COVID-19: Over 87,000 infected globally, over 2,900 deaths

A health worker wearing a protective suit adjusts his goggles as he prepares to transport patients in Daegu, South Korea, Sunday, March 1, 2020. The coronavirus has claimed its first victim in the United States as the number of cases shot up in Iran, Italy and South Korea and the spreading outbreak shook the global economy.(Photo by RYU YOUNG-SEOK / Yonhap via AP)

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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