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37 new cases for Australia (33 in Victoria and 4 in NSW) and 1 death so CMR rises to 1.376% and active cases rise to 523 (6.9%).

3 new cases and no deaths for NZ so CMR is 1.448% and active cases rise to 13.

The UK had 1,118 new cases and 149 deaths so the CMR is down to 14.037%.

Just over 40k new cases in the USA yesterday and 2,658 deaths sees CMR down to 5.118% and active cases down to 52.7% although the raw numbers are rising.

Other notable points:
Global new cases was the 2nd highest recorded at 175,622;
USA completes 30M and Russia 18M tests;
USA passes 2.5M total cases and sets a new high for daily cases;
North America recorded its highest daily new cases with 45,334;
Africa recorded its highest daily new cases with 11,756;
Asia recorded its highest daily new cases with 46,448;

Kyrgyzstan (228), Uzbekistan (276), Armenia (771), Ukraine (994), Iraq (2,437), Argentina (2,606), South Africa (6,579), India (18,185) and USA (40,236) all recorded new daily highs, those in blue for the second consecutive day and those in red for a third or more consecutive day.