[russellw]

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

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

10 new cases for Australia and no deaths so the CMR is 3.135%.

2 new cases and 0 deaths for NZ so CMR is 1.092% and active cases 62.

The UK had a slightly lower 6,385 cases yesterday and 487 deaths, the 9th consecutive day under 10k cases.

Just under 75k new cases in the USA yesterday and 2,094 deaths sees CMR up to 1.801%. Note that the USA is actually minus one day due to time differences.

Other notable points:
Asia passes 400k deaths;

Only -
Kuwait (1,409); and
Iraq (5,341) - the previous high on 23/9/20;

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

Poland moves above the 90th percentile for their 10 day average while no countries drop below.