Live updates: Global infections surpass 106 million

SUMMARY

Confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide have exceeded 106 million, with over 2.3 million deaths and more than 59 million recoveries, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.

Here is the latest:

The Chinese mainland reported no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases for the first time in nearly two months on Sunday.

The United States has reported nearly 27 million COVID-19 cases, with over 463,000 deaths.

President Joe Biden on Sunday said

it will be difficult for the U.S. to reach herd immunity against COVID-19 by the end of this summer.

The Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shows limited protection against the variant first detected in South Africa, the developer said.