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by Tom Lake
COVID-19 Trends and Developments
- Over the seven-day period from August 27 to September 2, Spain registered its highest ever number of new COVID-19 cases, with an average of 8,529 new cases per day in that week. The average 1.9% day-on-day increase in cases in that period is the highest since the week ending April 23.
- The Czech Republic recorded a new 24-hour high for new COVID-19 cases on September 2, with 656 added to the total. The country's overall number of cases remains low by regional standards, at 25,773 resulting in 425 fatalities. It should be noted, though, that the Czech Republic's increase on September 2 in per capita terms at 6.1/100k population was higher than some of the world's most hard-hit countries such as India, South Africa, and Mexico.
- Norway registered 163 new cases on September 2, its highest 24-hour case total since April 7. The country's case total stands at 11,034, lower than fellow Nordics Sweden and Denmark, but higher than Finland's.
- Ukraine recorded its highest 24-hour fatality total from COVID-19 on September 2, with 51 fatalities attributed to the virus, while also registering its largest average daily increase (2,311) in the 7-day period ending September 2. Ukraine has 2,705 COVID-19 fatalities from 128,883 recorded cases.
Chart 1. COVID-19 Cases and Fatalities, Nominal and % Chg Day-to-Day (5dma)
Source: JHU, MNI. As of 0600BST September 3. N.b. Each dot represents a single day's figures, data for past three months
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Why MNI
MNI is the leading provider
of intelligence and analysis on the Global Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange and Energy markets. We use an innovative combination of real-time analysis, deep fundamental research and journalism to provide unique and actionable insights for traders and investors. Our "All signal, no noise" approach drives an intelligence service that is succinct and timely, which is highly regarded by our time constrained client base.Our Head Office is in London with offices in Chicago, Washington and Beijing, as well as an on the ground presence in other major financial centres across the world.
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