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Data valid as at 00:00 GMT January 7th 2022.

77,886 new cases for Australia (a new record) and 19 deaths so the CMR is 0.304%.

NZ recorded 58 cases and 0 deaths for a CMR of 0.351%.

The UK recorded 178,163 cases and 229 deaths for a CMR of 1.055%.

808,874 new cases in the USA yesterday and 2,629 deaths sees CMR at 1.436%.

Other notable points:
Global cases pass 303M, the last 3M in 1 day;
Global cases set a new daily record with 2,716,051 on 6/1;
North America sets a new daily high with 885,717 cases recorded on 6/1;
South America sets a new daily high with 217,843 cases (yesterday was also a record);
North America passes 71M cases;
Europe passes 94M cases;
Asia passes 86M cases;
The USA passes 60M cases;
Spain and Italy pass 7M cases;
Asia passes the 90th percentile over the 10 day period;

Sao Tome & Principe (265);
Guinea (439);
Greenland (591);
San Marino (608);
Andorra (1,119);
Iceland (1,208);
Mauritania (1,211) – the 5th consecutive day;
Jamaica (1,269);
Cabo Verde (1,469);
Burundi (1,475);
Albania (1,745);
French Guiana (2,170);
Kuwait (2,645);
Montenegro (2,960);
Qatar (3,192);
Mayotte (3,463);
Dominican Republic (5,968) – the 5th consecutive day;
Lebanon (7,974);
Bolivia (11,002);
Sweden (23,877) on 5/1;
Netherlands (34,872);
Australia (77,886) – the 5th consecutive day; and
Argentina (110,533)

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

Georgia moves above the 90th percentile for the 10 day period and no countries drop below.