1 December 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 | 647,682,521 | 6,639,315 | 848 | 1.62 | 1.77 |
| 14 | Australia | 10659898 | 16137 | 13 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | |||||
| (41) | Victoria | 2737064 | 6040 | 13 | 0.16 | 0.19 |
| (39) | NSW | |||||
| 49 | NZ | 1945117 | 2122 | -90 | ||
| 1 | USA | 100,532,711 | 1,105,049 | 20 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,673,379 | 530,620 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 35,268,255 | 689,717 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 24,260,660 | 181,098 | 0 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,000,101 | 196,821 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,590,828 | 392,002 | 59 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,664,844 | 159,830 | 41 | ||
| 37 | South Africa | 4,041,890 | 102,428 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,360,506 | 34,178 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,186 | 30,631 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,253,761 | 17,316 | 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 | 2684 | 601 | ||
| Daily Deaths | 13 | 13 | ||
| In ICU | 87 | 21 | ||
| Total Deaths | 16137 | 6040 | ||
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 4302 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7284 up 0.4% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.3% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.9% have had 2 dose & 69.3% have had 3 doses and 25.3% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.4/93.7/71.2/28.6).
The world has passed 647 million reported cases of Covid-19
The Chinese government has announced it will crack-down hard on the current wave of protests sweeping the country.
Australia has won its way into the final 16 of the Football (Soccer) World Cup, beating Denmark 1-0
2 December 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 | 648,270,895 | 6,641,349 | 2034 | 1.44 | 1.27 |
| 14 | Australia | 106739979 | 16203 | 66 | 0.35 | 0.22 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 820092 | 1078 | 1078 | ||
| (41) | Victoria | 2740866 | 6047 | 7 | 0.14 | 0.15 |
| (39) | NSW | 3678261 | 5572 | 5572 | ||
| 49 | NZ | 1945117 | 2122 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 100,644,495 | 1,105,610 | 561 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,673,379 | 530,620 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 35,304,715 | 689,853 | 136 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 24,260,660 | 181,098 | 0 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,000,101 | 196,821 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,597,613 | 392,060 | 58 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,669,821 | 159,884 | 54 | ||
| 37 | South Africa | 4,042,208 | 102,464 | 36 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,404,690 | 34,309 | 131 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,226 | 30,632 | 1 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,254,083 | 17,330 | 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 | 2790 | 1481 | 550 | 128 |
| Daily Deaths | 113 | 32 | 54 | 11 |
| In ICU | 82 | 38 | 21 | 8 |
| Total Deaths | 16203 | 5572 | 6047 | 1078 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 14345 (100419) |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7284 up 0.4% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.3% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.9% have had 2 dose & 69.3% have had 3 doses and 25.3% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.4/93.7/71.2/28.6).
The world has passed 648 million reported cases of Covid-19
Covid-19 restriction in Guangzhou and Chongqing China have been lifted after mass protests.
3 December 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 | 649,273,133 | 6,644,705 | 3356 | 1.84 | 2.05 |
| 14 | Australia | 10748077 | 16244 | 41 | 0.67 | 0.76 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | |||||
| (41) | Victoria | 2745007 | 6067 | 20 | 0.15 | 0.16 |
| (39) | NSW | |||||
| 49 | NZ | 1945117 | 2122 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 100,787,779 | 1,106,607 | 997 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,674,195 | 530,624 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 35,375,733 | 690,129 | 276 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 24,488,080 | 181,733 | 635 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,000,101 | 196,821 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,604,334 | 392,117 | 57 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,674,000 | 159,921 | 37 | ||
| 37 | South Africa | 4,042,520 | 102,464 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,404,690 | 34,309 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,274 | 30,632 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,254,355 | 17,334 | 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 | 2823 | 579 | ||
| Daily Deaths | 20 | 20 | ||
| In ICU | 81 | 21 | ||
| Total Deaths | 16244 | 6067 | ||
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 4211 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 72dosdown 0.7% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.3% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.9% have had 2 dose & 69.3% have had 3 doses and 25.3% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.4/93.7/71.2/28.6).
The world has passed 649 million reported cases of Covid-19
Hospitalisation rates in Australia are climbing
China has brought in Emergency Level censorship in relation to the current Covid-19 protests.
China’s Vice President has eased lockdowns in some locations, signalling a possible easing of Covid-19 policy.
4 December 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 | 649,676,623 | 6,645,772 | 1067 | 0.67 | 0.82 |
| 14 | Australia | 10751318 | 16244 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | |||||
| (41) | Victoria | 2748250 | 6067 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.13 |
| (39) | NSW | |||||
| 49 | NZ | 1945117 | 2122 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 100,796,300 | 1,106,640 | 33 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,674,459 | 530,627 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 35,400,159 | 690,213 | 84 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 24,488,080 | 181,733 | 0 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,024,746 | 197,253 | 432 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,611,003 | 392,176 | 59 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,677,655 | 159,953 | 32 | ||
| 37 | South Africa | 4,042,769 | 102,464 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,404,690 | 34,309 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,291 | 30,632 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,254,644 | 17,339 | 5 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.
Australian daily hospitalisation figures.
| Australia | NSW | Victoria | Sth Australia | |
| Daily Hospitalisations | 2864 | 620 | ||
| Daily Deaths | 0 | 0 | ||
| In ICU | 82 | 22 | ||
| Total Deaths | 16244 | 6067 | ||
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 3173 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7284 up 0.4% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.3% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.9% have had 2 dose & 69.3% have had 3 doses and 25.3% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.4/93.7/71.2/28.6).
The world has passed 649 million reported cases of Covid-19
In a significant change in Covid Policy in China, it is no longer required to show a negative Covid-19 test to ride public transport in major cities such as Beijing and Shenzhen.
China continues to ease its Covid-19 restrictions despite rising case numbers.
The WHO estimates 90% of the world has some degree of Covid-19 immunity.
5 December 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 | 649,910027 | 6,646467 | 695 | 0.43 | 0.47 |
| 14 | Australia | 10754429 | 16244 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | |||||
| (41) | Victoria | 2751361 | 6067 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.12 |
| (39) | NSW | |||||
| 49 | NZ | 1979614 | 2235 | 113 | ||
| 1 | USA | 100,796,300 | 1,106,640 | 0 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,674,459 | 530,627 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 35,400,159 | 690,213 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 24,488,080 | 181,733 | 0 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,024,746 | 197,253 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,611,003 | 392,176 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,677,655 | 159,953 | 0 | ||
| 37 | South Africa | 4,042,769 | 102,464 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,404,690 | 34,309 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,291 | 30,632 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,254,644 | 17,339 | 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 | 2947 | 703 | ||
| Daily Deaths | 0 | 0 | ||
| In ICU | 89 | 29 | ||
| Total Deaths | 16244 | 6067 | ||
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 3111 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7284 up 0.4% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.3% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.9% have had 2 dose & 69.3% have had 3 doses and 25.3% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.4/93.7/71.2/28.6).
The world has passed 649 million reported cases of Covid-19
China’s state media is now claiming that Covid-19 is weakening, a sign that the Zero Covid Policy maybe about to be dropped.
Fears rise within China that a deadly surge of Covid-19 infections may follow the relaxing g policy
China is continuing to reject Western vaccines.
6 December 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 | 650,143,431 | 6,647,162 | 695 | 0.85 | 0.95 |
| 14 | Australia | 10759272 | 16,264 | 20 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | |||||
| (41) | Victoria | 2756204 | 6087 | 20 | 0.17 | 0.17 |
| (39) | NSW | |||||
| 49 | NZ | 1979614 | 2235 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 100,863,106 | 1,106,860 | 220 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,674,874 | 530,630 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 35,408,852 | 690,231 | 18 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 24,488,080 | 181,733 | 0 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,024,746 | 197,253 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,623,268 | 392,283 | 107 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,682,437 | 160,026 | 73 | ||
| 37 | South Africa | 4,043,017 | 102,464 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,404,690 | 34,309 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,330 | 30,632 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,254,814 | 17,348 | 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 | 2964 | 720 | ||
| Daily Deaths | 20 | 20 | ||
| In ICU | 6 | 6 | ||
| Total Deaths | 16264 | 6087 | ||
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 4843 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7325 up 0.3% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.3% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.9% have had 2 dose & 69.3% have had 3 doses and 25.3% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.4/93.7/71.2/28.6).
The world has passed 650 million reported cases of Covid-19
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has tested positive for Covid-19, again.
The world has passed 650 million cases of Covid-19, the last 50 million cases in 107 days, the last 10 million in 23 Days.
7 December 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 | 650,590,389 | 6,648,428 | 1266 | 0.84 | 0.91 |
| 14 | Australia | 10763649 | 16284 | 20 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | |||||
| (41) | Victoria | 2760581 | 6107 | 20 | 0.16 | 0.16 |
| (39) | NSW | |||||
| 49 | NZ | 1979614 | 2235 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 100,906,111 | 1,106,990 | 130 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,674,874 | 530,633 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 35,436,031 | 690,298 | 67 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 24,488,080 | 181,733 | 0 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,024,746 | 197,253 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,628,829 | 392,342 | 59 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,686,181 | 160,071 | 45 | ||
| 37 | South Africa | 4,043,242 | 102,464 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,404,690 | 34,309 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,355 | 30,632 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,255,155 | 17,364 | 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 | 2975 | 731 | ||
| Daily Deaths | 20 | 20 | ||
| In ICU | 92 | 32 | ||
| Total Deaths | 16284 | 6107 | ||
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 4377 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7291 down 0.5% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.3% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 95.9% have had 2 dose & 69.3% have had 3 doses and 25.3% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.4/93.7/71.2/28.6).
The world has passed 650 million reported cases of Covid-19
The rate of elective surgeries in Australia dropped to a 10 year low during the Covid-19 pandemic
8 December 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 | 651,271,541 | 6,650,563 | 2135 | 1.33 | 1.34 |
| 14 | Australia | 10767933 | 16304 | 20 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | |||||
| (41) | Victoria | 2764865 | 6127 | 20 | 0.15 | 0.16 |
| (39) | NSW | |||||
| 49 | NZ | 1979614 | 2235 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 100,966,679 | 1,107,807 | 817 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,674,874 | 530,638 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 35,482,252 | 690,465 | 167 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 24,488,080 | 181,733 | 0 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,024,746 | 197,253 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,635,764 | 392,400 | 58 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,689,532 | 160,112 | 41 | ||
| 37 | South Africa | 4,043,543 | 102,464 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,404,690 | 34,309 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,383 | 30,634 | 2 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,255,643 | 17,371 | 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 | 2956 | 712 | ||
| Daily Deaths | 20 | 20 | ||
| In ICU | 89 | 29 | ||
| Total Deaths | 16304 | 6127 | ||
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 4284 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7229 down 0.8% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.3% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.0% have had 2 dose & 69.5% have had 3 doses and 25.5% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.4/93.7/71.3/28.8).
The world has passed 651 million reported cases of Covid-19
China continues to quickly wind back its Zero Tolerance Policy for Covid-19. It has now stopped large scale testing, no requirement for PCR test to travel between regions, the power to impose widespread lockdowns has been reduced from suburbs to buildings or floors of buildings, people with mild or asymptomatic Covid can now isolate at home rather that the purpose build facilities,
Close contacts can isolate at home and are free after 5 days with a negative test, the government impose restriction on cold and flu meds has been lifted.
9 December 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 | 651,988,170 | 6,653,441 | 2878 | 1.35 | 1.37 |
| 14 | Australia | 10838129 | 16395 | 91 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 830702 | 1109 | 1109 | ||
| (41) | Victoria | 2768571 | 6132 | 5 | 0.13 | 0.14 |
| (39) | NSW | 3718440 | 5620 | 5620 | ||
| 49 | NZ | 1979614 | 2235 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 101,157,958 | 1,109,131 | 1324 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,675,509 | 530,647 | 9 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 35,563,044 | 690,739 | 274 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 24,488,080 | 181,733 | 0 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,024,746 | 197,253 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,643,194 | 392,454 | 54 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,692,509 | 160,139 | 27 | ||
| 37 | South Africa | 4,044,422 | 102,550 | 86 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,404,690 | 34,309 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,407 | 30,634 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,256,073 | 17,379 | 8 |
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 | 3015 | 1526 | 682 | 164 |
| Daily Deaths | 24 (171) | 48 | 5(85) | 4 (31) |
| In ICU | 89 | 40 | 28 | 7 |
| Total Deaths | 16395 | 5620 | 6132 | 1109 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 13,578 (95039) |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7175 down 0.7% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.3% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.0% have had 2 dose & 69.5% have had 3 doses and 25.5% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.4/93.7/71.3/28.8).
The world has passed 651 million reported cases of Covid-19
Another cruise ship full of Covid-19 infected passengers has docked in Sydney after a cruise to NZ
Omicron variants are now just 25% of all cases in Australia.
A Chinese Diplomat has told Chinese students in the UK not to “distort” China’s Covid-19 policies.
2/3’s of Australia’s extra 15,400 deaths in 2022 are likely to have been caused by Covid-19.
10 December 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 | 652,783,253 | 6,656,077 | 2636 | 1.59 | 1.52 |
| 14 | Australia | 10856941 | 16462 | 67 | 0.17 | 0.17 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | |||||
| (41) | Victoria | 2771624 | 6153 | 21 | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| (39) | NSW | |||||
| 49 | NZ | 1979614 | 2235 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 101,222,117 | 1,109,438 | 307 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,675,733 | 530,653 | 6 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 35,563,044 | 690,739 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 24,709,404 | 182,419 | 686 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,024,746 | 197,253 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,650,659 | 392,506 | 52 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,695,010 | 160,175 | 36 | ||
| 37 | South Africa | 4,044,761 | 102,550 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,404,690 | 34,309 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,425 | 30,635 | 1 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,256,445 | 17,389 | 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 | 3099 | 705 | ||
| Daily Deaths | 21 | 21 | ||
| In ICU | 96 | 30 | ||
| Total Deaths | 16462 | 6153 | ||
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 18812 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7213 up 0.5% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.3% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.0% have had 2 dose & 69.5% have had 3 doses and 25.5% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.4/93.7/71.3/28.8).
The world has passed 652 million reported cases of Covid-19
There are signs that the latest Covid-19 wave in Victoria may have peaked.
COVAX, the global scheme to immunise the developing world is being wound back.
The Covid-19 wave in SA shows no sign of lessening at the moment.
Global markets are optimistic around the news that China is reversing its Zero Covid-19 policy
11 December 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 | 653,285,114 | 6,657,715 | 1638 | 0.97 | 0.90 |
| 14 | Australia | 10859627 | 16462 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | |||||
| (41) | Victoria | 2774310 | 6153 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| (39) | NSW | |||||
| 49 | NZ | 1979614 | 2235 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 101,254,467 | 1,109,679 | 241 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,675,913 | 530,654 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 35,588,456 | 690,837 | 98 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 24,709,404 | 182,419 | 0 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,053,576 | 197,723 | 470 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,658,056 | 392,560 | 54 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,697,201 | 160,198 | 23 | ||
| 37 | South Africa | 4,045,070 | 102,550 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,448,700 | 34,482 | 173 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,441 | 30,635 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,256,818 | 17,396 | 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 | 3113 | 716 | ||
| Daily Deaths | 0 | 0 | ||
| In ICU | 97 | 31 | ||
| Total Deaths | 16462 | 6153 | ||
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 2686 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7213 up 0.5% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.4% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.0% have had 2 dose & 69.4% have had 3 doses and 25.7% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.4/93.7/71.3/29.0).
The world has passed 653 million reported cases of Covid-19
There is a mix of emotions in China as they relax their Covid-19 policies, from excitement to trepidation.
12 December 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 | 653,604,644 | 6,658,290 | 575 | 0.61 | 0.60 |
| 14 | Australia | 10862500 | 16462 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | |||||
| (41) | Victoria | 2777183 | 6153 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| (39) | NSW | |||||
| 49 | NZ | 1979614 | 2235 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 101,271,023 | 1,109,728 | 49 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,675,913 | 530,658 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 35,603,221 | 690,906 | 69 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 24,709,404 | 182,419 | 0 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,053,576 | 197,723 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,665,152 | 392,611 | 51 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,698,790 | 160,224 | 26 | ||
| 37 | South Africa | 4,045,262 | 102,550 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,448,700 | 34,482 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,471 | 30,635 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,257,061 | 17,400 | 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 | 3081 | 687 | ||
| Daily Deaths | 0 | 0 | ||
| In ICU | 89 | 23 | ||
| Total Deaths | 16462 | 6153 | ||
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 2873 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7213 up 0.5% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.4% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.0% have had 2 dose & 69.4% have had 3 doses and 25.7% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.4/93.7/71.3/29.0).
The world has passed 653 million reported cases of Covid-19
A Bill is before the UK Parliament to prevent Aged Care/Nursing Homes preventing visitors entering due to Covid-19
13 December 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 | 653,953,859 | 6,659,461 | 1171 | 0.64 | 0.64 |
| 14 | Australia | 10866876 | 16482 | 20 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | |||||
| (41) | Victoria | 2781559 | 6173 | 20 | 0.17 | 0.16 |
| (39) | NSW | |||||
| 49 | NZ | 2019685 | 2257 | 22 | ||
| 1 | USA | 101,339,061 | 1,109,896 | 168 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,676,246 | 530,658 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 35,615,590 | 690,946 | 40 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 24,709,404 | 182,419 | 0 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,053,576 | 197,723 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,671,528 | 392,661 | 50 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,700,015 | 160,255 | 31 | ||
| 37 | South Africa | 4,045,262 | 102,550 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,448,700 | 34,482 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,471 | 30,635 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,257,061 | 17,400 | 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 | 3074 | 680 | ||
| Daily Deaths | 20 | 20 | ||
| In ICU | 92 | 26 | ||
| Total Deaths | 16482 | 6173 | ||
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 4376 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7180 down 0.4% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.4% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.0% have had 2 dose & 69.4% have had 3 doses and 25.7% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.4/93.7/71.3/29.0).
The world has passed 653 million reported cases of Covid-19
To get a free PCR test in Australia from next year you will need a referral from a doctor.
China is scrapping its Covid-19 Tracking App
14 December 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 | 654,586,350 | 6,661,041 | 1580 | 1.11 | 1.15 |
| 14 | Australia | 10870758 | 16492 | 10 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | |||||
| (41) | Victoria | 2785441 | 6183 | 10 | 0.16 | 0.15 |
| (39) | NSW | |||||
| 49 | NZ | 2019685 | 2257 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 101,390,735 | 1,110,158 | 262 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,676,368 | 530,658 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 35,659,520 | 691,021 | 75 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 24,709,404 | 182,419 | 0 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,053,576 | 197,723 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,677,505 | 392,720 | 59 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,702,132 | 160,287 | 32 | ||
| 37 | South Africa | 4,045,472 | 102,550 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,448,700 | 34,482 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,487 | 30,635 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,257,412 | 17,427 | 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 | 3054 | 660 | ||
| Daily Deaths | 10 | 10 | ||
| In ICU | 89 | 23 | ||
| Total Deaths | 16492 | 6183 | ||
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 3882 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7203 up 0.3% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.4% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.0% have had 2 dose & 69.4% have had 3 doses and 25.7% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.4/93.7/71.3/29.0).
The world has passed 654 million reported cases of Covid-19
Medical and political leaders are criticizing Elon Musk for attacking Dr Fauci for his work in the pandemic.
The medical and hospital systems in China are bracing for the fallout of the removal of the countries Zero Covid Policy
The Republican Governor , and possible President candidate Ron DeSantis has called for the Florida Supreme Court to convene a grand jury to investigate “any and all wrongdoing” with respect to Covid-19 vaccines.
15 December 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 | 655,416,888 | 6,663,985 | 2944 | 1.40 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Australia | 10874967 | 16512 | 20 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | |||||
| (41) | Victoria | 2789650 | 6203 | 20 | 0.17 | 0.16 |
| (39) | NSW | |||||
| 49 | NZ | 2019685 | 2257 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 101,552,702 | 1,111,484 | 1326 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,676,530 | 530,658 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 35,761,481 | 691,435 | 414 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 24,709,404 | 182,419 | 0 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,053,576 | 197,723 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,685,037 | 392,775 | 55 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,704,268 | 160,311 | 24 | ||
| 37 | South Africa | 4,045,472 | 102,550 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,448,700 | 34,482 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,501 | 30,635 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,257,989 | 17,429 | 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 | 3033 | 639 | ||
| Daily Deaths | 20 | 20 | ||
| In ICU | 91 | 25 | ||
| Total Deaths | 16512 | 6203 | ||
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 4209 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7251 up 0.7% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.4% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.0% have had 2 dose & 69.4% have had 3 doses and 25.7% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.4/93.7/71.3/29.0).
The world has passed 655 million reported cases of Covid-19
China has reported 2249 cases of Covid-19 nationally.
There has been a rush of panic buying in supermarkets in China, canned fruit, with yellow peaches in particular, are being stripped from shelves. Promoting a declaration that the fruit do not offer any protection from Covid-19 or its symptoms.
The UK’s hospitals are at breaking point again.
16 December 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 | 656,068,484 | 6,666,801 | 2816 | 1.12 | 1.17 |
| 14 | Australia | 10966207 | 16673 | 161 | 0.71 | 0.62 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 842328 | 1126 | 1126 | ||
| (41) | Victoria | 2793132 | 6203 | 0 | 0.14 | 0.13 |
| (39) | NSW | 3759120 | 5694 | 5694 | ||
| 49 | NZ | 2019685 | 2257 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 101,690,781 | 1,112,629 | 1145 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,676,691 | 530,663 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 35,809,832 | 691,652 | 217 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 24,709,404 | 182,419 | 0 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,053,576 | 197,723 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,692,870 | 392,832 | 57 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,706,053 | 160,335 | 24 | ||
| 37 | South Africa | 4,046,150 | 102,568 | 18 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,448,700 | 34,482 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,501 | 30,635 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,257,989 | 17,429 | 6 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.
Australian daily hospitalisation figures.
| Australia | NSW | Victoria | Sth Australia | |
| Daily Hospitalisations | 3425 | 1606 | 675 | 187 |
| Daily Deaths | 232 | 74 | 84 | 17 |
| In ICU | 95 | 37 | 26 | 10 |
| Total Deaths | 16673 | 5694 | 6216 | 1126 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 16031 (112219) |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7204 down 0.6% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.4% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.0% have had 2 dose & 69.4% have had 3 doses and 25.9% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.5/93.7/71.3/29.2).
The world has passed 656 million reported cases of Covid-19
The latest Covid-19 wave in Australia is either rising or has stabilised, depending on the state you are in.
A leaked video has shown a party at a billionaire’s home in the midst of Melbourne’s Covid-19 lockdown
The number of people in hospital with Covid-19 in the UK has risen 22% in a week.
Chinese doctors and nurses have reportedly been told to continue working if the contract Covid-19
Covid-19infections are said to be soaring Beijing.
17 December 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 | 656,852,991 | 6,669,312 | 2511 | 1.95 | 2.21 |
| 14 | Australia | 10969578 | 16692 | 19 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | |||||
| (41) | Victoria | 2796503 | 6235 | 32 | 0.14 | 0.13 |
| (39) | NSW | |||||
| 49 | NZ | 2019685 | 2257 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 101,735,286 | 1,112,895 | 266 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,676,691 | 530,663 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 35,809,832 | 691,652 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 24,884,034 | 183,138 | 719 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,053,576 | 197,723 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,701,321 | 392,891 | 59 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,707,504 | 160,362 | 27 | ||
| 37 | South Africa | 4,046,568 | 102,568 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,500,737 | 34,614 | 132 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,562 | 30,635 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,258,740 | 17,445 | 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 | 3394 | 644 | ||
| Daily Deaths | 19 | 19 | ||
| In ICU | 93 | 24 | ||
| Total Deaths | 16692 | 6235 | ||
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 3371 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7148 down 0.8% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.4% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.0% have had 2 dose & 69.4% have had 3 doses and 25.9% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.5/93.7/71.3/29.2).
The world has passed 656 million reported cases of Covid-19
China is now saying it is impossible to track the spread of Covid-19 within the country.
18 December 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 | 657,339,665 | 6,670,529 | 1217 | 0.75 | 0.84 |
| 14 | Australia | 10972385 | 16692 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | |||||
| (41) | Victoria | 2799310 | 6235 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| (39) | NSW | |||||
| 49 | NZ | 2019685 | 2257 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 101,752,219 | 1,112,965 | 70 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,677,054 | 530,667 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 35,874,528 | 691,776 | 124 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 24,884,034 | 183,138 | 0 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,053,576 | 197,723 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,708,852 | 392,949 | 58 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,708,737 | 160,384 | 22 | ||
| 37 | South Africa | 4,046,603 | 102,568 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,500,737 | 34,614 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,572 | 30,635 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,259,113 | 17,447 | 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 | 3394 | 623 | ||
| Daily Deaths | 19 | 19 | ||
| In ICU | 95 | 26 | ||
| Total Deaths | 16692 | 6235 | ||
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 2807 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7148 down 0.8% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.4% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.0% have had 2 dose & 69.4% have had 3 doses and 25.9% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.5/93.7/71.3/29.2).
The world has passed 657 million reported cases of Covid-19
The Australian Federal Government has withdrawn the extra mental health consultations it will support back to pre Covid levels. Experts are saying it is too early and too few.
Queensland is advising people not to visit aged care facilities during the Christmas period if they are unwell.
Shanghai has ordered schools to hold online classes as Covid cases in the city increase.
19 December 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 | 657,727,231 | 6,671,744 | 1215 | 0.59 | 0.65 |
| 14 | Australia | 10975374 | 16692 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | |||||
| (41) | Victoria | 2802299 | 6235 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| (39) | NSW | |||||
| 49 | NZ | 2019685 | 2257 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 101,759,248 | 1,112,967 | 2 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,677,209 | 530,672 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 35,902,425 | 691,830 | 54 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 24,884,034 | 183,138 | 0 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,089,042 | 198,271 | 548 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,716,074 | 393,000 | 51 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,709,597 | 160,398 | 14 | ||
| 37 | South Africa | 4,046,603 | 102,568 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,500,737 | 34,614 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,585 | 30,635 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,259,369 | 17,452 | 5 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.
Australian daily hospitalisation figures.
| Australia | NSW | Victoria | Sth Australia | |
| Daily Hospitalisations | 3373 | 623 | ||
| Daily Deaths | 0 | 0 | ||
| In ICU | 95 | 26
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| Total Deaths | 16692 | 6235 | ||
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 2807 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7148 down 0.8% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.4% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.0% have had 2 dose & 69.4% have had 3 doses and 25.9% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.5/93.7/71.3/29.2).
The world has passed 657 million reported cases of Covid-19
The amount of “lost” luggage accumulating at Auckland Airport is staggering, as airlines continue to struggle with diminished workforces.
20 December 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 | 657,983,123 | 6,672,879 | 1135 | 0.40 | 0.43 |
| 14 | Australia | 10979204 | 16712 | 20 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | |||||
| (41) | Victoria | 2806129 | 6255 | 20 | 0.16 | 0.15 |
| (39) | NSW | |||||
| 49 | NZ | 2062384 | 2288 | 31 | ||
| 1 | USA | 101,782,984 | 1,113,053 | 86 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,677,346 | 530,674 | 2 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 35,914,141 | 691,854 | 24 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 24,884,034 | 183,138 | 0 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,089,042 | 198,271 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,722,415 | 393,050 | 50 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,710,406 | 160,424 | 26 | ||
| 37 | South Africa | 4,046,603 | 102,568 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,500,737 | 34,614 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,585 | 30,635 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,259,369 | 17,452 | 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 | 3418 | 668 | ||
| Daily Deaths | 20 | 20 | ||
| In ICU | 102 | 33 | ||
| Total Deaths | 16712 | 6255 | ||
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 3830 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7133 down 0.2% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.4% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.0% have had 2 dose & 69.4% have had 3 doses and 25.9% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.5/93.7/71.3/29.2).
The world has passed 657 million reported cases of Covid-19
The Australian Education Union is calling for asymptomatic Covid-19 testing to be introduced into schools.
21 December 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 | 658,636,720 | 6,674,746 | 1867 | 1.01 | 1.07 |
| 14 | Australia | 10983380 | 16734 | 22 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | |||||
| (41) | Victoria | 2810305 | 6277 | 22 | 0.17 | 0.17 |
| (39) | NSW | |||||
| 49 | NZ | 2062384 | 2288 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 101,841,782 | 1,113,518 | 465 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,677,449 | 530,677 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 35,943,720 | 691,994 | 140 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 24,884,034 | 183,138 | 0 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,089,042 | 198,271 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,728,409 | 393,107 | 57 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,711,703 | 160,451 | 27 | ||
| 37 | South Africa | 4,046,986 | 102,568 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,500,737 | 34,614 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,597 | 30,635 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,259,759 | 17,473 | 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 | 3441 | 691 | ||
| Daily Deaths | 22 | 22 | ||
| In ICU | 100 | 31 | ||
| Total Deaths | 16734 | 6277 | ||
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 4176 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7024 down 1.5% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.4% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.0% have had 2 dose & 69.4% have had 3 doses and 25.9% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.5/93.7/71.3/29.2).
The world has passed 658 million reported cases of Covid-19
China’s move away from its Zero Covid-19 Policy was made despite warnings of mass deaths and to date vast unseen numbers of Covid-19 infections. It has reported the first deaths due to Covid-19 since December 4.
There is speculation in China that it may experience three waves of Covid-19 during this winter.
The NT has joined Queensland in recommending that its residents rethink Christmas gatherings as Covid-19 case number rise.
22 December 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 | 659,449,948 | 6,677,836 | 3090 | 1.41 | 1.39 |
| 14 | Australia | 10986958 | 16756 | 22 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | |||||
| (41) | Victoria | 2813883 | 6299 | 22 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| (39) | NSW | |||||
| 49 | NZ | 2062384 | 2288 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 102,023,037 | 1,114,910 | 1392 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,677,594 | 530,680 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 36,037,035 | 692,407 | 413 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 24,884,034 | 183,138 | 0 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,089,042 | 198,271 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,735,851 | 393,166 | 59 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,712,826 | 160,466 | 15 | ||
| 37 | South Africa | 4,046,986 | 102,568 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,500,737 | 34,614 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,618 | 30,635 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,260,293 | 17,483 | 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 | 3454 | 704 | ||
| Daily Deaths | 22 | 22 | ||
| In ICU | 99 | 30 | ||
| Total Deaths | 16756 | 6299 | ||
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 3578 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7115 up 1.3% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.4% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.0% have had 2 dose & 69.4% have had 3 doses and 25.9% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.5/93.7/71.3/29.2).
The world has passed 659 million reported cases of Covid-19
In Australia GP’s are taking the big load on treating Long Covid.
China has changed the definition of deaths due to Covid-19, and as a result the number of reported deaths has fallen dramatically.
Chinese cities are getting quieter as deaths from “Covid” cause caution in the population.
Loss of smell due to Covid-19 may be due to the destruction of nasal cells.
23 December 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 | 659,930,840 | 6,679,325 | 1489 | 1.41 | 1.39 |
| 14 | Australia | 11068051 | 16913 | 157 | 0.80 | 0.71 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | 853367 | 1144 | 1144 | ||
| (41) | Victoria | 2817314 | 6313 | 14 | 0.14 | 0.14 |
| (39) | NSW | 3797451 | 5772 | 5772 | ||
| 49 | NZ | 2062384 | 2288 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 102,048,475 | 1,114,931 | 21 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,677,594 | 530,681 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 36,037,035 | 692,407 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 24,884,034 | 183,138 | 0 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,089,042 | 198,271 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,743,302 | 393,220 | 54 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,713,879 | 160,488 | 22 | ||
| 37 | South Africa | 4,047,273 | 102,568 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,548,487 | 34,779 | 165 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,637 | 30,635 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,260,837 | 17,492 | 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 | 3443 | 1618 | 671 | 193 |
| Daily Deaths | 240 | 78 | 97 | 18 |
| In ICU | 96 | 34 | 28 | 8 |
| Total Deaths | 16913 | 5772 | 6313 | 1144 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 103390 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7152 up 0.5% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.4% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.0% have had 2 dose & 69.5% have had 3 doses and 26.0% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.5/93.7/71.4/29.3).
The world has passed 659 million reported cases of Covid-19
The WHO is concerned about the low Covid-19 vaccination rate in China.
The surge of Covid-19 in China after it relaxed its policies has raised grave concerns for the global economy.
24 December 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 | 660,858,534 | 6,683,051 | 3726 | 1.62 | 1.61 |
| 14 | Australia | 11074949 | 16940 | 27 | 0.07 | 0.06 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | |||||
| (41) | Victoria | 2820140 | 6338 | 25 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| (39) | NSW | |||||
| 49 | NZ | 2062384 | 2288 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 102,198,979 | 1,115,877 | 946 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,678,008 | 530,690 | 9 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 36,080,427 | 692,572 | 165 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 25,021,606 | 183,936 | 798 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,089,042 | 198,271 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,750,711 | 393,277 | 57 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,714,802 | 160,507 | 19 | ||
| 37 | South Africa | 4,047,681 | 102,568 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,548,487 | 34,779 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,652 | 30,635 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,261,300 | 17,502 | 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 | 3483 | 695 | ||
| Daily Deaths | 25 | 25 | ||
| In ICU | 109 | 37 | ||
| Total Deaths | 16940 | 6338 | ||
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 2826 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7107 down 0.6% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.4% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.0% have had 2 dose & 69.5% have had 3 doses and 26.0% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.5/93.7/71.4/29.3).
The world has passed 660 million reported cases of Covid-19
Italy has passed 25 million reported cases of Covid-19
There is a push in Australia to allow the private purchase of a 5th Covid-19 vaccine.
Australia’s supply of Covid-19 anti-virals is aging, a request has been made to extend the expiry date of the anti-virals for a 2nd time.
25 December 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 | 661,399,122 | 6,685,004 | 1953 | 0.93 | 0.93 |
| 14 | Australia | 11077191 | 16940 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | |||||
| (41) | Victoria | 2822382 | 6338 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.09 |
| (39) | NSW | |||||
| 49 | NZ | 2062384 | 2288 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 102,208,605 | 1,115,928 | 51 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,678,178 | 530,691 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 36,150,842 | 692,854 | 282 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 25,021,606 | 183,936 | 0 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,135,084 | 198,937 | 666 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,757,697 | 393,331 | 54 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,715,586 | 160,524 | 17 | ||
| 37 | South Africa | 4,048,047 | 102,568 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,548,487 | 34,779 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,665 | 30,636 | 1 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,261,300 | 17,502 | 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 | 3467 | 679 | ||
| Daily Deaths | 0 | 0 | ||
| In ICU | 106 | 34 | ||
| Total Deaths | 16940 | 6338 | ||
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 2242 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7107 down 0.6% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.4% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.0% have had 2 dose & 69.5% have had 3 doses and 26.0% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.5/93.7/71.4/29.3).
The world has passed 661 million reported cases of Covid-19
Our third Christmas with Covid-19
In stark contrast to the official Chinese figures, the City of Qingdao’s health chief has reported Covid-19 cases approaching half a million cases a day in the city.
A leaked note in China states that the country has around 250 million cases of Covid-19 in December to date.
In Australia, all sate government health authorities are stressing the need for caution during Christmas celebrations.
26 December 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 | 661,756,500 | 6,686,000 | 996 | 0.62 | 0.61 |
| 14 | Australia | 11078796 | 16940 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | |||||
| (41) | Victoria | 2823987 | 6338 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| (39) | NSW | |||||
| 49 | NZ | 2062384 | 2288 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 102,235,721 | 1,116,074 | 146 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,678,379 | 530,693 | 2 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 36,171,154 | 692,934 | 80 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 25,021,606 | 183,936 | 0 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,135,084 | 198,937 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,764,292 | 393,383 | 52 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,716,124 | 160,537 | 13 | ||
| 37 | South Africa | 4,048,199 | 102,568 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,548,487 | 34,779 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,680 | 30,636 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,261,936 | 17,521 | 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 | 3478 | 690 | ||
| Daily Deaths | 0 | 0 | ||
| In ICU | 103 | 31 | ||
| Total Deaths | 16940 | 6338 | ||
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 1605 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7107 down 0.6% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.4% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.0% have had 2 dose & 69.5% have had 3 doses and 26.0% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.5/93.7/71.4/29.3).
The world has passed 661 million reported cases of Covid-19
China has stopped issuing daily Covid-19 figures.
Scientists are concerned that the volume of new Covid-19 cases in China may be an incubator for new mutations of the Coronavirus.
The UK will stop publishing its Covid-19 Modelling data.
27 December 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 | 661,929,472 | 6,686,685 | 685 | 0.31 | 0.30 |
| 14 | Australia | 11080686 | 16940 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | |||||
| (41) | Victoria | 2825877 | 6338 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.09 |
| (39) | NSW | |||||
| 49 | NZ | 2062384 | 2288 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 102,245,339 | 1,116,095 | 21 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,678,548 | 530,695 | 2 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 36,171,154 | 692,934 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 25,021,606 | 183,936 | 0 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,135,084 | 198,937 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,769,627 | 393,433 | 50 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,716,592 | 160,551 | 14 | ||
| 38 | South Africa | 4,048,281 | 102,568 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,548,487 | 34,779 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,698 | 30,636 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,261,997 | 17,526 | 5 |
Data sources as per previous months. * Australia data now from covidlive.com.au
Victoria’s case number data appears to have changed.
Australian daily hospitalisation figures.
| Australia | NSW | Victoria | Sth Australia | |
| Daily Hospitalisations | 3512 | 724 | ||
| Daily Deaths | 0 | 0 | ||
| In ICU | 103 | 31 | ||
| Total Deaths | 16940 | 6338 | ||
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 1890 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7107 down 0.6% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.4% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.0% have had 2 dose & 69.5% have had 3 doses and 26.0% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.5/93.7/71.4/29.3).
The world has passed 661 million reported cases of Covid-19
China is removing the quarantine requirement of incoming visitors to the country.
The USA is bracing for a possible Covid-19 case number surge during their winter holiday season.
28 December 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 | 662,445,268 | 6,687,862 | 1177 | 0.95 | 0.95 |
| 14 | Australia | 11082803 | 16940 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | |||||
| (41) | Victoria | 2827994 | 6338 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.10 |
| (39) | NSW | |||||
| 49 | NZ | 2094354 | 2331 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 102,270,528 | 1,116,171 | 76 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,678,763 | 530,696 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 36,202,186 | 693,017 | 83 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 25,021,606 | 183,936 | 0 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,135,084 | 198,937 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,774,824 | 393,492 | 59 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,717,395 | 160,560 | 9 | ||
| 38 | South Africa | 4,048,435 | 102,568 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,548,487 | 34,779 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,710 | 30,636 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,262,109 | 17,542 | 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 | 3524 | 736 | ||
| Daily Deaths | 0 | 0 | ||
| In ICU | 105 | 33 | ||
| Total Deaths | 16940 | 6338 | ||
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 2117 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7107 down 0.6% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.4% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.0% have had 2 dose & 69.5% have had 3 doses and 26.0% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.5/93.7/71.4/29.3).
The world has passed 662 million reported cases of Covid-19
29 December 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 | 663,112,445 | 6,690,104 | 2242 | 1.28 | 1.21 |
| 14 | Australia | 11085540 | 16964 | 24 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| (78) | Sth Aust | |||||
| (41) | Victoria | 2830731 | 6362 | 24 | 0.16 | 0.13 |
| (39) | NSW | |||||
| 49 | NZ | 2062384 | 2288 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 102,311,035 | 1,116,378 | 207 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,678,937 | 530,696 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 36,238,042 | 693,267 | 250 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 25,021,606 | 183,936 | 0 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,135,084 | 198,937 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,781,026 | 393,548 | 56 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,718,090 | 160,574 | 14 | ||
| 38 | South Africa | 4,048,435 | 102,568 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,548,487 | 34,779 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,736 | 30,636 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,262,465 | 17,557 | 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 | 3538 | 750 | ||
| Daily Deaths | 24 | 24 | ||
| In ICU | 106 | 34 | ||
| Total Deaths | 16964 | 6362 | ||
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 2737 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7086 down 0.3% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.4% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.0% have had 2 dose & 69.5% have had 3 doses and 26.0% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.5/93.7/71.4/29.3).
The world has passed 663 million reported cases of Covid-19
China is issuing new passports to its citizens as it continues to unwind its Zero Tolerance Covid-19 Policies
The USA now requires all visitors entering from China to have a negative Covid-19 test on arrival.
30 December 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 | 663,666,635 | 6,692,552 | 2448 | 1.04 | 1.02 |
| 14 | Australia | 11128312 | 17029 | 65 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| (76) | Sth Aust | 862043 | 1155 | 1155 | ||
| (41) | Victoria | 2833765 | 6382 | 20 | 0.16 | 0.13 |
| (39) | NSW | 3825104 | 5804 | 5804 | ||
| 47 | NZ | 2062384 | 2288 | 0 | ||
| 1 | USA | 102,407,740 | 1,117,194 | 816 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,678,937 | 530,698 | 2 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 36,275,146 | 693,604 | 337 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 25,021,606 | 183,936 | 0 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,135,084 | 198,937 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,787,172 | 393,604 | 56 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,718,775 | 160,583 | 9 | ||
| 38 | South Africa | 4,048,580 | 102,568 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,548,487 | 34,779 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,748 | 30,636 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,263,107 | 17,570 | 13 |
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 | 3672 | 1712 | 715 | 255 |
| Daily Deaths | 114 | 32 | 69 | 11 |
| In ICU | 212 | 45 | 33 | 14 |
| Total Deaths | 17029 | 5804 | 6382 | 1155 |
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | (58270) |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7020 down 0.9% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 98.4% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.0% have had 2 dose & 69.5% have had 3 doses and 26.0% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.5/93.7/71.4/29.3).
The world has passed 663 million reported cases of Covid-19
31 December 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 | 664,392,776 | 6,695,689 | 3137 | 1.04 | 1.02 |
| 14 | Australia | 11130283 | 17052 | 23 | 0.72 | 0.55 |
| (76) | Sth Aust | |||||
| (41) | Victoria | 2835767 | 6405 | 23 | 0.27 | 0.24 |
| (39) | NSW | |||||
| 47 | NZ | 2094354 | 2331 | 43 | ||
| 1 | USA | 102,496,941 | 1,117,878 | 684 | ||
| 2 | India | 44,679,413 | 530,699 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 36,302,415 | 693,734 | 130 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 25,143,705 | 184,642 | 706 | ||
| 9 | UK | 24,135,084 | 198,937 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Russia | 21,792,982 | 393,654 | 50 | ||
| 20 | Indonesia | 6,719,327 | 160,593 | 10 | ||
| 38 | South Africa | 4,048,998 | 102,568 | 0 |
Holiday Watch
| 25 | Greece | 5,548,487 | 34,779 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 1,575,773 | 30,636 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 1,263,517 | 17,583 | 13 |
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 | 3596 | 639 | ||
| Daily Deaths | 23 | 23 | ||
| In ICU | 119 | 31 | ||
| Total Deaths | 17052 | 6405 | ||
| Daily Tests Carried Out | PCR Total | New Cases | 2002 |
Daily testing numbers now obtained from https://www.covid19data.com.au/
ASX200 at 7038 up 0.3% from the close from the previous close.
Australia has vaccinated 97.4% of its population aged 16 & over with at least 1 dose of a vaccine & 96.0% have had 2 dose & 69.5% have had 3 doses and 26.0% have had 4th doses. (SA 95.5/93.7/71.4/29.3).
The world has passed 664 million reported cases of Covid-19
The USA is considering testing wastewater on planes from China for Covid-19
Most of Europe and Australia are bon a wait and see watch for developments in China’s Covid-19 situation.
A friend in China says that the situation there is out of control.
China is expecting a wave of Covid-19 to go through regional areas after the Lunar New Year.
The UK is experiencing a wave of Flu cases, up 79% on last year.
The USA estimates China is experiencing over 9000 deaths per day due to Covid-19.
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