New virus has infected over 80,000 people globally
- Country:
- China
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 80,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it.
The latest figures reported by each government's health authority as of Tuesday in Beijing: — Mainland China: 2,663 deaths among 77,658 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei
— Hong Kong: 81 cases, 2 deaths — Macao: 10 cases
— Japan: 850 cases, including 691 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, 4 deaths — South Korea: 893 cases, 8 deaths — Italy: 229 cases, 7 deaths
— Singapore: 89 cases — Iran: 61 cases, 12 deaths
— United States: 35 cases; separately, 1 U.S. citizen died in China — Thailand: 37 cases — Taiwan: 30 cases, 1 death
— Australia: 23 cases — Malaysia: 22
— Vietnam: 16 cases — Germany: 16
— France: 12 cases, 1 death — United Arab Emirates: 13 cases
— United Kingdom: 13 — Canada: 11
— Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death — Kuwait: 3 cases
— India: 3 — Russia: 2
— Spain: 3 — Israel: 2
— Oman: 2 — Bahrain: 2
— Lebanon: 1 — Belgium: 1
— Nepal: 1 — Sri Lanka: 1
— Sweden: 1 — Cambodia: 1
— Finland: 1 — Egypt: 1
— Afghanistan: 1
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