Coronavirus Outbreak that began in China has infected more than 85,000 people globally. The World Health Organisation 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: 2,835 deaths among 79,251 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei — Hong Kong: 94 cases, 2 deaths — Macao: 10 cases — South Korea: 3,150 cases, 17 deaths — Japan: 941 cases, including 705 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, 11 deaths — Italy: 888 cases, 18 deaths — Iran: 593 cases, 43 deaths — Singapore: 98 cases — United States: 62 — France: 57 cases, 2 deaths — Germany: 57 cases — Spain: 46 — Kuwait: 45 — Thailand: 42 — Taiwan: 39 cases, 1 death — Bahrain: 38 cases — Malaysia: 24 — United Kingdom: 23 cases, 1 death — Australia: 23 cases — United Arab Emirates: 19 cases — Vietnam: 16 — Canada: 14 — Sweden: 12 — Switzerland: 10 — Iraq: 8 — Croatia: 6 — Norway: 6 — Oman: 6 — Austria: 5 — Russia: 5 — Israel: 5 — Netherlands: 4 — Pakistan: 4 — Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death — Finland: 3 cases — Greece: 3 — India: 3 — Lebanon: 3 — Romania: 3 — Norway: 2 — Denmark: 2 — Georgia: 2 — Mexico: 2 — Egypt: 1 — Algeria: 1 — Afghanistan: 1 — North Macedonia: 1 — Estonia: 1 — Lithuania: 1 — Belgium: 1 — Belarus: 1 — Nepal: 1 — Sri Lanka: 1 — Cambodia: 1 — Brazil: 1 — New Zealand: 1 — Nigeria: 1 — Azerbaijan: 1 — Monaco: 1 — Qatar: 1
