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Wuhan is reporting its first local cases since May of 2020, as multiple cities track new infection clusters.

Meanwhile, Africa's vaccine supply show improvements, and Delta-driven surges increase in parts of Asia and the Middle East.

In other developments, cases surge in Asia's hot spots, and infections continue to climb sharply in Europe.

About 23 million kids missed their basic vaccines in 2020.

The country is ordering oxygen supplies from other nations, enough for home treatment.

WHO officials said variant spread could outpace vaccines, even in countries with high vaccine coverage.

Both cases and deaths in Africa rise sharply—cases by 33% and deaths by 42%.

Elsewhere, Africa's cases rise in its third wave, as Brazil's ongoing surge shows signs of another uptick.

Capitals of 3 of the country's 6 states are now in lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 and the threat of the Delta variant.

All told, 85 countries have reported the Delta variant, and a number of nations are battling rises in COVID-19 cases.