New virus has infected more than 73,000 people globally

A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 73,000 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: 1,868 deaths among 72,436 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei — Hong Kong: 58 cases, 1 death

— Macao: 10 — Japan: 610 cases, including 542 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, 1 death — Singapore: 77 cases

— Thailand: 35 — South Korea: 31

— Malaysia: 22 — Taiwan: 22 cases, 1 death

— Vietnam: 16 cases — Germany: 16

— United States: 15 cases; separately, 1 U.S. citizen died in China — Australia: 14 cases — France: 12 cases, 1 death

— United Kingdom: 9 cases — United Arab Emirates: 9

— Canada: 8 — Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death

— India: 3 cases — Italy: 3

— Russia: 2 — Spain: 2

— Belgium: 1 — Nepal: 1

— Sri Lanka: 1 — Sweden: 1

— Cambodia: 1 — Finland: 1

— Egypt: 1