New virus has infected more than 60,000 people globally
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 60,000 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 Wednesday in Beijing:
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[naviga:li]Mainland China: 1,367 deaths among 59,804 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei.[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]Hong Kong: 51 cases, 1 death[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]Macao: 10[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]Japan: 251, including 218 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, 1 death[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]Singapore: 58[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]Thailand: 33[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]South Korea: 28[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]Malaysia: 19[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]Taiwan: 18[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]Vietnam: 16[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]Australia: 14[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]Germany: 16[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]United States: 14. Separately, one U.S. citizen died in China[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]France: 11[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]United Kingdom: 9[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]United Arab Emirates: 8[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]Canada: 7[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]Philippines: 3 cases, including 1 death[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]India: 3[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]Italy: 3[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]Russia: 2[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]Spain: 2[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]Belgium: 1[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]Nepal: 1[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]Sri Lanka: 1[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]Sweden: 1[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]Cambodia: 1[/naviga:li]
[naviga:li]Finland: 1[/naviga:li]
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