SUMMARY

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has exceeded 124 million, with over 2.9 million deaths and more than 70 million recoveries, according to the data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) on Wednesday.

Here is the latest:

The Chinese mainland on Wednesday recorded 11 confirmed infections, all from overseas.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. topped 30 million on Wednesday, the JHU data showed.

Brazil's death toll from COVID-19 passed the 300,000-mark on Wednesday, according to its health ministry.

AstraZeneca said its COVID-19 vaccine was 76 percent effective at preventing symptomatic illness in a new analysis of its major U.S. trial after previous data, referring to 79 percent was criticized, for using outdated information.