January 3, 2021
	
	
    
	
The new increase has carried us upward with the average being over 2,500 per day.
        
			- The countries with the most Novel Corona Virus infections (raw numbers not population adjusted)
				- United States 20.6 million up 1.5 million.
- India 10.3 million up 136,000
- Brazil 7.7 million up 250,000
- Russia 3.2 million up 200,000
- France 2.6 million up 100,000 -  - First country to reach the 4% infection rate other than the U.S. (5.8%)
- United Kingdom 2.6  million up370,000
- Turkey 2.2million up 150,000
- Italy 2.1 million up 60,000
- Spain 1.9 million up 74,000
- Germany 1.7 million up 125,000
-  The best and the wrost in the United States
- In Europe, things are generally improving especially  in France, Spain, Greece, and Italy. Germany and the U.K. again rose more than the other large Western European nations.
- The U.S. averaged 215322 new cases per day. The highest ever.
- The U.S. infection rate is 6.2%. If there is a country with a higher rate, that country is not one that I follow. France this week reached 4.0%, the highest rate among large countries in Western Europe.
- Meanwhile, the U.S. death rate stands at 1.7% the lowest of all countries outside Asia (and New Zealand) that I follow .
- The states showing the most rapid increases in the past week:  California, New York, Arizona, West Virginia, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont
The best and worst states in the U.S.:
        
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            | Infection Rate |  |  |  |  |  | Death Rate |  |  |  |  | 
        
            | Worst |  |  | Best |  |  | Worst |  |  | Best |  | 
        
            | North Dakota | 12.2% |  | Vermont | 1.8% |  | New Jersey | 3.9% |  | Alaska | 0.45% | 
        
            | South Dakota | 11.4% |  | Hawaii | 1.6% |  | New York | 3.7% |  | Utah | 0.46% | 
        
            | Iowa | 9.0% |  | Maine | 1.9% |  | Massachusetts | 3.2% |  | Oklahoma | 0.84% | 
        
            | Wisconsin | 9.0% |  | Oregon | 2.7% |  | Connecticut | 3.2% |  | Wyoming | 0.98% | 
        
            | Nebraska | 8.9% |  | New Hampshire | 3.3% |  |  |  |  | Nebraska | 0.99% | 
        
            | Tennessee | 8.9% |  | Washington | 3.2% |  |  |  |  | Kentucky | 0.98% | 
        
            | Utah | 8.8% |  | Virginia | 3.2% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
        
            | Rhode Island | 8.3% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
        
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	        | Country | Population | Infected Total | Infected Prior Week | Infected Week | % of total cases this week | Per Day | Infection Rate | Dead  Total | Dead Prior Week | Died Week | Death Rate | 
	    
	        | ASIA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
	    
	        | China | 1,433,783,686 | 96,127 | 95,611 | 516 | 1% | 74 | 0.01% | 4,784 | 4,770 | 14 | 4.98% | 
	    
	        | India | 1,366,417,754 | 10,323,965 | 10,187,850 | 136,115 | 1% | 19,445 | 0.76% | 149,435 | 147,622 | 1813 | 1.45% | 
	    
	        | Japan | 126,860,301 | 245,254 | 221,399 | 23,855 | 10% | 3,408 | 0.19% | 3,429 | 3,100 | 329 | 1.40% | 
	    
	        | Philippenes | 108,116,615 | 477,807 | 469,866 | 7,941 | 2% | 1,134 | 0.44% | 9,257 | 9,109 | 148 | 1.94% | 
	    
	        | Viet Nam | 96,462,106 | 1,494 | 1,441 | 53 | 4% | 8 | 0.00% | 35 | 35 | 0 | 2.34% | 
	    
	        | Thailand | 69,625,582 | 7,694 | 6,123 | 1,571 | 20% | 224 | 0.01% | 64 | 60 | 4 | 0.83% | 
	    
	        | S. Korea | 51,225,308 | 63,244 | 56,872 | 6,372 | 10% | 910 | 0.12% | 962 | 808 | 154 | 1.52% | 
	    
	        | Taiwan | 23,773,876 | 812 | 785 | 27 | 3% | 4 | 0.00% | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.86% | 
	    
	        | Hong Kong | 7,436,154 | 8,964 | 8,610 | 354 | 4% | 51 | 0.12% | 150 | 136 | 14 | 1.67% | 
	    
	        | Country | Population | Infected Total | Infected Prior Week | Infected Week | % of total cases this week | Per Day | Infection Rate | Dead  Total | Dead  Prior Week | Died Week | Death Rate | 
	    
	        | EUROPE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
	    
	        | Russia |  | 3,203,743 |  |  |  |  |  | 57,730 |  |  |  | 
	    
	        | Germany | 83,517,045 | 1,783,896 | 1,658,498 | 125,398 | 7% | 17,914 | 2.14% | 34,596 | 30,033 | 4563 | 1.94% | 
	    
	        | U.K. | 67,530,172 | 2,662,636 | 2,295,143 | 367,493 | 14% | 52,499 | 3.94% | 75,137 | 70,860 | 4277 | 2.82% | 
	    
	        | France | 65,129,728 | 2,712,975 | 2,608,277 | 104,698 | 4% | 14,957 | 4.17% | 65,164 | 62,694 | 2470 | 2.40% | 
	    
	        | Italy | 60,550,075 | 2,455,446 | 2,047,696 | 407,750 | 17% | 58,250 | 4.06% | 75,332 | 71,925 | 3407 | 3.07% | 
	    
	        | Spain | 46,692,858 | 1,928,265 | 1,854,951 | 73,314 | 4% | 10,473 | 4.13% | 50,837 | 49,824 | 1013 | 2.64% | 
	    
	        | Greece | 10,473,455 | 140,009 | 135,456 | 4,553 | 3% | 650 | 1.34% | 4957 | 4606 | 351 | 3.54% | 
	    
	        | Sweden | 10,036,379 | 437,379 | 396,048 | 41,331 | 9% | 5,904 | 4.36% | 8727 | 8729 | -2 | 2.00% | 
	    
	        | Country | Population | Infected Total | Infected Prior Week | Infected Week | % of total cases this week | Per Day | Infection Rate | Dead  Total | Dead  Prior Week | Died Week | Death Rate | 
	    
	        | AMERICAS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
	    
	        | U.S.A | 329,064,917 | 20,577,177 | 19,069,926 | 1,507,251 | 7% | 215,322 | 6.25% | 351,302 | 332,705 | 18,597 | 1.71% | 
	    
	        | Argentina | 44,780,677 | 1,634,834 | 1,578,267 | 56,567 | 3% | 8,081 | 3.65% | 43375 | 42501 | 874 | 2.65% | 
	    
	        | Canada | 37,411,047 | 602,060 | 549,863 | 52,197 | 9% | 7,457 | 1.61% | 15880 | 14920 | 960 | 2.64% | 
	    
	        | Brazil | 212,559,417 | 7,716,405 | 7,465,806 | 250,599 | 3% | 35,800 | 3.63% | 196725 | 190795 | 5,930 | 2.55% | 
	    
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	        | OTHER |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
	    
	        | Iran | 82,913,906 | 1,243,434 | 1,200,465 | 42,969 | 3% | 6,138 | 1.50% | 55,540 | 54,963 | 577 | 4.47% | 
	    
	        | Turkey |  | 2,241,912 |  |  |  |  |  | 21,488 |  |  |  | 
	    
	        | Australia | 25,203,198 | 28,483 | 28,312 | 171 | 1% | 24 | 0.11% | 909 | 908 | 1 | 3.19% | 
	    
	        | New Zeland | 4,886,000 | 2,181 | 2,144 | 37 | 2% | 5 | 0.04% | 25 | 25 | 0 | 1.15% | 
	    
	        | Country | Population | Infected Total | Infected Prior Week | Infected Week | % of total cases this week | Per Day | Infection Rate | Dead  Total | Dead  Prior Week | Died Week | Death Rate | 
	    
	        | California | 39,512,223 | 2,423,055 | 2,139,288 | 283,767 | 12% | 40,538 | 6.13% | 26,553 | 24,235 | 2,318 | 1.10% | 
	    
	        | Texas | 28,995,881 | 1,807,255 | 1,660,366 | 146,889 | 8% | 20,984 | 6.23% | 28424 | 26906 | 1,518 | 1.57% | 
	    
	        | Florida | 21,477,737 | 1,365,436 | 1,271,979 | 93,457 | 7% | 13,351 | 6.36% | 21,987 | 21,212 | 775 | 1.61% | 
	    
	        | New York | 19,453,561 | 1,023,897 | 922,145 | 101,752 | 10% | 14,536 | 5.26% | 38,415 | 37,411 | 1,004 | 3.75% | 
	    
	        | Pennsylvania | 12,801,989 | 664,913 | 613,272 | 51,641 | 8% | 7,377 | 5.19% | 16,230 | 14,969 | 1,261 | 2.44% | 
	    
	        | Illinois | 12,671,821 | 979,821 | 937,909 | 41,912 | 4% | 5,987 | 7.73% | 18,322 | 17,336 | 986 | 1.87% | 
	    
	        | Ohio | 11,689,100 | 721,481 | 670,525 | 50,956 | 7% | 7,279 | 6.17% | 9,076 | 8,509 | 567 | 1.26% | 
	    
	        | Georgia | 10,617,423 | 690,900 | 628,758 | 62,142 | 9% | 8,877 | 6.51% | 10,964 | 10,685 | 279 | 1.59% | 
	    
	        | North Carolina | 10,488,084 | 564,924 | 516,828 | 48,096 | 9% | 6,871 | 5.39% | 6,910 | 6,549 | 361 | 1.22% | 
	    
	        | Michigan | 9,986,857 | 538,121 | 516,326 | 21,795 | 4% | 3,114 | 5.39% | 13,306 | 12,074 | 1,232 | 2.47% | 
	    
	        | New Jersey | 8,882,190 | 492,042 | 461,221 | 30,821 | 6% | 4,403 | 5.54% | 19,208 | 18,630 | 578 | 3.90% | 
	    
	        | Virginia | 8,535,519 | 363,765 | 333,576 | 30,189 | 8% | 4,313 | 4.26% | 5,124 | 4,854 | 270 | 1.41% | 
	    
	        | Washington | 7,614,893 | 246,752 | 236,719 | 10,033 | 4% | 1,433 | 3.24% | 3461 | 3184 | 277 | 1.40% | 
	    
	        | Arizona | 7,278,717 | 556,384 | 493,041 | 63,343 | 11% | 9,049 | 7.64% | 9061 | 8424 | 637 | 1.63% | 
	    
	        | Massachusetts | 6,949,503 | 384,181 | 349,602 | 34,579 | 9% | 4,940 | 5.53% | 12,502 | 12,010 | 492 | 3.25% | 
	    
	        | Tennessee | 6,833,174 | 608,297 | 560,892 | 47,405 | 8% | 6,772 | 8.90% | 7,025 | 6,443 | 582 | 1.15% | 
	    
	        | Indiana | 6,733,174 | 526,071 | 493,841 | 32,230 | 6% | 4,604 | 7.81% | 8,476 | 7,843 | 633 | 1.61% | 
	    
	        | Missouri | 6,137,428 | 412,748 | 391,877 | 20,871 | 5% | 2,982 | 6.73% | 5736 | 5471 | 265 | 1.39% | 
	    
	        | Maryland | 6,045,680 | 285,319 | 267,198 | 18,121 | 6% | 2,589 | 4.72% | 5,994 | 5,712 | 282 | 2.10% | 
	    
	        | Wisconsin | 5,822,434 | 526,245 | 506,022 | 20,223 | 4% | 2,889 | 9.04% | 5,261 | 5,039 | 222 | 1.00% | 
	    
	        | Colorado | 5,758,736 | 341,250 | 323,619 | 17,631 | 5% | 2,519 | 5.93% | 4912 | 4592 | 320 | 1.44% | 
	    
	        | Minnesota | 5,639,632 | 420,544 | 409,061 | 11,483 | 3% | 1,640 | 7.46% | 5489 | 5206 | 283 | 1.31% | 
	    
	        | South Carolina | 5,148,714 | 321,699 | 296,179 | 25,520 | 8% | 3,646 | 6.25% | 5469 | 5155 | 314 | 1.70% | 
	    
	        | Alabama | 4,903,185 | 371,934 | 345,628 | 26,306 | 7% | 3,758 | 7.05% | 4873 | 4691 | 182 | 1.31% | 
	    
	        | Louisiana | 4,648,794 | 321,058 | 299,722 | 21,336 | 7% | 3,048 | 6.91% | 7,537 | 7,291 | 246 | 2.35% | 
	    
	        | Kentucky | 4,467,794 | 276,825 | 255,562 | 21,263 | 8% | 3,038 | 6.20% | 2,723 | 2,534 | 189 | 0.98% | 
	    
	        | Oregon | 4,217,737 | 116,348 | 108,326 | 8,022 | 7% | 1,146 | 2.76% | 1492 | 1422 | 70 | 1.28% | 
	    
	        | Oklahoma | 3,956,971 | 304,072 | 279,139 | 24,933 | 8% | 3,562 | 7.68% | 2547 | 2370 | 177 | 0.84% | 
	    
	        | Connecticut | 3,565,287 | 190,120 | 172,743 | 17,377 | 9% | 2,482 | 5.33% | 6099 | 5791 | 308 | 3.21% | 
	    
	        | Utah | 3,205,958 | 283,473 | 264,874 | 18,599 | 7% | 2,657 | 8.84% | 1301 | 1214 | 87 | 0.46% | 
	    
	        | Iowa | 3,155,070 | 284,378 | 274,982 | 9,396 | 3% | 1,342 | 9.01% | 3946 | 3744 | 202 | 1.39% | 
	    
	        | Nevada | 3,080,156 | 231,614 | 217,509 | 14,105 | 6% | 2,015 | 7.52% | 3180 | 2950 | 230 | 1.37% | 
	    
	        | Arkansas | 3,017,825 | 231,442 | 213,969 | 17,473 | 8% | 2,496 | 7.67% | 3729 | 3441 | 288 | 1.61% | 
	    
	        | Mississippi | 2,976,149 | 222,061 | 206,388 | 15,673 | 7% | 2,239 | 7.46% | 4871 | 4606 | 265 | 2.19% | 
	    
	        | Kansas | 2,913,314 | 230,314 | 212,989 | 17,325 | 8% | 2,475 | 7.91% | 2872 | 2503 | 369 | 1.25% | 
	    
	        | New Mexico | 2,096,829 | 146,394 | 137,226 | 9,168 | 6% | 1,310 | 6.98% | 2551 | 2316 | 235 | 1.74% | 
	    
	        | Nebraska | 1,934,408 | 168,262 | 161,377 | 6,885 | 4% | 984 | 8.70% | 1669 | 1559 | 110 | 0.99% | 
	    
	        | West Virginia | 1,792,147 | 91,058 | 80,177 | 10,881 | 12% | 1,554 | 5.08% | 1376 | 1254 | 122 | 1.51% | 
	    
	        | Idaho | 1,787,147 | 142,199 | 135,787 | 6,412 | 5% | 916 | 7.96% | 1448 | 1354 | 94 | 1.02% | 
	    
	        | Hawaii | 1,415,872 | 22,303 | 21,256 | 1,047 | 5% | 150 | 1.58% | 289 | 285 | 4 | 1.30% | 
	    
	        | New Hampshire | 1,359,711 | 45,206 | 39,933 | 5,273 | 12% | 753 | 3.32% | 769 | 701 | 68 | 1.70% | 
	    
	        | Maine | 1,344,212 | 25,592 | 21,880 | 3,712 | 15% | 530 | 1.90% | 359 | 323 | 36 | 1.40% | 
	    
	        | Montana | 1,068,778 | 82,381 | 79,780 | 2,601 | 3% | 372 | 7.71% | 972 | 924 | 48 | 1.18% | 
	    
	        | Rhode Island | 1,059,361 | 87,949 | 82,006 | 5,943 | 7% | 849 | 8.30% | 1777 | 1704 | 73 | 2.02% | 
	    
	        | Delaware | 973,764 | 59,484 | 55,057 | 4,427 | 7% | 632 | 6.11% | 930 | 897 | 33 | 1.56% | 
	    
	        | South Dakota | 884,659 | 100,532 | 97,390 | 3,142 | 3% | 449 | 11.36% | 1513 | 1446 | 67 | 1.50% | 
	    
	        | North Dakota | 762,062 | 93,041 | 91,464 | 1,577 | 2% | 225 | 12.21% | 1310 | 1266 | 44 | 1.41% | 
	    
	        | Alaska | 731,545 | 48,098 | 45,781 | 2,317 | 5% | 331 | 6.57% | 215 | 200 | 15 | 0.45% | 
	    
	        | Vermont | 623,989 | 7,793 | 7,029 | 764 | 10% | 109 | 1.25% | 140 | 127 | 13 | 1.80% | 
	    
	        | Wyoming | 578,759 | 44,875 | 43,290 | 1,585 | 4% | 226 | 7.75% | 438 | 373 | 65 | 0.98% |