Live updates: Global COVID-19 cases surpass 198 million

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has surpassed 198 million, with more than 4 million deaths, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.

Here is the latest:

TheChinese mainlandrecorded 98 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 55 local transmission cases.

Japan's Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama and Osaka prefectures entered into a COVID-19 state of emergency from Monday through August 31.

About 600 people were arrested on Sunday in Berlin as thousands demonstrate against COVID-19 measures in a protest banned by authorities.