Live updates: India's COVID-19 tally passes 20 million

Summary

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has surpassed 154 million, with more than 3.2 million deaths and over 91 million recoveries, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.

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The Chinese mainlandrecorded five new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, all from overseas.

The World Health Organization said the **COVAX **vaccine sharing facilityhas so far shipped around 50 million doses of vaccines to 121 countries and economies, but still faces severe supply constraints.

U.S. President Joe Biden plans to back a World Trade Organization waiver for vaccine intellectual property to help countries respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Wednesday.

India's total COVID-19 caseload passed the 20 million mark on Tuesday.