1 August 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 | 582,010,884 | 6,419,471 | 773 | 0.56 | 0.54 |
| 15 | Australia | 9435780 | 11865 | 19 | 0.65 | 0.62 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 711189 | 679 | 5 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2428539 | 4662 | 3 | 0.75 | 0.70 |
| (39) | NSW | 3196501 | 4165 | 7 | ||
| 51 | NZ | 1621916 | 1502 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 93,080,853 | 1,055,055 | 16 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,033,295 | 526,357 | 45 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 33,819,451 | 678,537 | 0 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,304,479 | 183,953 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Italy | 21,040,025 | 172,086 | 83 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 18,601,719 | 382,433 | 38 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,207,098 | 156,993 | 10 | ||
| 34 | South Africa | 4,004,555 | 101,982 | 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 | 4992 | 2323 | 773 | 350 |
| Daily Deaths | 19 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| In ICU | 179 | 69 | 50 | 12 |
| Total Deaths | 11865 | 4165 | 4662 | 679 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 83041 | Daily New Cases | 28192 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 6945 up 0.8% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.7% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.1% have had 2 dose & 68.3% have had 3 doses and 19.4% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.9/ 93.9/70.3/22.2).
The world has passed 582 million reported cases of Covid-19.
USA President Biden’s 2nd positive for Covid-19 is being described as a rare “rebound” case.
North Korea claims it has had no new Fever cases (Covid-19) since its first report in May 2022.
Officials in Europe are warning of a “summer spike” as tourist flock to the continent.
The production from China’s factories took a sharp decline in July as the effects of Covid-19 lockdowns bites.
2 August 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 | 582,643,812 | 6,421,046 | 1575 | 0.64 | 0.61 |
| 15 | Australia | 9476145 | 11960 | 95 | 0.97 | 0.92 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 714299 | 682 | 3 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2438371 | 4674 | 12 | 1.00 | 0.91 |
| (39) | NSW | 3207182 | 4212 | 47 | ||
| 51 | NZ | 1629298 | 1563 | 61 | ||
| 1 | USA | 93,122,870 | 1,055,140 | 85 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,046,915 | 526,396 | 39 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 33,855,964 | 678,715 | 178 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,304,479 | 183,953 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Italy | 21,059,545 | 172,207 | 121 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 18,612,543 | 382,469 | 36 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,210,794 | 157,004 | 11 | ||
| 34 | South Africa | 4,004,555 | 101,982 | 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 | 5002 | 2289 | 802 | 352 |
| Daily Deaths | 96 | 47 | 13 | 3 |
| In ICU | 184 | 76 | 44 | 9 |
| Total Deaths | 11960 | 4212 | 4674 | 682 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 89046 | Daily New Cases | 35639 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 6975 down 0.3% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.7% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.1% have had 2 dose & 68.4% have had 3 doses and 19.6% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.0/ 93.9/70.3/22.3).
The world has passed 582 million reported cases of Covid-19.
The Queensland Premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, is hoping the crest of the latest Covid-19 wave has passed for the state and that its hospitals and medical staff will get a reprieve.
Australian airline passengers are being warned that the chaos at airports will continue for some time and that they need to be patient.
AS Australia is having some of the highest deaths per head of population from Covid-19 Epidemiologists are pointing out that countries where mask wearing is habitual all have the lowest death rates.
New Zealand has fully opened its borders as it removed the last of its Covid-19 restrictions
A new Greens senator has called the Queen a colonist and raised her fist in a Black Panthers/ Black Lives Matters salute while she was being inducted into the Senate.
3 August 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 | 583,604,084 | 6,423,395 | 2349 | 0.98 | 0.94 |
| 15 | Australia | 9517112 | 12026 | 66 | 1.02 | 0.95 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 717162 | 688 | 6 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2447381 | 4680 | 6 | 0.97 | 0.86 |
| (39) | NSW | 3223819 | 4251 | 39 | ||
| 51 | NZ | 1635992 | 1589 | 26 | ||
| 1 | USA | 93,256,808 | 1,055,803 | 663 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,065,679 | 526,430 | 34 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 33,890,428 | 679,010 | 295 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,304,479 | 183,953 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Italy | 21,124,644 | 172,397 | 190 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 18,622,103 | 382,517 | 48 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,216,621 | 157,028 | 24 | ||
| 34 | South Africa | 4,004,555 | 101,982 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 31 | Greece | 4349423 | 30999 | |||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1187825 | 30490 | |||
| 58 | Croatia | 1187825 | 16350 |
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 | 4861 | 2288 | 743 | 337 |
| Daily Deaths | 65 | 39 | 6 | 6 |
| In ICU | 162 | 67 | 40 | 11 |
| Total Deaths | 12026 | 4251 | 4680 | 688 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 137932 | Daily New Cases | 41238 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 6998 up 0.1% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.8% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.1% have had 2 dose & 68.4% have had 3 doses and 20.0% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.0/ 93.9/70.4/22.8).
The world has passed 583 million reported cases of Covid-19.
Australia has passed 12 thousand deaths due to Covid-19.
PCR testing in Queensland continues to be very high, accounting for a bit over a third of all tests nationally.
The Moderna Vaccine has been approved for “at risk” children from 6 months old
South Australia’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr Nicola Spurrier is pushing for organisations to reintroduce enforced mask wearing despite the SA Governments position being against the idea.
A visit to Taiwan by USA House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has caused increased tensions in the region as China protests strongly against the visit to a country it asserts is part of it.
1 in 5 nightclubs in England permanently closed their doors due to Covid-19
Japan is rethinking its Covid-19 reporting measures as the new variants hit the country hard.
4 August 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 | 584,829,704 | 6,425,542 | 2147 | 1.23 | 1.19 |
| 15 | Australia | 9554438 | 12111 | 85 | 0.96 | 0.89 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 720268 | 691 | 3 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2456166 | 4689 | 9 | 0.99 | 0.87 |
| (39) | NSW | 3238095 | 4284 | 33 | ||
| 51 | NZ | 11642334 | 1603 | 14 | ||
| 1 | USA | 93,450,225 | 1,056,560 | 757 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,085,324 | 526,477 | 47 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 33,924,061 | 679,275 | 265 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,304,479 | 183,953 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Italy | 21,170,600 | 172,568 | 171 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 18,636,741 | 382,560 | 43 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,222,788 | 157,046 | 18 | ||
| 34 | South Africa | 4,004,555 | 101,982 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 30 | Greece | 4474616 | 31377 | 378 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1556445 | 30499 | 9 | ||
| 58 | Croatia | 1189593 | 16350 | 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 | 4702 | 2213 | 723 | 356 |
| Daily Deaths | 85 | 33 | 9 | 3 |
| In ICU | 161 | 60 | 37 | 12 |
| Total Deaths | 12111 | 4284 | 4689 | 691 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 103905 | Daily New Cases | 37397 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 6998 up 0.1% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.8% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.1% have had 2 dose & 68.4% have had 3 doses and 20.0% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.0/ 93.9/70.4/22.8).
The world has passed 584 million reported cases of Covid-19.
New Covid-19 testing technology is being developed to test for the new variants.
In WA, as the hospital system is at huge stress, the private sector is developing its own Emergency Rooms.
The Australian Chief Medical Officer is saying we have past the peak of the latest wave.
The Australian Government has secured a significant number of new generation monkey Pox vaccines.
5 August 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 | 585,886,766 | 6,429,388 | 3846 | 1.11 | 1.08 |
| 15 | Australia | 9586984 | 12201 | 90 | 0.88 | 0.80 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 422431 | 699 | 8 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2463564 | 4723 | 34 | 0.88 | .76 |
| (39) | NSW | 3250979 | 4313 | 29 | ||
| 51 | NZ | 1647826 | 1624 | 21 | ||
| 1 | USA | 93,635,541 | 1,057,452 | 892 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,103,598 | 526,530 | 53 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 33,964,494 | 679,536 | 261 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,368,899 | 185,052 | 1099 | ||
| 7 | Italy | 21,213,559 | 172,729 | 161 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 18,653,867 | 382,604 | 44 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,229,315 | 157,060 | 14 | ||
| 34 | South Africa | 4,004,555 | 101,982 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 30 | Greece | 4,474,616 | 31,377 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,557,234 | 30,503 | 4 | ||
| 58 | Croatia | 1,191,079 | 16,365 | 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 | 4613 | 2224 | 699 | 316 |
| Daily Deaths | 82 | 29 | 34 | 8 |
| In ICU | 155 | 63 | 39 | 11 |
| Total Deaths | 12201 | 4313 | 4723 | 699 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 119348 | Daily New Cases | 32723 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 6974 up 1.0% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.8% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.1% have had 2 dose & 68.5% have had 3 doses and 20.2% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.0/ 93.9/70.4/23.0).
The world has passed 585 million reported cases of Covid-19.
The rate of hospitalisation in Australia is declining.
The number of Britons termed “economically inactive” due to Long Covid has double in the last year
6 August 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 | 587,322,646 | 6,432,879 | 3491 | 1.43 | 1.45 |
| 14 | Australia | 9615463 | 12289 | 88 | 0.83 | 0.72 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 724647 | 712 | 13 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2469825 | 4747 | 24 | 0.78 | 0.66 |
| (39) | NSW | 3262915 | 4343 | 30 | ||
| 51 | NZ | 1652711 | 1638 | 14 | ||
| 1 | USA | 93,801,789 | 1,058,353 | 901 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,123,840 | 526,600 | 70 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 33,994,470 | 679,758 | 222 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,368,899 | 185,052 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Italy | 21,251,774 | 172,904 | 175 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 18,672,422 | 382,651 | 47 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,235,244 | 157,072 | 12 | ||
| 34 | South Africa | 4,004,555 | 101,982 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 30 | Greece | 4,474,616 | 31,377 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,557,984 | 30,505 | 2 | ||
| 58 | Croatia | 1,192,305 | 16,379 | 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 | 4478 | 2187 | 668 | 311 |
| Daily Deaths | 89 | 24 | 18 | 13 |
| In ICU | 151 | 57 | 36 | 10 |
| Total Deaths | 12289 | 4343 | 4747 | 712 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 107402 | Daily New Cases | 28764 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7015 up 0.6% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.8% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.1% have had 2 dose & 68.5% have had 3 doses and 20.5% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.0/ 93.9/70.4/23.2).
The world has passed 587 million reported cases of Covid-19.
The latest wave of Covid-19 in the UK is falling as new infections drop by 500,000.
House prices have fallen in the UK for the first time since June 2021
Health authorities are urging for a warning of rare heart inflammation side effects be for the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine.
The Number of new Covid-19 cases is falling around the world and within Australia.
7 August 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 | 588,866,875 | 6,435,704 | 2825 | 1.46 | 1.49 |
| 14 | Australia | 9638079 | 12321 | 32 | 0.69 | 0.59 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 726276 | 712 | 0 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2474890 | 4750 | 3 | 0.66 | 0.55 |
| (39) | NSW | 3272928 | 4358 | 15 | ||
| 51 | NZ | 1656229 | 1638 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 93,897,604 | 1,058,726 | 373 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,141,222 | 526,649 | 49 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 34,011,173 | 680,012 | 254 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,368,899 | 185,052 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Italy | 21,286,771 | 173,062 | 158 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 18,692,396 | 382,697 | 46 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,240,699 | 157,082 | 10 | ||
| 34 | South Africa | 4,006,093 | 101,982 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 30 | Greece | 4,474,616 | 31,377 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,558,657 | 30,505 | 0 | ||
| 58 | Croatia | 1,192,555 | 16,389 | 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 | 4434 | 2181 | 660 | 316 |
| Daily Deaths | 32 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| In ICU | 159 | 57 | 40 | 12 |
| Total Deaths | 12321 | 4358 | 4750 | 712 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 27724 | Daily New Cases | 22688 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7015 up 0.6% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.8% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.1% have had 2 dose & 68.5% have had 3 doses and 20.5% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.0/ 93.9/70.4/23.2).
The world has passed 588 million reported cases of Covid-19.
The rate of hospitalisation in Australia and the death rate are decreasing from its recent highs.
However the rate of new infection appears to be still increasing.
The Victorian government has rejected a recommendation from the states Ombudsman to compensate state residents lockout during height of the Covid-19 restrictions within the state.
Studies are suggesting that part of the reason for RATs being unreliable is the way people are conducting the self test.
USA President Joe Biden has tested negative to Covid-19, but White House medical staff are waiting for another test to give him the all clear.
China is conducting “live fire” military trials around Taiwan as a direct result of of the visit by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visit to the Island.
Rolls Royce is suffering large financial losses due to the effects of the pandemic on the aviation sector.
8 August 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 | 589,299,205 | 6,436,340 | 636 | 0.42 | 0.42 |
| 14 | Australia | 9658112 | 12335 | 14 | 0.63 | 0.54 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 727990 | 719 | 7 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2479796 | 4751 | 1 | 0.67 | 0.56 |
| (39) | NSW | 3280561 | 4362 | 4 | ||
| 51 | NZ | 1660402 | 1638 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 93,908,666 | 1,058,738 | 12 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,160,106 | 526,689 | 40 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 34,018,371 | 680,012 | 0 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,368,899 | 185,052 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Italy | 21,313,427 | 173,136 | 74 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 18,712,699 | 382,741 | 44 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,244,978 | 157,095 | 13 | ||
| 34 | South Africa | 4,006,093 | 101,982 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 30 | Greece | 4,474,616 | 31,377 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,559,301 | 30,505 | 0 | ||
| 59 | Croatia | 1,193,298 | 16,401 | 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 | 4484 | 2236 | 657 | 322 |
| Daily Deaths | 14 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| In ICU | 154 | 59 | 37 | 10 |
| Total Deaths | 12335 | 4362 | 4751 | 719 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 83618 | Daily New Cases | 22201 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7015 up 0.6% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.8% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.2% have had 2 dose & 68.5% have had 3 doses and 20.8% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.0/ 94.0/70.5/23.5).
The world has passed 589 million reported cases of Covid-19.
Evidence is emerging that if you get Covid-19 more than once, the probability of getting Long Covid is much higher and the duration of it is longer.
There are now calls for Boris Johnson to quit as an MP to avoid an enquiry into the Covid-19 breaches at 10 Downing St and his part in them.
US President Joe Biden will come out of quarantine but will follow “strict isolation measures” as advised by his medical team.
In the past 10 weeks there have been more deaths in Aged Care facilities in Australia than in 2020 and 2021 combined.
9 August 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 | 589,845,840 | 6,437,789 | 1449 | 0.53 | 0.54 |
| 14 | Australia | 9684642 | 12439 | 104 | 0.89 | 0.75 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 729945 | 723 | 4 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2486125 | 4795 | 44 | 0.93 | 0.76 |
| (39) | NSW | 3290453 | 4387 | 25 | ||
| 51 | NZ | 1666539 | 1688 | 50 | ||
| 1 | USA | 93,953,843 | 1,058,859 | 121 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,170,795 | 526,730 | 41 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 34,035,780 | 680,166 | 154 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,368,899 | 185,052 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Italy | 21,325,402 | 173,249 | 113 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 18,730,561 | 382,786 | 45 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,249,403 | 157,113 | 18 | ||
| 34 | South Africa | 4,006,916 | 101,982 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 30 | Greece | 4,474,616 | 31,377 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,559,929 | 30,508 | 3 | ||
| 59 | Croatia | 1,193,362 | 16,420 | 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 | 4611 | 2265 | 673 | 341 |
| Daily Deaths | 104 | 25 | 44 | 4 |
| In ICU | 141 | 54 | 32 | 11 |
| Total Deaths | 12439 | 4387 | 4795 | 723 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 92803 | Daily New Cases | 26746 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7020 up 0.1% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.8% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.2% have had 2 dose & 68.5% have had 3 doses and 20.8% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.0/ 94.0/70.5/23.5).
The world has passed 589 million reported cases of Covid-19.
Olivia Newton John has died of breast cancer, aged 73.
China has locked down the city of Sanya, a resort city on the southern tip of Hainan Island, said to be “China’s Hawaii”, around 80,000 tourists are stranded there as the city recorded 736 Covid-19 cases.
For the first time Covid-19 has become the equal cause of death in New Zealand along with heart disease at 15% of all deaths
Covid-19 was the 3rd most common cause of death in Australia in 2022.
10 August 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 | 590,681,056 | 6,440,129 | 2340 | 0.83 | 0.84 |
| 14 | Australia | 9711780 | 12569 | 130 | 0.98 | 0.80 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 732008 | 732 | 9 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2492023 | 4846 | 51 | 0.92 | 0.75 |
| (39) | NSW | 3301777 | 4417 | 30 | ||
| 51 | NZ | 1671922 | 1705 | 17 | ||
| 1 | USA | 94,051,863 | 1,059,429 | 570 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,188,087 | 526,772 | 42 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 34,035,780 | 680,239 | 73 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,368,899 | 185,052 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Italy | 21,368,480 | 173,426 | 177 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 18,746,886 | 382,846 | 60 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,255,679 | 157,131 | 18 | ||
| 34 | South Africa | 4,006,916 | 101,982 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 30 | Greece | 4,474,616 | 31,377 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,560,350 | 30,508 | 0 | ||
| 59 | Croatia | 1,194,349 | 16,434 | 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 | 4416 | 2212 | 610 | 351 |
| Daily Deaths | 132 | 30 | 52 | 9 |
| In ICU | 126 | 55 | 30 | 6 |
| Total Deaths | 12569 | 4417 | 4846 | 732 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 114995 | Daily New Cases | 27058 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7029 up 0.1% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.8% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.2% have had 2 dose & 68.6% have had 3 doses and 20.9% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.0/ 94.0/70.5/23.7).
The world has passed 590 million reported cases of Covid-19. The last 10 million cases in 11 days
A federal politician is warning the threat posed by Foot and Mouth Disease to the Australian economy would be far greater than that of Covid-19
Queensland’s winter Covid-19 wave appears to have passed, now they are worrying about a summer wave.
The Federal Government is leading a push to raise the pay of workers in the Aged Care Sector to help overcome many of the issues discovered during Covid-19
11 August 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 | 591,674,929 | 6,443,081 | 2952 | 1.02 | 1.01 |
| 14 | Australia | 9737319 | 12655 | 86 | 0.98 | 0.79 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 733963 | 733 | 1 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2497573 | 4880 | 34 | 0.94 | 0.75 |
| (39) | NSW | 3312255 | 4446 | 29 | ||
| 51 | NZ | 1676938 | 1726 | 21 | ||
| 1 | USA | 94,136,604 | 1,059,682 | 253 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,203,754 | 526,826 | 54 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 34,066,000 | 680,598 | 359 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,368,899 | 185,052 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Italy | 21,400,179 | 173,571 | 145 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 18,770,657 | 382,902 | 56 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,261,605 | 157,149 | 18 | ||
| 34 | South Africa | 4,006,916 | 101,982 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 30 | Greece | 4,577,675 | 31,722 | 345 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,560,702 | 30,508 | 0 | ||
| 59 | Croatia | 1,196,221 | 16,446 | 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 | 4274 | 2223 | 605 | 269 |
| Daily Deaths | 87 | 29 | 36 | 1 |
| In ICU | 135 | 64 | 27 | 7 |
| Total Deaths | 12655 | 4446 | 4880 | 733 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 122249 | Daily New Cases | 25390 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 6992 down 0.5% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.8% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.2% have had 2 dose & 68.6% have had 3 doses and 21.2% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.0/ 94.0/70.6/24.0).
The world has passed 591 million reported cases of Covid-19.
The Australian Federal Governments Official Covid-19 Tracing App has been shutdown and declared a “colossal waste” of money
South Australia has received its first allowance of Monkey Pox Vaccines, and is prioritising at risk people for the doses – male sex workers, Aids Suffers, and people known for prolific male/male sex.
A study has found that the Covid19 vaccines affected 42% of women’s menstrual cycles, causing heavier than normal flows.
Concerns are rising in Australia that the next wave of Covid-19 could affect the Christmas period.
12 August 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 | 592,822,869 | 6,447,580 | 4499 | 1.16 | 1.18 |
| 14 | Australia | 9760161 | 12739 | 84 | 0.92 | 0.74 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 735513 | 745 | 12 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2502643 | 4894 | 14 | 0.91 | 0.73 |
| (39) | NSW | 3321760 | 4481 | 35 | ||
| 51 | NZ | 1681209 | 1733 | 7 | ||
| 1 | USA | 94,388,272 | 1,060,922 | 1240 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,220,444 | 526,879 | 53 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 34,124,579 | 681,006 | 408 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,420,826 | 186,087 | 1035 | ||
| 7 | Italy | 21,428,602 | 173,701 | 130 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 18,796,472 | 382,954 | 52 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,267,137 | 157,171 | 22 | ||
| 35 | South Africa | 4,007,080 | 101,982 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 30 | Greece | 4,577,675 | 31,722 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,560,955 | 30,509 | 1 | ||
| 59 | Croatia | 1,197,804 | 16,461 | 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 | 4098 | 2194 | 550 | 256 |
| Daily Deaths | 86 | 35 | 14 | 12 |
| In ICU | 137 | 62 | 30 | 7 |
| Total Deaths | 12739 | 4481 | 4894 | 7454 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 98292 | Daily New Cases | 22978 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7071 up 1.1% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.8% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.2% have had 2 dose & 68.6% have had 3 doses and 21.2% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.0/ 94.0/70.6/24.0).
The world has passed 592 million reported cases of Covid-19.
Australian researches have discovered links between Chronic Fatigue and Long Coivd, prompting hopes of an effective treatment for Long Covid.
It has been revealed that North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un fell seriously ill during the countries early Covid-19 experience.
The weekly global death toll due to Covid-19 has been reported as falling by 9%
In the USA the CDC is reviewing its recommended Covid-19 measures. It is now saying no social distancing is recommended, the end of most contact tracing and new recommendations on close contacts, isolation and mask wearing amongst other things.
13 August 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 | 593,831,179 | 6,450,981 | 3401 | 1.08 | 1.04 |
| 14 | Australia | 9,780,286 | 12,828 | 89 | 0.85 | 0.70 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 736,959 | 753 | 8 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2,506,892 | 4,916 | 22 | 0.80 | 0.64 |
| (39) | NSW | 3,329,963 | 4,516 | 35 | ||
| 51 | NZ | 1684946 | 1750 | 17 | ||
| 1 | USA | 94,614,616 | 1,061,990 | 1068 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,238,902 | 526,928 | 49 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 34,148,131 | 681,253 | 247 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,420,826 | 186,087 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Italy | 21,455,291 | 173,853 | 152 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 18,824,282 | 383,011 | 57 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,273,228 | 157,189 | 18 | ||
| 34 | South Africa | 4,007,925 | 101,982 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 30 | Greece | 4,577,675 | 31,722 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,561,579 | 30,520 | 11 | ||
| 59 | Croatia | 1,198,898 | 16,472 | 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 | 3974 | 2107 | 543 | 275 |
| Daily Deaths | 89 | 35 | 22 | 8 |
| In ICU | 138 | 63 | 31 | 11 |
| Total Deaths | 12828 | 4516 | 4916 | 753 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 94631 | Daily New Cases | 20150 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7032 down 0.5% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.8% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.2% have had 2 dose & 68.6% have had 3 doses and 21.4% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.0/ 94.0/70.6/24.1).
The world has passed 590 million reported cases of Covid-19.
Charities in the UK have criticised the government for not buying/ supplying the drug Evusheld for immunocompromised people.
Researches led by leading virologist Dr Eddie Holmes of Sydney University have determined the source of the Novel Coronavirus to within a few meters, and it wasn’t in a lab, but rather the Huanan wet seafood market in Wuhan. With Raccoon dogs a probable source. These animals were found to be the source of the SARS virus (SARS-CoV-1) in 2002-2004.
14 August 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 | 594,678,953 | 6453474 | 2493 | 1.02 | 0.90 |
| 14 | Australia | 9795989 | 12859 | 31 | 0.70 | 0.57 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 737995 | 750 | -3 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2510325 | 4940 | 24 | 0.68 | 0.54 |
| (39) | NSW | 3336902 | 4525 | 9 | ||
| 51 | NZ | 1687705 | 1750 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 94,678,953 | 1062333 | 343 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,252,699 | 526,996 | 68 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 34,164,891 | 681,480 | 227 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,420,826 | 186,087 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Italy | 21,480,076 | 173,982 | 129 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 18,852,976 | 383,071 | 60 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,278,332 | 157,208 | 19 | ||
| 34 | South Africa | 4,008,164 | 101,982 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 30 | Greece | 4,577,675 | 31,722 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,562,307 | 30,523 | 3 | ||
| 59 | Croatia | 1,200,113 | 16,484 | 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 | 3991 | 2148 | 575 | 274 |
| Daily Deaths | 31 | 9 | 24 | -3 |
| In ICU | 139 | 58 | 29 | 11 |
| Total Deaths | 12859 | 4525 | 4940 | 750 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 23152 | Daily New Cases | 15728 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7029 up 0.1% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.8% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.2% have had 2 dose & 68.6% have had 3 doses and 21.4% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.0/ 94.0/70.6/24.1).
The world has passed 590 million reported cases of Covid-19.
The waiting times at the various state government Long Covid clinics is getting longer as time goes on, prompting calls for a national approach.
A report has come out stating that the UK’s treatment of prisoners during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic was equivalent to torture.
Experts are again calling for caution, saying the Covid-19 pandemic is not over yet.
15 August 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 | 595,168,628 | 6,454,572 | 1098 | 0.58 | 0.52 |
| 14 | Australia | 9810541 | 12886 | 27 | 0.67 | 0.54 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 739234 | 754 | 4 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2513940 | 4955 | 15 | 0.74 | 0.59 |
| (39) | NSW | 3342373 | 4531 | 6 | ||
| 51 | NZ | 1691261 | 1750 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 94,688,168 | 1,062,343 | 10 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,264,911 | 527,037 | 41 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 34,171,644 | 681,550 | 70 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,420,826 | 186,087 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Italy | 21,499,531 | 174,060 | 78 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 18,881,958 | 383,125 | 54 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,282,774 | 157,226 | 18 | ||
| 34 | South Africa | 4,008,332 | 101,982 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 30 | Greece | 4,577,675 | 31,722 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,562,888 | 30,527 | 4 | ||
| 59 | Croatia | 1,200,742 | 16,496 | 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 | 4013 | 2178 | 571 | 274 |
| Daily Deaths | 27 | 6 | 15 | 4 |
| In ICU | 131 | 59 | 20 | 12 |
| Total Deaths | 12886 | 4531 | 4955 | 754 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 73182 | Daily New Cases | 14623 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7029 up 0.1% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.9% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.2% have had 2 dose & 68.7% have had 3 doses and 21.6% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.1/ 94.0/70.6/24.3).
The world has passed 595 million reported cases of Covid-19.
There are warnings emerging that the new Langya virus detected in China maybe just the tip of a wider issue.
16 August 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 | 595,542,970 | 6,455,458 | 886 | 0.46 | 0.41 |
| 14 | Australia | 9830302 | 12959 | 73 | 0.95 | 0.78 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 740679 | 759 | 5 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2518701 | 4975 | 20 | 1.02 | 0.83 |
| (39) | NSW | 3349487 | 4555 | 24 | ||
| 51 | NZ | 1696239 | 1782 | 32 | ||
| 1 | USA | 94,735,044 | 1,062,468 | 125 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,275,687 | 527,069 | 32 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 34,178,240 | 681,557 | 7 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,420,826 | 186,087 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Italy | 21,509,424 | 174,102 | 42 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 18,907,231 | 383,178 | 53 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,286,362 | 157,247 | 21 | ||
| 34 | South Africa | 4,008,332 | 101,982 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 30 | Greece | 4,577,675 | 31,722 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,563,347 | 30,529 | 2 | ||
| 59 | Croatia | 1,200,807 | 16,508 | 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 | 3970 | 2141 | 535 | 274 |
| Daily Deaths | 73 | 24 | 20 | 5 |
| In ICU | 132 | 60 | 18 | 12 |
| Total Deaths | 12959 | 4555 | 4975 | 759 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 83651 | Daily New Cases | 19855 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7064 up 0.5% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.8% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.2% have had 2 dose & 68.6% have had 3 doses and 20.9% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.0/ 94.0/70.5/23.7).
The world has passed 595 million reported cases of Covid-19.
Shoppers in a Shanghai IKEA store rushed for the exists when they found out the store was to be closed due to a close contact, seems no one wanted to be part of the lockdown!
British authorities are the first in the world to authorise the use of a new Modena vaccine that targets both the original Corona Virus and the Omicron Variant.
The Marshall Islands have been hit hard by a Covid-19 outbreak
17 August 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 | 596,438,676 | 6,458,172 | 2714 | 1.09 | 0.98 |
| 14 | Australia | 9850979 | 13022 | 63 | 1.04 | 0.87 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 742137 | 761 | 2 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2523380 | 4975 | 0 | 1.04 | 0.86 |
| (39) | NSW | 3357506 | 4581 | 26 | ||
| 51 | NZ | 1700900 | 1794 | 12 | ||
| 1 | USA | 94,835,503 | 1,062,980 | 512 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,284,135 | 527,098 | 29 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 34,201,280 | 681,763 | 206 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,420,826 | 186,087 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Italy | 21,518,365 | 174,172 | 70 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 18,931,140 | 383,237 | 59 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,292,231 | 157,277 | 30 | ||
| 36 | South Africa | 4,008,443 | 101,982 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 30 | Greece | 4,577,675 | 31,722 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,563,705 | 30,537 | 8 | ||
| 59 | Croatia | 1,200,972 | 16,520 | 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 | 3807 | 2115 | 518 | 210 |
| Daily Deaths | 62 | 26 | 15 | 2 |
| In ICU | 116 | 52 | 22 | 7 |
| Total Deaths | 13022 | 4581 | 4990 | 761 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 103574 | Daily New Cases | 20816 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7105 up 0.6% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.9% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.2% have had 2 dose & 68.7% have had 3 doses and 21.8% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.1/ 94.0/70.7/24.6).
The world has passed 596 million reported cases of Covid-19.
Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is defending himself after it was revealed he secretly had himself sworn into 5 Ministries during the peak of Covid , not telling anyone, including the Ministers of the Portfolios he shadowed.
The USA has tested a long range Ballistic missile.
18 August 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 | 597,508,084 | 6,461,159 | 2714 | 1.28 | 1.18 |
| 14 | Australia | 9870588 | 13153 | 63 | 1.03 | 0.87 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 743393 | 771 | 2 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2527767 | 5036 | 0 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| (39) | NSW | 3365632 | 4624 | 26 | ||
| 50 | NZ | 1705597 | 1807 | 12 | ||
| 1 | USA | 94,903,377 | 1,063,324 | 512 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,296,228 | 527,134 | 29 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 34,223,207 | 682,010 | 206 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,420,826 | 186,087 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 21,554,626 | 174,300 | 70 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 18,964,246 | 383,300 | 59 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,297,484 | 157,296 | 30 | ||
| 36 | South Africa | 4,008,696 | 101,982 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 28 | Greece | 4,654,737 | 32,028 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,564,231 | 30,542 | 8 | ||
| 59 | Croatia | 1,201,743 | 16,528 | 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 | 3726 | 2046 | 497 | 240 |
| Daily Deaths | 132 | 43 | 46 | 12 |
| In ICU | 123 | 54 | 27 | 8 |
| Total Deaths | 13153 | 4624 | 5036 | 771 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 105720 | Daily New Cases | 19833 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7127 up 0.3% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.9% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.2% have had 2 dose & 68.7% have had 3 doses and 21.8% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.1/ 94.0/70.7/24.6).
The world has passed 597 million reported cases of Covid-19.
South Korea has overtaken Italy into 7th place for the most number of Covid-19 reported cases.
North Korea is now sitting inn 26th place on the table of most reported Covid-19 cases.
A “do it yourself” PCR test may be available for sale in shops by the end of the year, the product developed by a Brisbane company cab deliver results in 55 mins and has been approved by the Australian TGA.
An audit of the federal government’s vaccine rollout has confirmed the known mismanagement of the task.
Former PM Scott Morrison may have breached the coalition agreement when he signed himself into 5 ministries and systems.
Lockdowns may have ended but “Lockdown Fatigue” continues to put a strain on the nations mental health facilities.
Victoria has passed 5000 reported deaths due to Covid-19
19 August 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 | 598,507,550 | 6,465,277 | 7105 | 1.23 | 1.11 |
| 14 | Australia | 9887673 | 13228 | 206 | 0.94 | 0.80 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 743393 | 773 | 12 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2531505 | 5063 | 88 | 0.91 | 0.77 |
| (39) | NSW | 3372487 | 4646 | 65 | ||
| 50 | NZ | 1709541 | 1815 | 21 | ||
| 1 | USA | 95,093,706 | 1,064,346 | 1366 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,311,584 | 527,206 | 108 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 34,245,374 | 682,216 | 453 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,460,787 | 187,018 | 931 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 21,581,917 | 174,447 | 275 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 19,000,055 | 383,362 | 125 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,301,523 | 157,317 | 40 | ||
| 36 | South Africa | 4,008,988 | 101,982 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 28 | Greece | 4,654,737 | 32,028 | 306 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,564,809 | 30,544 | 7 | ||
| 59 | Croatia | 1,203,617 | 16,545 | 25 |
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 | 3622 | 1986 | 514 | 240 |
| Daily Deaths | 72 | 22 | 27 | 2 |
| In ICU | 120 | 56 | 27 | 8 |
| Total Deaths | 13228 | 4646 | 5063 | 773 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 96002 | Daily New Cases | 17116 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7112 down 0.2% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.9% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.2% have had 2 dose & 68.7% have had 3 doses and 22.0% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.1/ 94.0/70.7/24.8).
The world has passed 598 million reported cases of Covid-19.
The USA has passed 95 million reported cases of Covid-19, the last 5 million in 44 days.
The WHO is reporting that Coronavirus cases have fallen by almost 25% in the last week, but deaths due to the virus in Asia were still high.
Instagram and Facebook have suspended Robert Kennedy Jr’s Anti-Vaccine groups due to misinformation.
The coastal city of Xiamen in China has ordered that fishermen and their catches undergo Covid-19 tests on return to the port.
20 August 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 | 599,455,094 | 6,468,341 | 3064 | 1.18 | 1.09 |
| 14 | Australia | 9902772 | 13320 | 92 | 0.86 | 0.74 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 745386 | 778 | 5 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2534710 | 5093 | 30 | 0.81 | 0.69 |
| (39) | NSW | 3378587 | 4680 | 34 | ||
| 50 | NZ | 1712957 | 1824 | 9 | ||
| 1 | USA | 95,282,370 | 1,065,256 | 910 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,325,136 | 527,253 | 47 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 34,264,237 | 682,358 | 142 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,460,787 | 187,018 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 21,606,606 | 174,571 | 124 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 19,037,664 | 383,427 | 65 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,306,686 | 157,343 | 26 | ||
| 36 | South Africa | 4,009,243 | 101,982 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 28 | Greece | 4,654,737 | 32,028 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,565,319 | 30,548 | 4 | ||
| 59 | Croatia | 1,204,642 | 16,552 | 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 | 3477 | 1908 | 471 | 263 |
| Daily Deaths | 91 | 34 | 30 | 5 |
| In ICU | 126 | 56 | 30 | 9 |
| Total Deaths | 13320 | 4680 | 5093 | 778 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 92260 | Daily New Cases | 15301 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7114 down 0.0% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.9% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.2% have had 2 dose & 68.7% have had 3 doses and 22.0% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.1/ 94.0/70.7/24.8).
The world has passed 599 million reported cases of Covid-19.
Studies have found that the possibility of getting Long Covid may extend for up to two years from acquiring a Covid-19 infection.
Victorian quarantine staff who had a farewell party for a departing colleague will not be fine by police.
An outbreak of Covid-19 in Tibet has left thousands of Chinese tourists stranded, as they are banned from sight seeing or returning home until they test negative.
People who bought pets during the height of Covid-19 and WFH/Lockdowns are now surrendering their pets to shelters as they can no longer look after them once they returned to work.
21 August 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 | 600,239,907 | 6,470,778 | 2292 | 0.97 | 0.95 |
| 14 | Australia | 9924405 | 13365 | 36 | 0.60 | 0.51 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 746910 | 777 | 1 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2539614 | 5117 | 18 | 0.61 | 0.59 |
| (39) | NSW | 3387881 | 4700 | 16 | ||
| 50 | NZ | 1718009 | 1824 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 95,331,020 | 1,065,555 | 299 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,339,429 | 527,332 | 36 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 34,279,785 | 682,560 | 202 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,460,787 | 187,018 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 21,630,998 | 174,659 | 88 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 19,077,674 | 383,496 | 69 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,311,608 | 157,365 | 22 | ||
| 36 | South Africa | 4,009,730 | 102,066 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 28 | Greece | 4,654,737 | 32,028 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,565,768 | 30,550 | 2 | ||
| 59 | Croatia | 1,205,948 | 16,559 | 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 | 3387 | 1875 | 438 | 263 |
| Daily Deaths | 36 | 16 | 18 | 1 |
| In ICU | 113 | 52 | 29 | 9 |
| Total Deaths | 13356 | 4696 | 5111 | 779 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 16346* | Daily New Cases | 10220 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7114 down 0.0% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.9% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.2% have had 2 dose & 68.7% have had 3 doses and 22.0% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.1/ 94.0/70.7/24.8).
The world has passed 600 million reported cases of Covid-19. The last 10 million cases in 10 days, the last 50 million cases in 53 days and the last 100 million cases in 120 days
It was revealed that during the height of the pandemic, then Australian Prime Minister appointed himself to 5 extra ministries, unbeknown to almost anyone else. This has sparked a fury of questions and raised the impetus of the Republican push.
The rate of hospitalisation due to Covid-19 in Australia is falling and the death rate appears to be stabilising.
22 August 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 | 600,782,010 | 6,471,637 | 2453 | 0.97 | 0.95 |
| 14 | Australia | 9912866 | 13356 | 100 | 0.60 | 0.51 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 746080 | 779 | 7 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2537053 | 5111 | 29 | 0.61 | 0.59 |
| (39) | NSW | 3382897 | 4696 | 35 | ||
| 50 | NZ | 1715165 | 1824 | 17 | ||
| 1 | USA | 95,335,947 | 1,065,564 | 156 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,346,605 | 527,332 | 79 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 34,284,864 | 682,560 | 111 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,460,787 | 187,018 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 21,650,468 | 174,722 | 138 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 19,117,343 | 383,560 | 121 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,315,557 | 157,377 | 31 | ||
| 36 | South Africa | 4,009,730 | 102,066 | 84 |
Holiday Watch
| 28 | Greece | 4,654,737 | 32,028 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,566,236 | 30,552 | 5 | ||
| 59 | Croatia | 1,206,587 | 16,571 | 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 | 3429 | 1962 | 414 | 227 |
| Daily Deaths | 9 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| In ICU | 104 | 50 | 28 | 8 |
| Total Deaths | 13365 | 4700 | 5117 | 777 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 56194 | Daily New Cases | 11630 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7114 down 0.0% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.9% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.2% have had 2 dose & 68.7% have had 3 doses and 22.0% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.1/ 94.0/70.7/24.8).
The world has passed 600 million reported cases of Covid-19.
USA First Lady Jill Biden has tested negative to Covid-19 and has moved out of isolation.
The hospital crisis around Australia continues with hospitals literally overflowing from emergency departments.
Scientists are hopeful a nasal Covid-19 vaccine may help stop transmission.
Qantas Airlines is appealing to fliers to stick with it as it continues to struggle back from Covid induced staff shortages and delays.
23 August 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 | 601,304,584 | 6,473,086 | 2292 | 0.63 | 0.64 |
| 14 | Australia | 9933818 | 13456 | 36 | 0.64 | 0.53 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 747842 | 786 | 1 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2546132 | 5140 | 18 | 1.68 | 1.53 |
| (39) | NSW | 3393432 | 4731 | 16 | ||
| 50 | NZ | 1721836 | 1841 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 95,382,560 | 1,065,711 | 299 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,355,443 | 527,368 | 36 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 34,291,082 | 682,671 | 202 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,460,787 | 187,018 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 21,660,885 | 174,797 | 88 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 19,150,404 | 383,617 | 69 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,318,857 | 157,396 | 22 | ||
| 36 | South Africa | 4,009,730 | 102,066 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 28 | Greece | 4,654,737 | 32,028 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,566,652 | 30,555 | 2 | ||
| 59 | Croatia | 1,206,633 | 16,579 | 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 | 3457 | 1928 | 411 | 242 |
| Daily Deaths | 94 | 32 | 25 | 9 |
| In ICU | 104 | 49 | 28 | 8 |
| Total Deaths | 13456 | 4731 | 5140 | 786 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 77851 | Daily New Cases | 15338 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7046 down 1.0% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.9% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.2% have had 2 dose & 68.8% have had 3 doses and 22.2% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.1/ 94.0/70.7/24.9).
The world has passed 601 million reported cases of Covid-19.
Animal shelters in NSW are experiencing a surge in people wanting to surrender pets, with some facilities saying they have an 8 month wait for people to properly surrender their pets. This is a result of the huge surge in pet ownership during the pandemic and the shift of people back to the office for work.
Dr Fauci, who led the USA response to the Covid-19 pandemic has said he will step down from his current position in December this year.
Studies are suggesting that people who participate in physical exercise may lessen the possibility of getting and/or ward off the effects of a Covid-19 infection.
24 August 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 | 602,083,978 | 6,475,313 | 2227 | 0.97 | 0.96 |
| 14 | Australia | 9949833 | 13508 | 52 | 1.13 | 0.94 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 748855 | 777 | -9 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2546468 | 5150 | 10 | 0.10 | 0.09 |
| (39) | NSW | 3400100 | 4745 | 14 | ||
| 50 | NZ | 1725110 | 1845 | 4 | ||
| 1 | USA | 95,463,533 | 1,066,157 | 446 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,367,010 | 527,416 | 48 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 34,311,323 | 682,874 | 203 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,460,787 | 187,018 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 21,696,242 | 174,931 | 134 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 19,181,371 | 383,686 | 69 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,323,715 | 157,420 | 24 | ||
| 36 | South Africa | 4,010,000 | 102,066 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 28 | Greece | 4,654,737 | 32,028 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,566,869 | 30,557 | 2 | ||
| 59 | Croatia | 1,206,633 | 16,579 | 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 | 3324 | 1867 | 402 | 257 |
| Daily Deaths | 48 | 14 | 10 | -9 |
| In ICU | 96 | 38 | 24 | 8 |
| Total Deaths | 13508 | 4745 | 5150 | 777 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 99798 | Daily New Cases | 16028 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 6961 down 1.2% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.9% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.2% have had 2 dose & 68.8% have had 3 doses and 22.3% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.1/ 94.0/70.8/25.0).
The world has passed 602 million reported cases of Covid-19.
A Victorian Contact Tracer has been jailed after he was convicted of Coercion after he threatened a woman to perform sex acts on him or he would get her deported.
Parents are getting concerned about the reliability of RAT’s given out at schools after a large error rate had been detected in the tests.
New modelling in South Australia is predicting the next wave of Covid-19 will hit the state in November
This summer in the UK twice as many people died compared to last summer.
25 August 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 | 602,910,915 | 6,477,801 | 2488 | 1.07 | 1.03 |
| 14 | Australia | 9963794 | 13586 | 78 | 1.05 | 0.86 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 749665 | 776 | -1 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2549729 | 5190 | 40 | 1.04 | 0.88 |
| (39) | NSW | 3405870 | 4774 | 29 | ||
| 50 | NZ | 1728018 | 1845 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 95,610,225 | 1,066,740 | 583 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,376,551 | 527,452 | 36 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 34,329,600 | 683,076 | 202 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,460,787 | 187,018 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 21,721,630 | 175,043 | 112 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 19,221,602 | 383,758 | 72 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,329,143 | 157,438 | 18 | ||
| 36 | South Africa | 4,010,207 | 102,066 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 28 | Greece | 4,654,737 | 32,028 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,567,147 | 30,559 | 2 | ||
| 59 | Croatia | 1,208,529 | 16,612 | 33 |
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 | 3237 | 1836 | 405 | 257 |
| Daily Deaths | 80 | 29 | 40 | -1 |
| In ICU | 95 | 31 | 22 | 8 |
| Total Deaths | 13586 | 4774 | 5190 | 776 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 95887 | Daily New Cases | 13976 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 6998 up 0.5% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.9% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.2% have had 2 dose & 68.8% have had 3 doses and 22.3% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.1/ 94.0/70.8/25.10).
The world has passed 602 million reported cases of Covid-19.
Queensland is docking the wages of teachers who refused vaccination during the period of mandated vaccination for teachers in Queensland’s schools.
Next week Britain will scrap routine Covid-19 testing in its hospitals
26 August 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 | 603,842,685 | 6,481,678 | 3877 | 1.22 | 1.18 |
| 14 | Australia | 9976587 | 13647 | 61 | 1.01 | 0.83 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 750458 | 774 | -2 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2551936 | 5214 | 24 | 0.76 | 0.63 |
| (39) | NSW | 3411500 | 4796 | 22 | ||
| 50 | NZ | 1730494 | 1865 | 20 | ||
| 1 | USA | 95,764,675 | 1,067,713 | 973 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,386,836 | 527,488 | 36 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 34,350,639 | 683,233 | 157 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,492,875 | 187,761 | 743 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 21,745,065 | 175,127 | 84 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 19,265,521 | 383,829 | 71 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,334,357 | 157,457 | 19 | ||
| 36 | South Africa | 4,010,752 | 102,084 | 18 |
Holiday Watch
| 28 | Greece | 4,712,025 | 32,335 | 307 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,567,460 | 30,563 | 4 | ||
| 59 | Croatia | 1,209,580 | 16,622 | 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 | 3054 | 1780 | 386 | 174 |
| Daily Deaths | 53 | 22 | 25 | -2 |
| In ICU | 90 | 36 | 18 | 8 |
| Total Deaths | 13647 | 4796 | 5214 | 774 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 87531 | Daily New Cases | 13496 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7048 up 0.7% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.9% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.2% have had 2 dose & 68.8% have had 3 doses and 22.4% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.1/ 94.0/70.8/25.20).
The world has passed 603 million reported cases of Covid-19.
Long Covid is keeping over 30,000 Australians away from work every day.
In the USA the number of Americans being kept out of the workforce due to Long Covid is between 2 and 4 million.
More than 70% of English pubs expect to close their doors permanently this winter due to rising energy costs
27 August 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 | 604,621,068 | 6,484,282 | 3877 | 1.05 | 1.01 |
| 14 | Australia | 9987913 | 13734 | 61 | 0.93 | 0.76 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 751084 | 777 | -2 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2554435 | 5252 | 24 | 0.89 | 0.74 |
| (39) | NSW | 3416226 | 4816 | 22 | ||
| 50 | NZ | 1732765 | 1869 | 20 | ||
| 1 | USA | 95,877,218 | 1,068,296 | 973 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,389,176 | 527,556 | 36 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 34,368,909 | 683,397 | 157 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,492,875 | 187,761 | 743 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 21,767,060 | 175,226 | 84 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 19,311,973 | 383,910 | 71 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,338,906 | 157,478 | 19 | ||
| 36 | South Africa | 4,010,999 | 102,084 | 18 |
Holiday Watch
| 28 | Greece | 4,712,025 | 32,335 | 307 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,567,893 | 30,569 | 4 | ||
| 59 | Croatia | 1,210,431 | 16,639 | 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 | 3081 | 1847 | 377 | 165 |
| Daily Deaths | 86 | 20 | 39 | 3 |
| In ICU | 97 | 47 | 16 | 8 |
| Total Deaths | 13734 | 4816 | 5252 | 777 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 82884 | Daily New Cases | 11370 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7104 up 0.8% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.9% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.2% have had 2 dose & 68.8% have had 3 doses and 22.5% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.1/ 94.0/70.8/25.20).
The world has passed 604 million reported cases of Covid-19.
The Victorian Government is to sued in a Class Action against its mismanagement of Covid-19 Lockdowns.
Queensland is removing the mandatory requirements for masks in most settings.
The population of the Chinese city of Chongqing were forced to queue in heatwave conditions above 40C to undergo mandatory Covid-19 testing when over 40 cases were detected in the city.
The low vaccination rates in poorer countries was falsely blamed on vaccine hesitancy, when it was actually supply issues from more wealthy countries.
28 August 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 | 605,292,816 | 6,486,500 | 4822 | 0.93 | 0.89 |
| 14 | Australia | 9997168 | 13749 | 102 | 0.77 | 0.64 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 751530 | 777 | 3 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2556519 | 5261 | 47 | 0.75 | 0.63 |
| (39) | NSW | 3420381 | 4821 | 25 | ||
| 50 | NZ | 1734157 | 1869 | 4 | ||
| 1 | USA | 95,974,482 | 1,068,872 | 1159 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,405,138 | 527,597 | 109 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 34,381,295 | 683,472 | 239 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,492,875 | 187,761 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 21,788,862 | 175,306 | 179 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 19,359,066 | 384,000 | 171 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,343,076 | 157,493 | 36 | ||
| 36 | South Africa | 4,011,210 | 102,084 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 28 | Greece | 4,712,025 | 32,335 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,568,183 | 30,571 | 8 | ||
| 59 | Croatia | 1,211,419 | 16,646 | 24 |
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 | 1821 | 372 | 153 |
| Daily Deaths | 15 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| In ICU | 95 | 45 | 23 | 7 |
| Total Deaths | 13749 | 4821 | 5261 | 777 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 15317 | Daily New Cases | 9294 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7104 up 0.8% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.9% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.2% have had 2 dose & 68.8% have had 3 doses and 22.5% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.1/ 94.0/70.8/25.20).
The world has passed 604 million reported cases of Covid-19.
The world has passed 1 million deaths due to Covid-19 this year.
Moderna is suing Pfizer and BioNTech for infringing its patents , the basis for its mRNA technology platform
The wait times for procedures in about 1/3 UK NHS Hospitals is above 18 weeks.
29 August 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 | 605,782,461 | 6,487,877 | 1377 | 0.69 | 0.65 |
| 14 | Australia | 10005856 | 13760 | 11 | 0.75 | 0.62 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 752136 | 778 | 1 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2558654 | 5265 | 4 | 0.78 | 0.67 |
| (39) | NSW | 3423756 | 4825 | 4 | ||
| 50 | NZ | 1735902 | 1869 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 96,010,310 | 1,069,131 | 259 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,414,898 | 527,754 | 157 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 34,384,747 | 683,528 | 56 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,492,875 | 187,761 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 21,806,509 | 175,347 | 41 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 19,405,923 | 384,083 | 83 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,346,304 | 157,500 | 7 | ||
| 36 | South Africa | 4,011,357 | 102,084 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 28 | Greece | 4,712,025 | 32,335 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,568,453 | 30,574 | 3 | ||
| 59 | Croatia | 1,211,920 | 16,658 | 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 | 3036 | 1879 | 343 | 153 |
| Daily Deaths | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| In ICU | 95 | 47 | 22 | 7 |
| Total Deaths | 13760 | 4825 | 5265 | 778 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 14266 | Daily New Cases | 8704 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7104 up 0.8% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.9% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.2% have had 2 dose & 68.8% have had 3 doses and 22.5% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.1/ 94.0/70.8/25.20).
The world has passed 605 million reported cases of Covid-19.
Australia has passed 10 million reported Covid-19 cases. The last million cases in 38 days, the million before that in 59 days.
The USA has passed 96 million reported cases of Covid-19, the last million in 11 days, the million before that in 8 days.
This weeks Australian National Cabinet meeting is set to discuss changing the requirements for Isolation when you get Covid-19
30 August 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 | 606,158,484 | 6,489,025 | 1148 | 0.54 | 0.65 |
| 14 | Australia | 10018037 | 13834 | 74 | 1.01 | 0.91 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 752904 | 779 | 1 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2561290 | 5282 | 17 | 1.22 | 0.87 |
| (39) | NSW | 3428015 | 4862 | 37 | ||
| 50 | NZ | 1738492 | 1884 | 15 | ||
| 1 | USA | 96,020,855 | 1,069,188 | 57 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,419,671 | 527,799 | 45 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 34,384,747 | 683,548 | 20 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,492,875 | 187,761 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 21,814,856 | 175,407 | 60 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 19,445,581 | 384,160 | 77 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,349,175 | 157,521 | 21 | ||
| 36 | South Africa | 4,011,431 | 102,084 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 28 | Greece | 4,712,025 | 32,335 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,568,679 | 30,575 | 1 | ||
| 59 | Croatia | 1,211,979 | 16,673 | 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 | 3004 | 1834 | 337 | 129 |
| Daily Deaths | 75 | 37 | 18 | 1 |
| In ICU | 86 | 40 | 22 | 7 |
| Total Deaths | 13834 | 4862 | 5282 | 779 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 59133 | Daily New Cases | 12164 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 6965 down 2.0% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.0% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.3% have had 2 dose & 68.9% have had 3 doses and 22.6% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.1/ 94.1/70.8/25.3).
The world has passed 606 million reported cases of Covid-19.
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31 August 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 | 606,932,820 | 6,491,134 | 2109 | 1.12 | 1.03 |
| 14 | Australia | 10031149 | 13903 | 69 | 1.13 | 1.02 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 753585 | 782 | 3 | ||
| (43) | Victoria | 2564306 | 5308 | 26 | 1.22 | 0.87 |
| (39) | NSW | 3433433 | 4884 | 22 | ||
| 50 | NZ | 1740840 | 1893 | 9 | ||
| 1 | USA | 96,111,492 | 1,069,638 | 450 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,429,258 | 527,829 | 30 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 34,397,205 | 683,718 | 170 | ||
| 6 | UK | 23,492,875 | 187,761 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 21,845,943 | 175,505 | 98 | ||
| 9 | Russia | 19,482,648 | 384,254 | 94 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 6,354,245 | 157,541 | 20 | ||
| 36 | South Africa | 4,011,657 | 102,084 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 28 | Greece | 4,712,025 | 32,335 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Pakistan | 1,568,849 | 30,575 | 0 | ||
| 59 | Croatia | 1,212,547 | 16,690 | 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 | 2933 | 1802 | 333 | 116 |
| Daily Deaths | 69 | 22 | 26 | 3 |
| In ICU | 84 | 38 | 20 | 6 |
| Total Deaths | 13903 | 4884 | 5308 | 782 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | 93391 | Daily New Cases | 13232 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 6998 up 0.5% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.0% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.3% have had 2 dose & 68.9% have had 3 doses and 22.7% have had 4th doses. (SA 96.1/ 94.1/70.9/25.4).
The world has passed 606 million reported cases of Covid-19.
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A charge against a Melbourne woman who organised a protest during the City’s lockdown were dropped yesterday.
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