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New virus has infected over 79,000 people globally

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A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 79,000 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: 2,592 deaths among 77,150 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei

Hong Kong: 74 cases, 2 deaths

Macao: 10 cases

Japan: 838 cases, including 691 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, 4 deaths South Korea: 763 cases, 7 deaths

Italy: 152 cases, 3 deaths

Singapore: 89 cases

Iran: 43 cases, 8 deaths

United States: 35 cases; separately, 1 U.S.

 

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First Published: Feb 24 2020 | 10:30 AM IST

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