Virus infects 83,000 globally, caused 2,800 deaths

In this Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, people wearing face masks walk past buildings lit up with slogans of encouragement in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province. (Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua via AP)

A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 83,000 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: 2,788 deaths among 78,824 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei
Hong Kong: 92 cases, 2 deaths
Macao: 10 cases
South Korea: 2,022 cases, 13 deaths
Japan: 918 cases, including 705 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, 8 deaths
Italy: 650 cases, 15 deaths
Iran: 254 cases, 26 deaths
Singapore: 96
United States: 60
Kuwait: 43
Thailand: 40
Bahrain: 33
Taiwan: 32 cases, 1 death
Australia: 23
Malaysia: 23
Germany: 21
France: 38 cases, 2 deaths
United Arab Emirates: 19
Spain: 17
Vietnam: 16
United Kingdom: 15
Canada: 14
Sweden: 7
Iraq: 6
Oman: 6
Russia: 5
Switzerland: 5
Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death
India: 3
Croatia: 3
Greece: 3
Israel: 3
Lebanon: 3
Pakistan: 2
Finland: 2
Austria: 2
Egypt: 1
Algeria: 1
Afghanistan: 1
North Macedonia: 1
Georgia: 1
Estonia: 1
Belgium: 1
Netherlands: 1
Romania: 1
Nepal: 1
Sri Lanka: 1
Cambodia: 1
Norway: 1
Denmark: 1
Brazil 1
New Zealand 1
Nigeria 1