KINGSTON, Jamaica — More than 125.4 million coronavirus infections have been confirmed worldwide, with over 2.7 million people across 196 countries and territories having died. Majority of those infected have recovered.

Many countries have rolled out vaccine campaigns and started to inoculate citizens as economies struggle to recover.

— Jamaica recorded 330 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday and 11 additional deaths, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 37,458 and the death toll to 557.

— Chinese officials briefed diplomats today on the ongoing research into the origin of COVID-19, ahead of the expected release of a long-awaited report from the World Health Organization.

— The EU drugs regulator today said vials of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine can be kept at normal freezer temperatures for short periods instead of in ultra-cold storage.

— More than 500 million doses of vaccines have been given around the world as of today. It took two months for the first 100 million people to get a shot, but just eight days for the last 100 million people.

— Several of the world’s poorest countries have started their vaccination campaigns using doses delivered for free under the Covax scheme launched by the WHO. But only 0.1 per cent of the doses injected around the world were given in these poor countries, home to nine per cent of the global population. In contrast, the richest countries have had 54 per cent of the doses.

— The United States has so far recorded 546,822 deaths, making it the hardest-hit country. Meanwhile, Brazil has recorded 303,462 deaths, Mexico 200,211, India 160,949, and the United Kingdom 126,445.

Read the full stories here:

11 more COVID deaths, 330 new infections

China outlines COVID-origin findings, ahead of WHO report

EU backs Pfizer storage at regular freezer temperature

ARE WE FLATTENING THE CURVE?here for interactive chart* with details on Jamaica’s numbers.here for a look at the numbers globally.

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*Data mined from various sources around the world.