Coronavirus: Over 86,000 infected globally, over 2,900 deaths
A viral outbreak that started in China has infected a lot more than 86,000 persons globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, discussing its origin late last year and the coronavirus that triggers it.
The latest figures, predicated 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: 3,526 cases, 17 deaths
- Italy: 1,128 cases, 29 deaths
- Japan: 947 cases, including 705 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, 11 deaths
- Iran: 593 cases, 43 deaths
- France: 100 cases, 2 deaths
- Singapore: 98
- Germany: 66
- USA: 62 cases, 1 death
- Spain: 46
- Kuwait: 45
- Thailand: 42
- Taiwan: 39 cases, 1 death
- Bahrain: 38
- Malaysia: 24
- Australia: 23
- UK: 23 cases, 1 death
- Canada: 20
- United Arab Emirates: 19
- Vietnam: 16
- Norway: 15
- Iraq: 13
- Sweden: 13
- Switzerland: 10
- Lebanon: 7
- Netherlands: 7
- Croatia: 6
- Oman: 6
- Austria: 5
- Israel: 5
- Russia: 5
- Greece: 4
- Mexico: 4
- Pakistan: 4
- Finland: 3
- India: 3
- Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death
- Romania: 3
- Brazil: 2
- Denmark: 2
- Georgia: 2
- Algeria: 1
- Afghanistan: 1
- Azerbaijan: 1
- Belarus: 1
- Belgium: 1
- Cambodia: 1
- Ecuador: 1
- Egypt: 1
- Estonia: 1
- Iceland: 1
- Ireland: 1
- Lithuania: 1
- Monaco: 1
- Nepal: 1
- New Zealand: 1
- Nigeria: 1
- North Macedonia: 1
- Qatar: 1
- San Marino: 1
- Sri Lanka: 1
