 cases of Covid-19, the last 100,000 cases in just 2 days
New cases of Covid-19 in Peru have been increasing for the last week
New cases of Covid-19 in Panama have been increasing for the last 3 weeks
Over 200 people in WA have died of Covid-19 this year.
The First Minister of Scotland has tested positive to Covid-19
New cases of Covid-19 and hospitalisations are on the rise un the USA
An audit in NSW has found the government under spent on PPE during the early/mid phases of the pandemic.
North Korea’s caseload of Covid-19 in expected to soon pass 2 million.
Cases of Monkey Pox have been found in NSW and Victoria after reports of the disease in Europe.
22 May 2022 Sunday
228 (224) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
North Korea was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case in May 2022.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 526,989,514 | 6,299,625 | 2136 | 0.93 | 1.13 |
| 17 | Australia | 6948967 | 8097 | 51 | 0.76 | 0.77 |
| (90) | Sth Aust | 487511 | 426 | 4 | ||
| (47) | Victoria | 1808478 | 3247 | 22 | 0.76 | 0.76 |
| (40) | NSW | 2510058 | 3052 | 10 | ||
| 64 | NZ | 1099250 | 1007 | 17 | ||
| 1 | USA | 84,984,459 | 1,028,902 | 331 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,136,340 | 524,348 | 10 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,780,028 | 665,657 | 57 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,238,715 | 177,977 | 480 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,288,740 | 378,270 | 97 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 17,229,263 | 165,918 | 108 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,052,363 | 156,519 | 12 | ||
| 29 | South Africa | 3,926,652 | 100,931 | 31 |
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 | 2832 | 1165 | 541 | 224 |
| Daily Deaths | 20 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
| In ICU | 103 | 41 | 25 | 8 |
| Total Deaths | 8097 | 3052 | 3247 | 426 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 59513 | Daily New Cases | 38667 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7145 up 1.10% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.25% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.63% have had 2 dose & 66.10% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.46/ 93.42/67.20).
The world has passed 526 million cases of Covid-19.
Australia has elected a Labor Government with a mandate for recognising the nations first people in the constitution, women’s rights, a Federal ICAC, universal childcare and fair wages.
US Airforce cadets who have refused to be vaccinated have been denied a Commission at graduation.
Boris Johnson has been warned that he is one of many who will be criticised in a Report into Covid-19 breaches at 10 Downing St.
NZ has passed 1000 reported deaths due to Covid-19
23 May 2022 Monday
228 (224) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
North Korea was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case in May 2022.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 527,471,700 | 6,300,211 | 1987 | 0.53 | 0.66 |
| 17 | Australia | 6983004 | 8109 | 32 | 0.69 | 0.68 |
| (90) | Sth Aust | 487511 | 426 | 2 | ||
| (47) | Victoria | 1817339 | 3252 | 15 | 0.75 | 0.73 |
| (40) | NSW | 2517185 | 3052 | 7 | ||
| 64 | NZ | 1105317 | 1017 | 20 | ||
| 1 | USA | 85,000,414 | 1,028,921 | 455 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,137,817 | 524,413 | 90 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,791,220 | 665,657 | 164 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,238,715 | 177,977 | 87 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,293,450 | 378,350 | 182 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 17,247,552 | 165,952 | 125 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,052,590 | 156,522 | 9 | ||
| 29 | South Africa | 3,929,872 | 100,933 | 17 |
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 | 2912 | 1236 | 555 | 238 |
| Daily Deaths | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| In ICU | 106 | 35 | 29 | 10 |
| Total Deaths | 8109 | 3057 | 3252 | 426 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 84119 | Daily New Cases | 34411 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7145 up 1.10% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.25% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.64% have had 2 dose & 66.10% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.45/ 93.42/67.23).
The world has passed 527 million reported cases of Covid-19.
The USA has passed 85 million reported cases of Covid-19.
Reported Covid-19 case number have been falling in Vietnam and Germany
Anthony Albanese has been sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia.
Shanghai has reopened some public transport systems as the lockdown eases.
24 May 2022 Tuesday
228 (224) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
North Korea was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case in May 2022.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 527979926 | 6,301,269 | 1058 | 0.68 | 0.68 |
| 17 | Australia | 7025775 | 8178 | 69 | 0.93 | 0.87 |
| (90) | Sth Aust | 487511 | 440 | 14 | ||
| (47) | Victoria | 1828848 | 3268 | 16 | 0.99 | 0.95 |
| (40) | NSW | 2525905 | 3071 | 19 | ||
| 64 | NZ | 1113828 | 1031 | 14 | ||
| 1 | USA | 85,062,483 | 1,029,000 | 79 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,139,499 | 524,459 | 46 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,803,995 | 665,680 | 23 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,238,715 | 177,977 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,297,608 | 378,426 | 76 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 17,257,573 | 166,032 | 80 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,052,764 | 156,534 | 12 | ||
| 29 | South Africa | 3,931,534 | 100,952 | 19 |
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 | 2927 | 1234 | 545 | 232 |
| Daily Deaths | 68 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
| In ICU | 117 | 38 | 36 | 9 |
| Total Deaths | 8178 | 3071 | 3268 | 440 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 52852 | Daily New Cases | 43090 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7148 up 0.00% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.26% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.64% have had 2 dose & 66.10% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.45/ 93.42/67.25).
The world has passed 527 million reported cases of Covid-19.
Australia has passed 7 million recorded cases of Covid-19. The last million cases in just 21 days.
The average number on newly reported daily cases of Covid-19 cases in Germany has been falling for the past 21 days.
Finland has seen an increase in the average daily newly reported cases of Covid-19, reaching a new high of almost 24,000 cases.
North Korea have reported that more than 2.4 million citizens have now fallen to a “mystery fever”
Epidemiologists have agreed with the plan of the WA Premier to ride the winter wave of Covid-19 and the Flu with no new restrictions.
Recently released photographs appear to differ with the version of “Party-gate” given by UK PM Boris Johnson
25 May 2022 Wednesday
228 (224) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
North Korea was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case in May 2022.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 528,703,180 | 6,303,227 | 1058 | 1.01 | 0.97 |
| 17 | Australia | 7071580 | 8178 | 69 | 1.03 | 0.94 |
| (90) | Sth Aust | 498300 | 440 | 14 | ||
| (47) | Victoria | 1841737 | 3268 | 16 | 1.13 | 1.07 |
| (40) | NSW | 2534852 | 3071 | 19 | ||
| 64 | NZ | 1113828 | 1031 | 14 | ||
| 1 | USA | 85,171,340 | 1,029,396 | 79 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,141,200 | 524,490 | 46 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,836,815 | 665,905 | 23 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,238,715 | 177,977 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,301,393 | 378,516 | 76 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 17,288,287 | 166,127 | 80 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,053,109 | 156,548 | 12 | ||
| 29 | South Africa | 3,935,761 | 101,002 | 19 |
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 | 2927 | 1209 | 567 | 232 |
| Daily Deaths | 68 | 11 | 17 | 14 |
| In ICU | 117 | 38 | 36 | 9 |
| Total Deaths | 8178 | 3082 | 3285 | 440 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 52852 | Daily New Cases | 43093 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7128 down 0.3% from the close from the previous close. Down Australia has vaccinated 97.27% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.65% have had 2 dose & 66.60% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.46/ 93.43/67.31).
The world has passed 528 million reported cases of Covid-19.
The average number on newly reported daily cases of Covid-19 cases in Thailand has been falling for the past 21 days.
South Australia has ended its Covid-19 Emergency Powers Declaration after 793 days.
Experts are saying all Australians should be offered free flu vaccines to avoid a health services catastrophe.
British PM Boris Johnson is under increasing scrutiny as new reports are surfacing in the UK of more parties at 10 Downing St
New Australian PM Anthony Albanese has made a visit to Japan to attend a meeting of “The Quad”, it appears he has handled himself well and set out his governments environmental policy to the world.
26 May 2022 Thurssday
228 (224) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
North Korea was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case in May 2022.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 529,391,908 | 6,305,054 | 3785 | 1.01 | 0.93 |
| 17 | Australia | 7117601 | 8336 | 158 | 1.06 | 0.96 |
| (90) | Sth Aust | 502166 | 442 | 2 | ||
| (47) | Victoria | 1854017 | 3351 | 83 | 1.01 | 0.96 |
| (40) | NSW | 2545751 | 3112 | 41 | ||
| 64 | NZ | 1129749 | 1057 | 26 | ||
| 1 | USA | 85,304,197 | 1,029,701 | 701 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,144,260 | 524,507 | 48 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,846,602 | 666,037 | 357 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,276,975 | 178,313 | 336 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,305,973 | 378,609 | 183 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 17,312,432 | 166,264 | 232 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,053,424 | 156,553 | 19 | ||
| 29 | South Africa | 3,941,045 | 101,043 | 91 |
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 | 2905 | 1204 | 559 | 238 |
| Daily Deaths | 72 | 30 | 19 | 1 |
| In ICU | 101 | 38 | 34 | 9 |
| Total Deaths | 8336 | 3112 | 3351 | 442 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 104723 | Daily New Cases | 46449 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7155 up0.4% from the close from the previous close. Down Australia has vaccinated 97.27% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.65% have had 2 dose & 66.60% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.46/ 93.43/67.31).
The world has passed 528 million reported cases of Covid-19.
South Australia has passed 500,000 reported cases of Covid-19
There are accusations in the UK that another illegal party held at 12 Downing St (The UK PMs flat) has been covered up.
Vaccine maker Pfizer has offered all its not-for-profit drugs to 45 lower income countries.
It has been found that “Dream enactment disorder” has increased fourfold during the pandemic.
27 May 2022 Friday
228 (224) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
North Korea was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case in May 2022.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 530,313,294 | 6,307,781 | 2727 | 1.33 | 1.20 |
| 17 | Australia | 7156555 | 8374 | 38 | 0.93 | 0.83 |
| (90) | Sth Aust | 505292 | 443 | 1 | ||
| (47) | Victoria | 1865386 | 3359 | 8 | 1.01 | 0.96 |
| (40) | NSW | 2554405 | 3121 | 9 | ||
| 64 | NZ | 1136708 | 1087 | 30 | ||
| 1 | USA | 85,570,755 | 1,030,775 | 1074 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,146,033 | 524,525 | 18 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,880,512 | 666,248 | 211 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,276,975 | 178,313 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,310,673 | 378,700 | 91 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 17,333,299 | 166,358 | 94 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,053,670 | 156,556 | 3 | ||
| 29 | South Africa | 3,944,845 | 101,092 | 49 |
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 | 2863 | 1173 | 571 | 226 |
| Daily Deaths | 39 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| In ICU | 99 | 34 | 33 | 10 |
| Total Deaths | 8374 | 3121 | 3359 | 443 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 91451 | Daily New Cases | 40045 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7105 down 0.7% from the close from the previous close. Down Australia has vaccinated 97.29% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.67% have had 2 dose & 66.63% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.49/ 93.46/67.43).
The world has passed 530 million reported cases of Covid-19. The last 10 million cases in just 12 days.
Covid-19 is getting closer to us, another grandson has tested positive and is in isolation.
Qatar has reported its highest number of new daily reported Covid-19 infections since March
Costa Rica’s has reported a new daily high number of Covid-19 cases with over 7200 new cases reported in a day.
Australia’s Covid-19 rate of infection her head of population led the world last week.
The Australian Labor Party is now just 1 seat from a majority government.
Scientists have identified the “trigger” molecule for Covid-19 related loss of smell.
Queensland has began simultaneous testing for the Flu and Covid-19.
28 May 2022 Saturday
228 (224) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
North Korea was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case in May 2022.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 530,753,715 | 6,309,191 | 1410 | 0.69 | 0.59 |
| 17 | Australia | 7189365 | 8432 | 58 | 0.82 | 0.72 |
| (90) | Sth Aust | 507966 | 443 | 0 | ||
| (47) | Victoria | 1873485 | 3381 | 22 | 0.76 | 0.71 |
| (40) | NSW | 2561865 | 3146 | 25 | ||
| 64 | NZ | 1143146 | 1098 | 11 | ||
| 1 | USA | 85,676,623 | 1,031,116 | 341 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,148,500 | 524,539 | 14 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,921,145 | 666,319 | 71 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,276,975 | 178,313 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,315,292 | 378,784 | 84 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 17,355,119 | 166,476 | 118 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,053,894 | 156,565 | 9 | ||
| 29 | South Africa | 4,066,674 | 101128 | 36 |
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 | 2715 | 1139 | 540 | 207 |
| Daily Deaths | 58 | 25 | 22 | 0 |
| In ICU | 92 | 33 | 32 | 9 |
| Total Deaths | 8432 | 3146 | 3381 | 443 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 77232 | Daily New Cases | 33708 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7182 up 1.1% from the close from the previous close. Down Australia has vaccinated 97.29% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.68% have had 2 dose & 66.63% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.50/ 93.47/67.51).
The world has passed 530 million reported cases of Covid-19.
The rate of newly reported Covid-19 cases in Italy havas been decreasing for over a week.
Namibia has reported its highest number of new Covid-19 cases since January
There are calls from lawyers in NSW for the Government to review/withdraw fines issued for Covid-19 law breaches
Japan is set to open its borders to tourists from 98 countries next month.
29 May 2022 Sunday
228 (224) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
North Korea was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case in May 2022.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 531,222,563 | 6,310,242 | 1051 | 0.78 | 0.63 |
| 17 | Australia | 7216152 | 8460 | 28 | 0.70 | 0.60 |
| (90) | Sth Aust | 510239 | 443 | 0 | ||
| (47) | Victoria | 1879645 | 3397 | 16 | 0.61 | 0.55 |
| (40) | NSW | 2568373 | 3150 | 4 | ||
| 64 | NZ | 1148045 | 1107 | 9 | ||
| 1 | USA | 85,711,442 | 1,031,259 | 143 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,151,889 | 524,572 | 33 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,976,406 | 666,435 | 116 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,277,696 | 178,465 | 152 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,319,848 | 378,870 | 86 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 17,373,741 | 166,542 | 66 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,054,173 | 156,573 | 8 | ||
| 29 | South Africa | 3,952,193 | 101,142 | 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 | 2712 | 1146 | 507 | 217 |
| Daily Deaths | 30 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| In ICU | 91 | 33 | 30 | 9 |
| Total Deaths | 8460 | 3150 | 3397 | 443 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 33642 | Daily New Cases | 27870 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7182 up 1.1% from the close from the previous close. Down Australia has vaccinated 97.29% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.68% have had 2 dose & 66.63% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.50/ 93.47/67.51).
The world has passed 531 million reported cases of Covid-19.
South Australia has introduced free Flu Vaccinations at Covid-19 Vaccination hubs.
Turkey has had decreasing Covid-19 case numbers for over a week.
Zimbabwe had had increasing Covid-19 cases, reaching peaks not seen since March.
30 May 2022 Monday
228 (224) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
North Korea was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case in May 2022.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 531,543,141 | 6,310,707 | 465 | 0.55 | 0.43 |
| 17 | Australia | 7242235 | 8470 | 10 | 0.70 | 0.60 |
| (90) | Sth Aust | 512623 | 443 | 0 | ||
| (47) | Victoria | 1887449 | 3400 | 3 | 0.78 | 0.71 |
| (40) | NSW | 2574203 | 3151 | 1 | ||
| 64 | NZ | 1153946 | 1112 | 5 | ||
| 1 | USA | 85,715,880 | 1,031,269 | 10 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,154,737 | 524,586 | 14 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,976,406 | 666,435 | 0 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,277,696 | 178,465 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,324,036 | 378,955 | 85 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 17,388,877 | 166,569 | 27 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,054,415 | 156,574 | 1 | ||
| 29 | South Africa | 3,953,967 | 101,146 | 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 | 2768 | 1181 | 550 | 216 |
| Daily Deaths | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| In ICU | 96 | 34 | 37 | 8 |
| Total Deaths | 8470 | 3151 | 3400 | 443 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 30384 | Daily New Cases | 26712 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7182 up 1.1% from the close from the previous close. Down Australia has vaccinated 97.30% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.68% have had 2 dose & 66.63% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.50/ 93.47/67.59).
The world has passed 531 million reported cases of Covid-19.
South Korea has passed 18 million reported cases of Covid-19
Portugal has reported its highest daily infection rate of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, with over 99800 new cases.
New reported cases of Covid-19 in Serbia have been falling for over a week.
New cases of reported Covid-19 have been rising in Jamaica for the last 21 days.
China is gradually reopening Shanghai and Beijing after lockdowns in the two cities
The government in North Korea has said the Covid-19 outbreak in the country is “controlled and Improving”
31 May 2022 Tuesday
228 (224) countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.
North Korea was the last country to report its first Covid-19 case in May 2022.
| Rank | Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | GF 7d Av | GF 14d Av |
| WHO Data | WORLD | 531,830,565 | 6,311,355 | 648 | 0.52 | 0.44 |
| 16 | Australia | 7276695 | 8525 | 55 | 0.96 | 0.84 |
| (90) | Sth Aust | 515349 | 443 | 0 | ||
| (47) | Victoria | 1897044 | 3418 | 18 | 0.98 | 0.90 |
| (40) | NSW | 2581518 | 3170 | 19 | ||
| 64 | NZ | 1162499 | 1128 | 16 | ||
| 1 | USA | 85,725,427 | 1,031,277 | 8 | ||
| 2 | India | 43,158,582 | 524,611 | 25 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 30,953,579 | 666,496 | 61 | ||
| 6 | UK | 22,277,696 | 178,465 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 18,327,837 | 379,029 | 74 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 17,396,723 | 166,631 | 62 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,054,633 | 156,586 | 12 | ||
| 29 | South Africa | 3,954,971 | 101,162 | 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 | 2777 | 1185 | 527 | 232 |
| Daily Deaths | 56 | 19 | 20 | 0 |
| In ICU | 93 | 36 | 31 | 6 |
| Total Deaths | 8525 | 3170 | 3418 | 443 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 63142 | Daily New Cases | 33991 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7286 up 1.4% from the close from the previous close. Down Australia has vaccinated 97.31% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.69% have had 2 dose & 66.63% have had 3 doses. (SA 95.51/ 93.49/67.66).
The world has passed 531 million reported cases of Covid-19.
Ireland and Panama are both experiencing rising numbers of reported Covid-19 cases.
Studies into Australia’s Covid-19 response have shown the majority of people think the lock downs were justified, but 10%n think they were too restrictive.
Most WA workers will need to be triple vaccinated from today to keep working.
5000 people have been put into quarantine after breaking Covid-19 isolation in Beijing
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