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Data valid as at 00:00 GMT December 31st, 2020.

Note: As not all Australian States report at the same time, the data below is based on the previous full day reporting.

24 new cases for Australia and no deaths so the CMR is 3.200%. NSW recorded 17 cases, Queensland and Victoria recorded 3 each and WA/SA 2 each.

11 new cases and no deaths for NZ so CMR is 1.156% and active cases 49.

The UK had a new record 55,892 cases yesterday and 964 deaths.

Just under 235k new cases in the USA yesterday and another new high of 3,879 deaths sees CMR fall to 1.735% and active cases at 38.9% with the raw numbers rising and now over 7.8M. Note that the USA is actually minus one day due to time differences.

Other notable points:
Africa sets a new daily high with 30,479 new cases (30/12);
The USA completes 253M, India 172M, France 35M, Germany 34M and Saudi Arabia 11M tests.

Latvia (1,861) - 36% above the high yesterday;
UAE (1,730);
Malaysia (2,525);
Lebanon (3,507) - 22% above the high yesterday;
Slovakia (6,315) - 56% above the previous high;
Colombia (16,314);
Czechia (16,939);
South Africa (18,000); and
UK (55,892)

... all recorded new daily highs; those in blue for the second consecutive day and those in red for a third or more consecutive day.