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A health worker wearing a protective suit adjusts his goggles as he prepares to transport patients in Daegu, South Korea, Sunday, March 1, 2020. The coronavirus has claimed its first victim in the United States as the number of cases shot up in Iran, Italy and South Korea and the spreading outbreak shook the global economy.(Ryu Young-seok/Yonhap via AP)
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 88,000 people globally and caused 3,000 deaths. 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, based on WHO and national counts:
Mainland China: 2,870 deaths among 79,824 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei
Hong Kong: 94 cases, 2 deaths
Macao: 10 cases
South Korea: 3,736 cases, 20 deaths
Italy: 1,694 cases, 34 deaths
Iran: 978 cases, 54 deaths
Japan: 961 cases, including 705 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, 12 deaths
France: 130 cases, including one on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe; 2 deaths
Singapore: 106 cases
United States: 74 cases, 1 death
Spain: 71 cases
Germany: 66
Kuwait: 45 cases
Thailand: 42 cases, 1 death
Taiwan: 40 cases, 1 death
Bahrain: 38 cases
United Kingdom: 35 cases, 1 death
Malaysia: 29 cases
Australia: 23 cases, 1 death
United Arab Emirates: 21 cases
Canada: 20
Iraq: 19
Norway: 19
Vietnam: 16
Sweden: 15
Netherlands: 10
Switzerland: 10
Greece: 7
Lebanon: 7
Croatia: 7
Finland: 6
Oman: 6
Austria: 5
Israel: 5
Russia: 5
Mexico: 4
Pakistan: 4
Czech Republic 3
India: 3
Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death
Romania: 3 cases
Belarus: 2
Belgium: 2
Brazil: 2
Denmark: 2
Georgia: 2
Algeria: 1
Afghanistan: 1
Armenia 1
Azerbaijan: 1
Cambodia: 1
Dominican Republic 1
Ecuador: 1
Egypt: 1
Estonia: 1
Iceland: 1
Ireland: 1
Lithuania: 1
Monaco: 1
Nepal: 1
New Zealand: 1
Nigeria: 1
North Macedonia: 1
Qatar: 1
San Marino: 1
Sri Lanka: 1

















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