New virus has infected 82,000 globally, caused 2,800 deaths

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: 92 cases, 2 deaths

- Macao: 10 cases

- South Korea: 1,766 cases, 13 deaths

- Japan: 918 cases, including 705 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, 8 deaths

- Italy: 447 cases, 12 deaths

- Iran: 254 cases, 26 deaths

- Singapore: 96

- United States: 60

- Kuwait: 43

- Thailand: 40

- Bahrain: 33

- Taiwan: 32 cases, 1 death

- Australia: 23

- Malaysia: 23

- Germany: 21

- France: 17 cases, 2 deaths

- Spain: 17

- Vietnam: 16

- United Kingdom: 15

- United Arab Emirates: 13

- Canada: 12

- Iraq: 6

- Russia: 5

- Switzerland: 4

- Oman: 4

- Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death

- India: 3

- Croatia: 3

- Greece: 3

- Israel: 3

- Lebanon: 3

- Pakistan: 2

- Finland: 2

- Austria: 2

- Sweden: 2

- Egypt: 1

- Algeria: 1

- Afghanistan: 1

- North Macedonia: 1

- Georgia: 1

- Estonia: 1

- Belgium: 1

- Romania: 1

- Nepal: 1

- Sri Lanka: 1

- Cambodia: 1

- Norway: 1

- Denmark: 1

- Brazil 1