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Set-Aside Alert is tracking current COVID hot spots. The first chart shows new cases in the last week as of July 26, compared with the previous week (Worldometer) The second chart shows 7-day average daily  cases per 100,000 people as of July 23 (Mayo Clinic) 
 
| Country   | # new cases in last 7 days   | % change in last 7 days |  
| Global     | 6,316,388   |   -10% |  
| Japan    |  1,038,039 |  +70% |  
| USA   |  689,272  |  -25% |  
| Germany     |  622,925  |  -7% |  
| France     |  509,146 |  -24% |  
| S. Korea    |  459,440 |  +74% |  
| Australia   |  326,791  |  +12% |  
| Brazil  |   282,150 |  -29% |  
| Mexico    |  175,833 |  -7% |  
| Taiwan    |   164,926 |  -9% |  
 
 
(Source: Worldometer)
 
| State    | Average daily cases per 100K |  
| AK          |  92.6 |  
| HI      |  80.0 |  
| LA        |  55.8 |  
| FL        |  53.3 |  
| CA         |  52.3 |  
| AL       |  50.8 |  
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| USA overall       |  39.4 |  
 
 
(Source: Mayo Clinic)
     
    
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