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:

� Mainland China: 1,367 deaths among 59,804 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei.

� Hong Kong: 51 cases, 1 death

� Macao: 10

� Japan: 251, including 218 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, 1 death

� Singapore: 58

� Thailand: 33

� South Korea: 28

� Malaysia: 19

� Taiwan: 18

� Vietnam: 16

� Australia: 14

� Germany: 16

� United States: 15. Separately, one U.S. citizen died in China

� France: 11

� United Kingdom: 9

� United Arab Emirates: 8

� Canada: 7

� Philippines: 3 cases, including 1 death

� India: 3

� Italy: 3

� Russia: 2

� Spain: 2

� Belgium: 1

� Nepal: 1

� Sri Lanka: 1

� Sweden: 1

� Cambodia: 1

� Finland: 1

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The number of mainland Chinese cases has been corrected in this report.

(AP)