COVID-19: Over 87,000 infected globally, over 2,900 deaths
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 87,000 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, based on WHO and national counts:
- Mainland China: 2,870 deaths among 79,824 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei
- Hong Kong: 94 cases, 2 deaths
- Macao: 10 cases
- South Korea: 3,736 cases, 20 deaths
- Italy: 1,128 cases, 29 deaths
- Japan: 951 cases, including 705 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, 12 deaths
- Iran: 978 cases, 54 deaths
- Singapore: 106 cases
- France: 100 cases, 2 deaths
- Spain: 71 cases
- Germany: 66 cases
- United States: 62 cases, 1 death
- Kuwait: 45 cases
- Thailand: 42 cases, 1 death
- Taiwan: 40 cases, 1 death
- Bahrain: 38 cases
- Malaysia: 29 cases
- Australia: 23 cases
- United Kingdom: 23 cases, 1 death
- United Arab Emirates: 21 cases
- Canada: 20 cases
- Norway: 17 cases
- Vietnam: 16 cases
- Iraq: 13 cases
- Sweden: 13 cases
- Switzerland: 10 cases
- Greece: 7 cases
- Lebanon: 7 cases
- Netherlands: 7 cases
- Croatia: 7 cases
- Oman: 6 cases
- Austria: 5 cases
- Finland: 5 cases
- Israel: 5 cases
- Russia: 5 cases
- Mexico: 4 cases
- Pakistan: 4 cases
- India: 3 cases
- Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death
- Romania: 3 cases
- Belgium: 2 cases
- Brazil: 2 cases
- Denmark: 2 cases
- Georgia: 2 cases
- Algeria: 1 case
- Afghanistan: 1 case
- Armenia 1 case
- Azerbaijan: 1 case
- Belarus: 1 case
- Cambodia: 1 case
- Ecuador: 1 case
- Egypt: 1 case
- Estonia: 1 case
- Iceland: 1 case
- Ireland: 1 case
- Lithuania: 1 case
- Monaco: 1 case
- Nepal: 1 case
- New Zealand: 1 case
- Nigeria: 1 case
- North Macedonia: 1 case
- Qatar: 1 case
- San Marino: 1 case
- Sri Lanka: 1 case
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