Globally, new cases grew 4.6 per cent on the day, with total cases rising to 2,158,033 over the last 24 hours. The overall slowing of new cases seems to be at just under two percentage points every five days, with the five-day average now sitting at 3.9 per cent. The previous three five-day periods saw average growth rates of 5.7 per cent, 7.6 per cent, and 9.5 per cent. The daily increase in fatalities fell to 6.3 per cent after yesterday’s spike up over eight per cent, with global deaths climbing to 145,551. • In the US, new cases grew by 5.2 per cent, a little above the five-day average of 4.8, compared to the 7.6 ... (full story)