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Data valid as at 00:00 GMT January 3rd, 2021.

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

13 new cases for Australia and no deaths so the CMR is 3.191%. NSW recorded 11 cases and Victoria recorded 3.

19 new cases and no deaths for NZ so CMR is 1.146% and active cases 72.

The UK had 54,490 cases yesterday and 454 deaths.

Just over 247k new cases in the USA yesterday and 2,116 deaths sees CMR fall to 1.715% and active cases at 39.2% with the raw numbers rising and now over 8.1M. Note that the USA is actually minus one day due to time differences.

Other notable points: (weekend reporting):
Global cases pass 85M with the last 1M in 2 days;
Global deaths pass 1.85M with the last 50k in 4 days;
The USA passes 21M cases;
North America passes 24M cases;
The USA completes 258M, India 174M, France 36M, and Lebanon 2M tests.

Only -
Mozambique (341) - the previous high on 24/9;
Ireland (4,961) - 25% above the high yesterday; and
Canada (11,373)

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