Coronavirus has infected over 79,000 people worldwide

Written by MD Bureau Published On 2020-02-24T09:15:07+05:30 | Updated On 24 Feb 2020 9:15 AM IST

Coronavirus has infected over 79,000 people worldwide

Beijing: A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 79,000 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 Monday in Beijing: Mainland China: 2,592 deaths among 77,150 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei Hong Kong: 74 cases, 2 deaths Macao: 10 cases Japan: 838 cases, including 691 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, 4 deaths South Korea: 763 cases, 7 deaths Italy: 152 cases, 3 deaths Singapore: 89 cases Iran: 43 cases, 8 deaths United States: 35 cases; separately, 1 U.S. citizen died in China Thailand: 35 cases Taiwan: 28 cases, 1 death Australia: 23 cases Malaysia: 22 Vietnam: 16 cases Germany: 16 France: 12 cases, 1 death United Arab Emirates: 11 cases United Kingdom: 13 Canada: 10 Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death India: 3 cases Russia: 2 Spain: 2 Lebanon: 1 Israel: 1 Belgium: 1 Nepal: 1 Sri Lanka: 1 Sweden: 1 Cambodia: 1 Finland: 1 Egypt: 1.

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Source : PTI

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