As expected the down trends continues. With good Christmas break behaviors it will continue to go down
    There were exactly 100  Covid-19 related deaths in Utah during the last week. A good decrease from the prior week. The seven day moving average death rate dropped to 14 from 17.
	
    
	
	
        
			- The countries with the most Novel Corona Virus infections (raw numbers not population adjusted)
				- United States 14.7 million up 1.4 million
- India 9.6 million up 250,000
- Brazil 6.6million up 280,000
- Russia 2.4 million up 100,000
- France 2.3 million up 75,000
- Italy 1.7 million up 143,000
- United Kingdom 1.7 million up 106,000
- Spain 1.6 million up 56,000
- Argentina 1.4 million up 46,000
- Colombia 1.3 million up 50,000
- In Europe, things are generally improving especially  in France. Germany and the U.K. are the only countries with over 100,000 infections for the week. Greece and Sweden are still hot spots.
- The U.S. averaged 194,589,628 new cases per day. Simply the worst ever. The reporting delays from the holiday influenced this number.
- States with an infection rate over 10%: North Dakota
- States with an infection rate over 9%:  South Dakota
- States with an infection rate over 7%:  Wisconsin, Iowa (new) Nebraska
- States with an infection rate over 6%: Utah, (new) Minnesota, Illinois, Idaho, 
- Lots of new states joined those with over a 5% infection rate.
- The states currently showing the most rapid growth in cases (12% or more of all cases last week) are   Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Oregon, Connecticut,  New Mexico, West Virginia, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Maine, Rhode Island, Alaska, Vermont
- States with less than 1% infection rate: Maine, and Vermont. New Hampshire was dropped.
- States with over a 5% death rate: New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts. Connecticut dropped back into the 4% range
- The rate of new infection recently has been droppong the death rates in several states e.g. New York and New Jersey.
- States a less than 1% death rate:  Alaska(0.39), Utah (0.44),  Wyoming (0.73), Wisconsin (0.90) Nebraska (0.86), Idaho (0.94), Oklahoma (0.88).
  	    
  	        | 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 | 92,796 | 92,105 | 691 | 1% | 99 | 0.01% | 4,743 | 4,742 | 1 | 5.11% | 
  	    
  	        | India | 1,366,417,754 | 9,392,919 | 9,095,806 | 297,113 | 3% | 42,445 | 0.69% | 136,696 | 133,227 | 3469 | 1.46% | 
  	    
  	        | Japan | 126,860,301 | 147,498 | 133,034 | 14,464 | 10% | 2,066 | 0.12% | 2,057 | 1,943 | 114 | 1.39% | 
  	    
  	        | Philippenes | 108,116,615 | 429,864 | 418,818 | 11,046 | 3% | 1,578 | 0.40% | 8,373 | 8,123 | 250 | 1.95% | 
  	    
  	        | Viet Nam | 96,462,106 | 1,343 | 1,307 | 36 | 3% | 5 | 0.00% | 35 | 35 | 0 | 2.61% | 
  	    
  	        | Thailand | 69,625,582 | 3,977 | 3,913 | 64 | 2% | 9 | 0.01% | 60 | 60 | 0 | 1.51% | 
  	    
  	        | S. Korea | 51,225,308 | 33,824 | 30,733 | 3,091 | 9% | 442 | 0.07% | 523 | 505 | 18 | 1.55% | 
  	    
  	        | Taiwan | 23,773,876 | 651 | 617 | 34 | 5% | 5 | 0.00% | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1.08% | 
  	    
  	        | Hong Kong | 7,436,154 | 6,238 | 5,628 | 610 | 10% | 87 | 0.08% | 109 | 108 | 1 | 1.75% | 
  	    
  	        | 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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
  	    
  	        | Germany | 83,517,045 | 1,055,372 | 930,660 | 124,712 | 12% | 17,816 | 1.26% | 16,205 | 14,089 | 2116 | 1.54% | 
  	    
  	        | U.K. | 67,530,172 | 1,621,305 | 1,515,802 | 105,503 | 7% | 15,072 | 2.40% | 58,342 | 55,120 | 3222 | 3.60% | 
  	    
  	        | France | 65,129,728 | 2,270,573 | 2,178,023 | 92,550 | 4% | 13,221 | 3.49% | 52,410 | 48,593 | 3817 | 2.31% | 
  	    
  	        | Italy | 60,550,075 | 1,585,178 | 1,408,868 | 176,310 | 11% | 25,187 | 2.62% | 54,904 | 49,823 | 5081 | 3.46% | 
  	    
  	        | Spain | 46,692,858 | 1,628,208 | 1,556,730 | 71,478 | 4% | 10,211 | 3.49% | 44,668 | 42,619 | 2049 | 2.74% | 
  	    
  	        | Greece | 10,473,455 | 104,227 | 91,619 | 12,608 | 12% | 1,801 | 1.00% | 2321 | 1630 | 691 | 2.23% | 
  	    
  	        | Sweden | 10,036,379 | 243,129 | 208,295 | 34,834 | 14% | 4,976 | 2.42% | 6681 | 6406 | 275 | 2.75% | 
  	    
  	        | 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 | 13,343,698 | 12,177,301 | 1,166,397 | 9% | 166,628 | 4.06% | 266,642 | 256,442 | 10,200 | 2.00% | 
  	    
  	        | Argentina | 44,780,677 | 1,413,375 | 1,366,182 | 47,193 | 3% | 6,742 | 3.16% | 38322 | 36902 | 1,420 | 2.71% | 
  	    
  	        | Canada | 37,411,047 | 372,054 | 330,506 | 41,548 | 11% | 5,935 | 0.99% | 12037 | 11480 | 557 | 3.24% | 
  	    
  	        | Brazil | 212,559,417 | 6,290,272 | 6,052,786 | 237,486 | 4% | 33,927 | 2.96% | 172561 | 168989 | 3,572 | 2.74% | 
  	    
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  	        | OTHER |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
  	    
  	        | Iran | 82,913,906 | 948,749 | 854,361 | 94,388 | 10% | 13,484 | 1.14% | 47,874 | 44,802 | 3,072 | 5.05% | 
  	    
  	        | Australia | 25,203,198 | 27,893 | 27,821 | 72 | 0% | 10 | 0.11% | 907 | 907 | 0 | 3.25% | 
  	    
  	        | New Zeland | 4,886,000 | 2,050 | 2,028 | 22 | 1% | 3 | 0.04% | 25 | 25 | 0 | 1.22% | 
  	    
  	        | 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 | 1,209,283 | 1,109,913 | 99,370 | 8% | 14,196 | 3.06% | 19,183 | 18,712 | 471 | 1.59% | 
  	    
  	        | Texas | 28,995,881 | 1,220,108 | 1,134,697 | 85,411 | 7% | 12,202 | 4.21% | 21836 | 20987 | 849 | 1.79% | 
  	    
  	        | Florida | 21,477,737 | 992,660 | 931,827 | 60,833 | 6% | 8,690 | 4.62% | 18,500 | 17,930 | 570 | 1.86% | 
  	    
  	        | New York | 19,453,561 | 634,438 | 596,214 | 38,224 | 6% | 5,461 | 3.26% | 34,522 | 34,300 | 222 | 5.44% | 
  	    
  	        | Pennsylvania | 12,801,989 | 360,944 | 313,358 | 47,586 | 13% | 6,798 | 2.82% | 10,297 | 9,816 | 481 | 2.85% | 
  	    
  	        | Illinois | 12,671,821 | 720,114 | 656,298 | 63,816 | 9% | 9,117 | 5.68% | 12,882 | 12,050 | 832 | 1.79% | 
  	    
  	        | Ohio | 11,689,100 | 414,432 | 351,419 | 63,013 | 15% | 9,002 | 3.55% | 6,399 | 5,996 | 403 | 1.54% | 
  	    
  	        | Georgia | 10,617,423 | 469,516 | 446,804 | 22,712 | 5% | 3,245 | 4.42% | 9,442 | 9,179 | 263 | 2.01% | 
  	    
  	        | North Carolina | 10,488,084 | 361,778 | 336,775 | 25,003 | 7% | 3,572 | 3.45% | 5,240 | 4,806 | 434 | 1.45% | 
  	    
  	        | Michigan | 9,986,857 | 378,152 | 329,021 | 49,131 | 13% | 7,019 | 3.79% | 9,467 | 8,376 | 1,091 | 2.50% | 
  	    
  	        | New Jersey | 8,882,190 | 334,114 | 306,007 | 28,107 | 8% | 4,015 | 3.76% | 16,978 | 16,761 | 217 | 5.08% | 
  	    
  	        | Virginia | 8,535,519 | 235,942 | 217,769 | 18,173 | 8% | 2,596 | 2.76% | 4,068 | 3,938 | 130 | 1.72% | 
  	    
  	        | Washington | 7,614,893 | 160,634 | 141,260 | 19,374 | 12% | 2,768 | 2.11% | 2703 | 2619 | 84 | 1.68% | 
  	    
  	        | Arizona | 7,278,717 | 322,744 | 295,334 | 27,410 | 8% | 3,916 | 4.43% | 6624 | 6464 | 160 | 2.05% | 
  	    
  	        | Massachusetts | 6,949,503 | 222,469 | 204,155 | 18,314 | 8% | 2,616 | 3.20% | 10,676 | 10,512 | 164 | 4.80% | 
  	    
  	        | Tennessee | 6,833,174 | 366,518 | 335,887 | 30,631 | 8% | 4,376 | 5.36% | 4,554 | 4,266 | 288 | 1.24% | 
  	    
  	        | Indiana | 6,733,174 | 333,312 | 295,367 | 37,945 | 11% | 5,421 | 4.95% | 5,685 | 5,305 | 380 | 1.71% | 
  	    
  	        | Missouri | 6,137,428 | 302,223 | 276,919 | 25,304 | 8% | 3,615 | 4.92% | 3850 | 3578 | 272 | 1.27% | 
  	    
  	        | Maryland | 6,045,680 | 196,447 | 182,139 | 14,308 | 7% | 2,044 | 3.25% | 4,625 | 4,302 | 323 | 2.35% | 
  	    
  	        | Wisconsin | 5,822,434 | 409,054 | 372,219 | 36,835 | 9% | 5,262 | 7.03% | 3,487 | 3,150 | 337 | 0.85% | 
  	    
  	        | Colorado | 5,758,736 | 225,293 | 194,679 | 30,614 | 14% | 4,373 | 3.91% | 2983 | 2787 | 196 | 1.32% | 
  	    
  	        | Minnesota | 5,639,632 | 312,969 | 270,157 | 42,812 | 14% | 6,116 | 5.55% | 3637 | 3297 | 340 | 1.16% | 
  	    
  	        | South Carolina | 5,148,714 | 216,129 | 206,295 | 9,834 | 5% | 1,405 | 4.20% | 4353 | 4283 | 70 | 2.01% | 
  	    
  	        | Alabama | 4,903,185 | 247,229 | 232,506 | 14,723 | 6% | 2,103 | 4.74% | 3577 | 3457 | 120 | 1.45% | 
  	    
  	        | Louisiana | 4,648,794 | 232,245 | 220,192 | 12,053 | 5% | 1,722 | 5.00% | 6,260 | 6,260 | 0 | 2.70% | 
  	    
  	        | Kentucky | 4,467,794 | 174,182 | 155,908 | 18,274 | 10% | 2,611 | 3.90% | 1,885 | 1,787 | 98 | 1.08% | 
  	    
  	        | Oregon | 4,217,737 | 72,506 | 63,668 | 8,838 | 12% | 1,263 | 1.72% | 896 | 819 | 77 | 1.24% | 
  	    
  	        | Oklahoma | 3,956,971 | 195,545 | 174,330 | 21,215 | 11% | 3,031 | 4.94% | 1736 | 1634 | 102 | 0.89% | 
  	    
  	        | Connecticut | 3,565,287 | 112,581 | 101,469 | 11,112 | 10% | 1,587 | 3.16% | 4961 | 4828 | 133 | 4.41% | 
  	    
  	        | Utah | 3,205,958 | 193,809 | 173,979 | 19,830 | 10% | 2,833 | 6.05% | 793 | 793 | 0 | 0.41% | 
  	    
  	        | Iowa | 3,155,070 | 227,963 | 210,494 | 17,469 | 8% | 2,496 | 7.23% | 2376 | 2192 | 184 | 1.04% | 
  	    
  	        | Nevada | 3,080,156 | 150,527 | 133,888 | 16,639 | 11% | 2,377 | 4.89% | 2136 | 2017 | 119 | 1.42% | 
  	    
  	        | Arkansas | 3,017,825 | 155,026 | 143,821 | 11,205 | 7% | 1,601 | 5.14% | 2400 | 2357 | 43 | 1.55% | 
  	    
  	        | Mississippi | 2,976,149 | 151,785 | 143,180 | 8,605 | 6% | 1,229 | 5.10% | 3806 | 3676 | 130 | 2.51% | 
  	    
  	        | Kansas | 2,913,314 | 155,500 | 137,066 | 18,434 | 12% | 2,633 | 5.34% | 1529 | 1325 | 204 | 0.98% | 
  	    
  	        | New Mexico | 2,096,829 | 93,982 | 79,440 | 14,542 | 15% | 2,077 | 4.48% | 1527 | 1350 | 177 | 1.62% | 
  	    
  	        | Nebraska | 1,934,408 | 125,323 | 113,029 | 12,294 | 10% | 1,756 | 6.48% | 989 | 779 | 210 | 0.79% | 
  	    
  	        | West Virginia | 1,792,147 | 46,997 | 40,478 | 6,519 | 14% | 931 | 2.62% | 989 | 662 | 327 | 2.10% | 
  	    
  	        | Idaho | 1,787,147 | 99,660 | 90,834 | 8,826 | 9% | 1,261 | 5.58% | 913 | 847 | 66 | 0.92% | 
  	    
  	        | Hawaii | 1,415,872 | 18,082 | 17,361 | 721 | 4% | 103 | 1.28% | 244 | 233 | 11 | 1.35% | 
  	    
  	        | New Hampshire | 1,359,711 | 20,025 | 17,315 | 2,710 | 14% | 387 | 1.47% | 523 | 508 | 15 | 2.61% | 
  	    
  	        | Maine | 1,344,212 | 11,508 | 10,359 | 1,149 | 10% | 164 | 0.86% | 191 | 176 | 15 | 1.66% | 
  	    
  	        | Montana | 1,068,778 | 61,801 | 56,680 | 5,121 | 8% | 732 | 5.78% | 671 | 603 | 68 | 1.09% | 
  	    
  	        | Rhode Island | 1,059,361 | 53,954 | 48,001 | 5,953 | 11% | 850 | 5.09% | 1346 | 1294 | 52 | 2.49% | 
  	    
  	        | Delaware | 973,764 | 35,251 | 31,808 | 3,443 | 10% | 492 | 3.62% | 770 | 748 | 22 | 2.18% | 
  	    
  	        | South Dakota | 884,659 | 79,900 | 73,065 | 6,835 | 9% | 976 | 9.03% | 943 | 819 | 124 | 1.18% | 
  	    
  	        | North Dakota | 762,062 | 78,658 | 72,683 | 5,975 | 8% | 854 | 10.32% | 926 | 736 | 190 | 1.18% | 
  	    
  	        | Alaska | 731,545 | 32,065 | 27,224 | 4,841 | 15% | 692 | 4.38% | 121 | 103 | 18 | 0.38% | 
  	    
  	        | Vermont | 623,989 | 4,100 | 3,629 | 471 | 11% | 67 | 0.66% | 67 | 65 | 2 | 1.63% | 
  	    
  	        | Wyoming | 578,759 | 32,489 | 28,169 | 4,320 | 13% | 617 | 5.61% | 215 | 144 | 71 | 0.66% |