A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 76,000 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 Friday in Beijing:
- Mainland China: 2,236 deaths among 75,465 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei
- Hong Kong: 65 cases, 2 deaths
- Japan: 727 cases, including 634 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, 3 deaths
- South Korea: 156, 1 death
- Taiwan: 24 cases, 1 death
- United States: 15 cases; separately, 1 US citizen died in China
- France: 12 cases, 1 death
- Iran: 5 cases, 2 deaths
- Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death
- Macao: 10
- Singapore: 84
- Thailand: 35
- Malaysia: 22
- Vietnam: 16
- Germany: 16
- Australia: 15
- United Kingdom: 9
- United Arab Emirates: 9
- Canada: 9
- India: 3
- Italy: 3
- Russia: 2
- Spain: 2
- Belgium: 1
- Nepal: 1
- Sri Lanka: 1
- Sweden: 1
- Cambodia: 1
- Finland: 1
- Egypt: 1
Australian Associated Press
