BEIJING, Feb 19: A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 75,000 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 Wednesday in Beijing:
Mainland China: 2,004 deaths among 74,185 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei
Hong Kong: 63 cases, 2 deaths
Macao: 10
Japan: 693 cases, including 621 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, 1 death
Singapore: 84
South Korea: 51
New virus has infected more than 64,000 people globally
Thailand: 35
Malaysia: 22
Taiwan: 22 cases, 1 death
Vietnam: 16
Germany: 16
United States: 15 cases; separately, 1 U.S. citizen died in China
Australia: 14
France: 12 cases, 1 death
United Kingdom: 9
United Arab Emirates: 9
Canada: 8
Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death
India: 3
Italy: 3
Russia: 2
Spain: 2
Iran: 2
Belgium: 1
Nepal: 1
Sri Lanka: 1
Sweden: 1
Cambodia: 1
Finland: 1
