A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 82,000 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 Thursday in Beijing:

 

— Mainland China: 2,744 deaths among 78,497 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei

 

— Hong Kong: 81 cases, 2 deaths

 

— Macao: 10 cases

 

— South Korea: 1,595 cases, 13 deaths

 

— Japan: 894 cases, including 705 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, 7 deaths

 

— Italy: 447 cases, 12 deaths

 

— Iran: 139 cases, 19 deaths

 

— Singapore: 93

 

— United States: 60

 

— Kuwait: 43

 

— Thailand: 40

 

— Bahrain: 33

 

— Taiwan: 32 cases, 1 death

 

— Australia: 23

 

— Malaysia: 22

 

— Germany: 21

 

— France: 17 cases, 2 deaths

 

— Vietnam: 16

 

— United Arab Emirates: 13

 

— United Kingdom: 13

 

— Spain: 12

 

— Canada: 12

 

— Iraq: 6

 

— Russia: 5

 

— Oman: 4

 

— Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death

 

— India: 3

 

— Croatia: 3

 

— Israel: 2

 

— Pakistan: 2

 

— Finland: 2

 

— Austria: 2

 

— Lebanon: 2

 

— Egypt: 1

 

— Algeria: 1

 

— Afghanistan: 1

 

— Greece: 1

 

— North Macedonia: 1

 

— Georgia: 1

 

— Estonia: 1

 

— Belgium: 1

 

— Romania: 1

 

— Nepal: 1

 

— Sri Lanka: 1

 

— Cambodia: 1

 

— Sweden: 2

 

— Norway: 1

 

— Denmark: 1

 

— Switzerland: 1

 

— Brazil 1