The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has surpassed 306 million, with over 5.4 million deaths, the latest data from Johns Hopkins University shows.

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The Chinese mainland recorded 157 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with 97 linked to local transmissions and 60 from overseas.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 60 million on Sunday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warned on Sunday that 2 million to 4 million Israelis are predicted to be infected with the coronavirus amid an outbreak mainly caused by the highly infectious Omicron variant.