BEIJING, FeB 22: A viral outbreak that began in China has infected nearly 78,000 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 Saturday in Beijing:
Mainland China: 2,345 deaths among 76,288 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei
Hong Kong: 69 cases, 2 deaths
Macao: 10 cases
Japan:754cases, including 634 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, 3 deaths
South Korea: 433 cases, 2 deaths
Singapore: 86 cases
United States: 35 cases; separately, 1 U.S. citizen died in China
Thailand: 35 cases
Iran: 28 cases, 5 deaths
Taiwan: 26 cases, 1 death
Australia: 23 cases
Malaysia: 22
Italy: 19 cases; 1 death
Vietnam: 16 cases
Germany: 16
France: 12 cases, 1 death
United Arab Emirates: 11 cases
United Kingdom: 9
Canada: 9
Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death
India: 3 cases
Russia: 2
Spain: 2
Lebanon: 1
Israel: 1
Belgium: 1
Nepal: 1
Sri Lanka: 1
Sweden: 1
Cambodia: 1
Finland: 1
Egypt: 1