New virus has infected nearly 78,000 people globally

Published On: February 22, 2020 07:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press


New virus has infected nearly 78,000 people globally
In this Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, photo, nurses in protective suits distribute meals to patients at a temporary hospital at Tazihu Gymnasium in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. China's leadership sounded a cautious note Friday about the country's progress in halting the spread of the new virus that has now killed more than 2,200 people, after several days of upbeat messages. (Chinatopix via AP)

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

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