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466 new cases for Australia and 2 deaths so CMR drops to 0.993% and active cases rise to 4,221. NSW recorded 16 and the balance were in Victoria except for 1 in SA.

No new case and no deaths for NZ so CMR is 1.415% and active cases remain at 27.

The UK recorded 560 new cases and 79 deaths yesterday so the CMR drops to 15.352%.

Just over 67k new cases in the USA yesterday and 1,119 deaths sees CMR down to 3.598% and active cases at 49.6% with the raw numbers still rising and passing the 2M mark. Note that the USA is actually minus one day due to time differences.

Other notable points:
Global cases set a new daily high of 261,894 (a rise of 5%) and that will go higher when all the numbers are in;
The USA completes 50M and Germany 7M tests;
North America and Europe both pass 200K deaths;
Asia sets a new high for daily cases with 72,660;
South America sets a new high for daily cases with 76,992;

El Salvador (393), Venezuela (443), Israel (2,043), Argentina (5,782), India (45,599) and Brazil (60,982) all recorded new daily highs, those in blue for the second consecutive day and those in red for a third or more consecutive day.