The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has surpassed 47.9 million globally, with over 1.2 million fatalities and more than 31.7 million recoveries, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University. 

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The Chinese mainland reported 28 new confirmed cases on Wednesday, including eight locally-transmitted infections in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

The U.S. chalked up more than 100,000 new coronavirus infections in a single day for the first time on Wednesday, bringing its total confirmed cases to over 9.4 million, with over 232,000 deaths – both the highest in the world.

The recovery of European Union economies from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to be slower than previously predicted due to the resurgence of the virus in the bloc, European Commission Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis warned on Wednesday.

The Polish government on Wednesday announced additional restrictions to staunch the spread of the virus. The country logged another 24,692 cases and 373 deaths – both new 24-hour highs since the virus broke out there in March.