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.
	Utah by Health District over the last week:
    
        | District | 20-Dec | 27-Dec | Change | %Total | Change | 
    
        | Bear River | 13502 | 14265 | 763 | 5% | -1 | 
    
        | Central Utah | 5003 | 5581 | 578 | 4% |  | 
    
        | Davis County | 22088 | 23660 | 1572 | 11% |  | 
    
        | Salt Lake County | 99234 | 103615 | 4381 | 31% | -1 | 
    
        | San Juan | 1316 | 1370 | 54 | 0% |  | 
    
        | SE Utah | 1863 | 1953 | 90 | 1% |  | 
    
        | SW Utah | 16861 | 18044 | 1183 | 9% |  | 
    
        | Summitt County | 2835 | 3044 | 209 | 2% |  | 
    
        | Tooele County | 4040 | 4318 | 278 | 2% |  | 
    
        | Tri County | 2178 | 2342 | 164 | 1% |  | 
    
        | Utah County | 61289 | 64449 | 3160 | 23% |  | 
    
        | Wasatch County | 2904 | 3057 | 153 | 1% |  | 
    
        | Weber-Morgan | 17851 | 19176 | 1325 | 10% | 2 | 
    
        |  | 250964 | 264874 | 13910 | 100% | 0 | 
Down a little in Salt Lake, while the rise in Weber-Morgan continues.
	
	
	
        
			- The countries with the most Novel Corona Virus infections (raw numbers not population adjusted)
				- United States 19,069,926 million up 1.3 million.
- India 10.2 million up 156,000
- Brazil 7.5 million up 252,000
- Russia 3.0 million up 200,000
- France 2.6 million up 78,000 -  - First country to reach the 4% infection rate other than the U.S. (5.8%)
- United Kingdom 2.3  million up 248,000
- Turkey 2.1 million up 150,000
- Italy 2.1 million up94,000
- Spain 1.9 million up 57,000
- Argentina 1.6 million up 41,000
- In Europe, things are generally improving especially  in France, Spain, Greece, and Italy. Germany had a bad week bit its standards, The U.K. again rose more than the other large Western European nations.
- The U.S. averaged 180,618 new cases per day. Down from the prior week, but not fully reported due to the holiday.
- The U.S. infection rate is 5.8%. 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 .
- States with an infection rate over 12%: North Dakota up from 11%
- States with an infection rate over 11%:  South Dakota up from 10%
- States with an infection rate over 8%:  Wisconsin, Utah, Iowa, Nebraska, (new) Tennessee,
- States with an infection rate over 7%:  Illinois, Minnesota, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Rhode Island, Wyoming (new) Indiana, Arkansas; New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas
- The states currently showing the most rapid growth in cases (9% or more of all cases last week) are  California, Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
- Statues with less than a 2% infection rate:  Hawaii, Maine, Vermont.
- States with less than 1% infection rate: (NONE)
- States with over a 4% death rate: New York, New Jersey 
- States with over a 3% death rate: Massachusetts, Connecticut
- States with over a 2% death rate: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Maryland, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Rhode Island.
- States a less than 1% death rate: Alaska(0.44), Utah (0.46),  Wyoming (0.86), Nebraska (0.97), Oklahoma (0.85), Kentucky (0.99)
        
            | 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 | 95,611 | 95,027 | 584 | 1% | 83 | 0.01% | 4,770 | 4,763 | 7 | 4.99% | 
        
            | India | 1,366,417,754 | 10,187,850 | 10,031,223 | 156,627 | 2% | 22,375 | 0.75% | 147,622 | 145,477 | 2145 | 1.45% | 
        
            | Japan | 126,860,301 | 221,399 | 199,239 | 22,160 | 10% | 3,166 | 0.17% | 3,100 | 2,778 | 322 | 1.40% | 
        
            | Philippenes | 108,116,615 | 469,866 | 459,789 | 10,077 | 2% | 1,440 | 0.43% | 9,109 | 8,947 | 162 | 1.94% | 
        
            | Viet Nam | 96,462,106 | 1,441 | 1,413 | 28 | 2% | 4 | 0.00% | 35 | 35 | 0 | 2.43% | 
        
            | Thailand | 69,625,582 | 6,123 | 4,907 | 1,216 | 20% | 174 | 0.01% | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0.98% | 
        
            | S. Korea | 51,225,308 | 56,872 | 49,665 | 7,207 | 13% | 1,030 | 0.11% | 808 | 674 | 134 | 1.42% | 
        
            | Taiwan | 23,773,876 | 785 | 766 | 19 | 2% | 3 | 0.00% | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.89% | 
        
            | EUROPE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
        
            | Germany | 83,517,045 | 1,658,498 | 1,514,637 | 143,861 | 9% | 20,552 | 1.99% | 30,033 | 26,254 | 3779 | 1.81% | 
        
            | U.K. | 67,530,172 | 2,295,143 | 2,046,161 | 248,982 | 11% | 35,569 | 3.40% | 70,860 | 67,503 | 3357 | 3.09% | 
        
            | France | 65,129,728 | 2,608,277 | 2,529,756 | 78,521 | 3% | 11,217 | 4.00% | 62,694 | 60,665 | 2029 | 2.40% | 
        
            | Italy | 60,550,075 | 2,047,696 | 1,953,185 | 94,511 | 5% | 13,502 | 3.38% | 71,925 | 68,799 | 3126 | 3.51% | 
        
            | Spain | 46,692,858 | 1,854,951 | 1,797,236 | 57,715 | 3% | 8,245 | 3.97% | 49,824 | 48,926 | 898 | 2.69% | 
        
            | Greece | 10,473,455 | 135,456 | 131,072 | 4,384 | 3% | 626 | 1.29% | 4606 | 4172 | 434 | 3.40% | 
        
            | Sweden | 10,036,379 | 396,048 | 367,120 | 28,928 | 7% | 4,133 | 3.95% | 8729 | 7993 | 736 | 2.20% | 
        
            | 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 | 19,069,926 | 17,805,599 | 1,264,327 | 7% | 180,618 | 5.80% | 332,705 | 317,387 | 15,318 | 1.74% | 
        
            | Argentina | 44,780,677 | 1,578,267 | 1,537,169 | 41,098 | 3% | 5,871 | 3.52% | 42501 | 41763 | 738 | 2.69% | 
        
            | Canada | 37,411,047 | 549,863 | 510,456 | 39,407 | 7% | 5,630 | 1.47% | 14920 | 14235 | 685 | 2.71% | 
        
            | Brazil | 212,559,417 | 7,465,806 | 7,213,155 | 252,651 | 3% | 36,093 | 3.51% | 190795 | 186356 | 4,439 | 2.56% | 
        
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            | OTHER |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
        
            | Iran | 82,913,906 | 1,200,465 | 1,158,384 | 42,081 | 4% | 6,012 | 1.45% | 54,963 | 53,625 | 1,338 | 4.58% | 
        
            | Australia | 25,203,198 | 28,312 | 28,173 | 139 | 0% | 20 | 0.11% | 908 | 908 | 0 | 3.21% | 
        
            | New Zeland | 4,886,000 | 2,144 | 2,116 | 28 | 1% | 4 | 0.04% | 25 | 25 | 0 | 1.17% | 
        
            | 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 | 2,139,288 | 1,866,485 | 272,803 | 13% | 38,972 | 5.41% | 24,235 | 22,614 | 1,621 | 1.13% | 
        
            | Texas | 28,995,881 | 1,660,366 | 1,588,255 | 72,111 | 4% | 10,302 | 5.73% | 26906 | 25823 | 1,083 | 1.62% | 
        
            | Florida | 21,477,737 | 1,271,979 | 1,201,566 | 70,413 | 6% | 10,059 | 5.92% | 21,212 | 20,568 | 644 | 1.67% | 
        
            | New York | 19,453,561 | 922,145 | 848,042 | 74,103 | 8% | 10,586 | 4.74% | 37,411 | 36,431 | 980 | 4.06% | 
        
            | Pennsylvania | 12,801,989 | 613,272 | 559,256 | 54,016 | 9% | 7,717 | 4.79% | 14,969 | 13,834 | 1,135 | 2.44% | 
        
            | Illinois | 12,671,821 | 937,909 | 900,370 | 37,539 | 4% | 5,363 | 7.40% | 17,336 | 16,407 | 929 | 1.85% | 
        
            | Ohio | 11,689,100 | 670,525 | 622,806 | 47,719 | 7% | 6,817 | 5.74% | 8,509 | 8,047 | 462 | 1.27% | 
        
            | Georgia | 10,617,423 | 628,758 | 587,918 | 40,840 | 6% | 5,834 | 5.92% | 10,685 | 10,383 | 302 | 1.70% | 
        
            | North Carolina | 10,488,084 | 516,828 | 479,168 | 37,660 | 7% | 5,380 | 4.93% | 6,549 | 6,224 | 325 | 1.27% | 
        
            | Michigan | 9,986,857 | 516,326 | 496,056 | 20,270 | 4% | 2,896 | 5.17% | 12,074 | 12,074 | 0 | 2.34% | 
        
            | New Jersey | 8,882,190 | 461,221 | 432,592 | 28,629 | 6% | 4,090 | 5.19% | 18,630 | 18,194 | 436 | 4.04% | 
        
            | Virginia | 8,535,519 | 333,576 | 306,848 | 26,728 | 8% | 3,818 | 3.91% | 4,854 | 4,650 | 204 | 1.46% | 
        
            | Washington | 7,614,893 | 236,719 | 222,600 | 14,119 | 6% | 2,017 | 3.11% | 3184 | 3104 | 80 | 1.35% | 
        
            | Arizona | 7,278,717 | 493,041 | 453,597 | 39,444 | 8% | 5,635 | 6.77% | 8424 | 7971 | 453 | 1.71% | 
        
            | Massachusetts | 6,949,503 | 349,602 | 319,270 | 30,332 | 9% | 4,333 | 5.03% | 12,010 | 11,657 | 353 | 3.44% | 
        
            | Tennessee | 6,833,174 | 560,892 | 519,687 | 41,205 | 7% | 5,886 | 8.21% | 6,443 | 6,071 | 372 | 1.15% | 
        
            | Indiana | 6,733,174 | 493,841 | 464,354 | 29,487 | 6% | 4,212 | 7.33% | 7,843 | 7,404 | 439 | 1.59% | 
        
            | Missouri | 6,137,428 | 391,877 | 374,730 | 17,147 | 4% | 2,450 | 6.39% | 5471 | 5076 | 395 | 1.40% | 
        
            | Maryland | 6,045,680 | 267,198 | 250,808 | 16,390 | 6% | 2,341 | 4.42% | 5,712 | 5,448 | 264 | 2.14% | 
        
            | Wisconsin | 5,822,434 | 506,022 | 492,724 | 13,298 | 3% | 1,900 | 8.69% | 5,039 | 4,743 | 296 | 1.00% | 
        
            | Colorado | 5,758,736 | 323,619 | 306,598 | 17,021 | 5% | 2,432 | 5.62% | 4592 | 4339 | 253 | 1.42% | 
        
            | Minnesota | 5,639,632 | 409,061 | 397,313 | 11,748 | 3% | 1,678 | 7.25% | 5206 | 4909 | 297 | 1.27% | 
        
            | South Carolina | 5,148,714 | 296,179 | 273,406 | 22,773 | 8% | 3,253 | 5.75% | 5155 | 4935 | 220 | 1.74% | 
        
            | Alabama | 4,903,185 | 345,628 | 322,452 | 23,176 | 7% | 3,311 | 6.58% | 4691 | 4389 | 302 | 1.36% | 
        
            | Louisiana | 4,648,794 | 299,722 | 286,145 | 13,577 | 5% | 1,940 | 6.45% | 7,291 | 7,042 | 249 | 2.43% | 
        
            | Kentucky | 4,467,794 | 255,562 | 240,563 | 14,999 | 6% | 2,143 | 5.72% | 2,534 | 2,371 | 163 | 0.99% | 
        
            | Oregon | 4,217,737 | 108,326 | 101,814 | 6,512 | 6% | 930 | 2.57% | 1422 | 1340 | 82 | 1.31% | 
        
            | Oklahoma | 3,956,971 | 279,139 | 260,838 | 18,301 | 7% | 2,614 | 7.05% | 2370 | 2212 | 158 | 0.85% | 
        
            | Connecticut | 3,565,287 | 172,743 | 162,782 | 9,961 | 6% | 1,423 | 4.85% | 5791 | 5581 | 210 | 3.35% | 
        
            | Utah | 3,205,958 | 264,874 | 250,964 | 13,910 | 5% | 1,987 | 8.26% | 1214 | 1155 | 59 | 0.46% | 
        
            | Iowa | 3,155,070 | 274,982 | 267,250 | 7,732 | 3% | 1,105 | 8.72% | 3744 | 3588 | 156 | 1.36% | 
        
            | Nevada | 3,080,156 | 217,509 | 203,945 | 13,564 | 6% | 1,938 | 7.06% | 2950 | 2779 | 171 | 1.36% | 
        
            | Arkansas | 3,017,825 | 213,969 | 200,114 | 13,855 | 6% | 1,979 | 7.09% | 3441 | 3191 | 250 | 1.61% | 
        
            | Mississippi | 2,976,149 | 206,388 | 194,333 | 12,055 | 6% | 1,722 | 6.93% | 4606 | 4409 | 197 | 2.23% | 
        
            | Kansas | 2,913,314 | 212,989 | 203,649 | 9,340 | 4% | 1,334 | 7.31% | 2503 | 2341 | 162 | 1.18% | 
        
            | New Mexico | 2,096,829 | 137,226 | 128,930 | 8,296 | 6% | 1,185 | 6.54% | 2316 | 2155 | 161 | 1.69% | 
        
            | Nebraska | 1,934,408 | 161,377 | 155,415 | 5,962 | 4% | 852 | 8.34% | 1559 | 1475 | 84 | 0.97% | 
        
            | West Virginia | 1,792,147 | 80,177 | 72,642 | 7,535 | 9% | 1,076 | 4.47% | 1254 | 1128 | 126 | 1.56% | 
        
            | Idaho | 1,787,147 | 135,787 | 129,069 | 6,718 | 5% | 960 | 7.60% | 1354 | 1275 | 79 | 1.00% | 
        
            | Hawaii | 1,415,872 | 21,256 | 20,375 | 881 | 4% | 126 | 1.50% | 285 | 281 | 4 | 1.34% | 
        
            | New Hampshire | 1,359,711 | 39,933 | 36,542 | 3,391 | 8% | 484 | 2.94% | 701 | 656 | 45 | 1.76% | 
        
            | Maine | 1,344,212 | 21,880 | 18,946 | 2,934 | 13% | 419 | 1.63% | 323 | 257 | 66 | 1.48% | 
        
            | Montana | 1,068,778 | 79,780 | 77,170 | 2,610 | 3% | 373 | 7.46% | 924 | 865 | 59 | 1.16% | 
        
            | Rhode Island | 1,059,361 | 82,006 | 77,812 | 4,194 | 5% | 599 | 7.74% | 1704 | 1625 | 79 | 2.08% | 
        
            | Delaware | 973,764 | 55,057 | 50,616 | 4,441 | 8% | 634 | 5.65% | 897 | 862 | 35 | 1.63% | 
        
            | South Dakota | 884,659 | 97,390 | 94,727 | 2,663 | 3% | 380 | 11.01% | 1446 | 1361 | 85 | 1.48% | 
        
            | North Dakota | 762,062 | 91,464 | 90,035 | 1,429 | 2% | 204 | 12.00% | 1266 | 1231 | 35 | 1.38% | 
        
            | Alaska | 731,545 | 45,781 | 43,688 | 2,093 | 5% | 299 | 6.26% | 200 | 184 | 16 | 0.44% | 
        
            | Vermont | 623,989 | 7,029 | 6,443 | 586 | 8% | 84 | 1.13% | 127 | 111 | 16 | 1.81% | 
        
            | Wyoming | 578,759 | 43,290 | 41,662 | 1,628 | 4% | 233 | 7.48% | 373 | 351 | 22 | 0.86% |