A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 77,000 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 Saturday in Beijing: Mainland China: 2,345 deaths among 76,288 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei Hong Kong: 69 cases, 2 deaths
Macao: 10
Japan: 739 cases, including 634 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, 3 deaths South Korea: 346 cases, 2 deaths
Singapore: 86
United States: 35 cases; separately, 1 U.S.
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