New Virus Has Infected More Than 71,000 People Globally

A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 71,000 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: 1,770 deaths among 70,548 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei

� Hong Kong: 58 cases, 1 death

� Macao: 10

� Japan: 519 cases, including 454 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, 1 death

� Singapore: 77 cases

� Thailand: 35

� South Korea: 30

� Malaysia: 22

� Taiwan: 22 cases, 1 death

� Vietnam: 16 cases

� Germany: 16

� United States: 15 cases; separately, 1 U.S. citizen died in China

� Australia: 14 cases

� France: 12 cases, 1 death

� United Kingdom: 9 cases

� United Arab Emirates: 9

� Canada: 8

� Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death

� India: 3 cases

� Italy: 3

� Russia: 2

� Spain: 2

� Belgium: 1

� Nepal: 1

� Sri Lanka: 1

� Sweden: 1

� Cambodia: 1

� Finland: 1

� Egypt: 1

(AP)

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