More than 21.52 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 765,038 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.
In China, the new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 fell to a one-month low as a cluster in the western region of Xinjiang receded, data released by the country's health authority on Sunday showed.
The number of locally transmitted cases in China dropped to four on Aug. 15, all of which were in Xinjiang, the National Health Commission said in a statement. That compares with eight cases nationwide a day earlier, and is the lowest since July 16.
While in Russia, the manufacturing of the new vaccine for COVID-19 has kicked off, the Interfax news agency reported on Saturday, citing the health ministry.
Russia has said the vaccine, developed by Moscow's Gamaleya Institute and the first for the coronavirus to go into production, will be rolled out by the end of this month.
Some scientists said they fear Moscow may be putting national prestige before safety.
