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377 new cases for Australia and 4 deaths sees the CMR drop to 1.163% and active cases rise to 6,879. NSW recorded 17; Queensland, SA and the NT recorded 1 each with the balance in Victoria. This last week saw another 34% increase in the Victorian numbers with 3,417 cases recorded.

2 new cases and no deaths for NZ so CMR is 1.408% and active cases remain at 22.

The UK recorded 771 new cases and 74 deaths yesterday so the CMR drops to 15.197%.

Just under 71k new cases in the USA yesterday and 1,462 deaths sees CMR down to 3.331% and active cases at 47.2% with the raw numbers still rising. Note that the USA is actually minus one day due to time differences.

Other notable points:
Global new cases set a record daily high of 289,149;
Africa passes 20k deaths;
The USA completes 59M, India 19M, Brazil 13M and South Africa 3M tests;
Asia records a new high for daily cases with 84,701;

Poland (658), Uzbekistan (774), Ghana (1,513), Philippines (4,963), Mexico (8,458) and Colombia (10,673) all recorded new daily highs, those in blue for the second consecutive day and those in red for a third or more consecutive day.