Here's the latest from around the world overnight.
Europe
United Kingdom
Britain has reported 26,476 new cases of COVID-19, the lowest number since August 10, government data showed on Monday.
A further 48 people were reported as having died within 28 days of a positive test for COVID-19, the lowest since August 23, taking the seven-day increase to 14.8 percent.
Germany
Several thousand people marched through the streets of Berlin on Sunday for a second day of unauthorised protest against coronavirus vaccinations and restrictions aimed at curbing a fourth wave of the pandemic.
Shouting "Hands off our children", the protesters waved signs decrying what they called "vaccination apartheid" as parts of Germany consider imposing tougher restrictions on people who are not vaccinated against coronavirus.
The country reported 8416 new cases on Sunday and 12 fatalities, bringing the total number of cases to more than 3.9 million and the death toll to 92,130.
Italy
Italy reported 37 coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday, down from 54 the previous day, while the daily tally of new infections fell to 5959 from 6860, the health ministry said.
Middle East and Africa
South Africa
South African scientists have detected a new coronavirus variant with multiple mutations but are yet to establish whether it is more contagious or able to overcome the immunity provided by vaccines or prior infection.
Americas
United States
Some US fast-food restaurants are closing indoor seating areas or limiting hours of operation because of the spread of the Delta variant, according to franchisees.
The US' latest daily death toll is 1296, almost double what it was a week earlier.
Top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said on Sunday he supported vaccine mandates for children attending schools as the Delta variant continues to fuel a surge in cases in the nation.
Asia-Pacific
Australia
Intensive care cases in Australia's New South Wales will hit a peak in October as COVID-19 infections accumulate, said the premier of the country's most populous state, which reported record daily new infections on Monday.
Singapore
Singapore has fully inoculated 80 percent of its 5.7 million people against COVID-19, the health minister said on Sunday, becoming the world's most vaccinated country and setting the stage for further easing of curbs.
New Zealand
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday extended a lockdown in Auckland by two weeks, while officials reported the country's first death linked to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
"I know we all feel encouraged that our number is lower than what we've seen in the last few days and I know we're all willing for that trend to remain," Ardern said at a news conference. "The job is not yet done and we do need to keep going."
Japan
Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine contamination woes in Japan have widened with another million doses being temporarily suspended, after foreign substances were found in more batches and two people died following shots from affected lots. The suspension of Moderna supplies, affecting more than 2.6 million does in total, comes as Japan battles its worst wave of COVID-19 yet, driven by the Delta variant.
Japan has closed a school in the eastern city of Chiba for the rest of this week, after confirming COVID-19 infections in two teachers who accompanied students to watch the Paralympic Games, a city official said on Monday.
Indonesia
Indonesia's capital Jakarta reopened 600 of its schools on Monday as coronavirus restrictions eased, though a teacher federation urged caution and warned of clusters in classrooms caused by the highly transmissible Delta variant.
Philippines
The Philippines reported 22,366 new cases, its largest daily increase, bringing the Southeast Asian country's total confirmed infections to 1.976 million.
Malaysia
Malaysia's Prime Minister is under quarantine after close contact with a COVID-19 patient, his office said.
Research and vaccines
The Delta variant of the coronavirus is known to be more easily transmissible than earlier versions, and now a large UK study suggests it also makes people sicker.
A COVID-19 booster shot is a way to keep the most vulnerable safe and not a luxury robbing people who have yet to have even a single jab, a senior World Health Organization official said on Monday. The comments from WHO Europe head Hans Kluge appeared to be more positive than the UN health body's past assessments of the third vaccinations being administered by a growing number of countries.
Reuters / Newshub.
