New virus has infected 81,000 globally, caused 2,700 deaths

A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 81,000 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:

- Mainland China: 2,715 deaths among 78,064 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei

- Hong Kong: 81 cases, 2 deaths

- Macao: 10 cases

- South Korea: 1,261 cases, 11 deaths

- Japan: 885 cases, including 705 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, 7 deaths

- Italy: 323 cases, 11 deaths

- Iran: 139 cases, 19 deaths

- Singapore: 93

- United States: 57

- Thailand: 40

- Taiwan: 32 cases, 1 death

- Bahrain: 26

- Australia: 23

- Malaysia: 22

- Kuwait: 18

- France: 17 cases, 2 deaths

- Germany: 21

- Vietnam: 16

- United Arab Emirates: 13

- United Kingdom: 13

- Spain: 12

- Canada: 11

- Russia: 5

- Iraq: 5

- Oman: 4

- Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death

- India: 3

- Israel: 2

- Croatia: 2

- Austria: 2

- Lebanon: 2

- Belgium: 1

- Nepal: 1

- Sri Lanka: 1

- Sweden: 1

- Cambodia: 1

- Finland: 1

- Egypt: 1

- Algeria: 1

- Afghanistan: 1

- Switzerland: 1

- Brazil 1