[AnNahar] 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: 2,337 cases, 13 deaths
‐ Japan: 927 cases, including 705 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, 10 deaths
‐ Italia: 650 cases, 15 deaths
‐ Iran: 388 cases, 34 deaths
‐ Singapore: 96
‐ United States: 60
‐ Germany: 53
‐ Kuwait: 45
‐ Thailand: 41
‐ La Belle France: 38 cases, 2 deaths
‐ Bahrain: 36
‐ Taiwan: 34 cases, 1 death
‐ Spain: 27
‐ Malaysia: 25
‐ Australia: 23
‐ United Arab Emirates: 19
‐ Vietnam: 16
‐ United Kingdom: 15
‐ Canada: 14
‐ Sweden: 7
‐ Iraq: 6
‐ Oman: 6
‐ Russia: 5
‐ Croatia: 5
‐ Switzerland
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‐ Greece: 4
‐ Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death
‐ India: 3
‐ Israel: 3
‐ Leb: 3
‐ Pakistain: 2
‐ Finland: 2
‐ Austria: 2
‐ Netherlands: 2
‐ Georgia: 2
‐ Egypt: 1
‐ Algeria: 1
‐ Afghanistan: 1
‐ North Macedonia: 1
‐ Estonia: 1
‐ Lithuania: 1
‐ Belgium: 1
‐ Romania: 1
‐ Belarus: 1
‐ Nepal: 1
‐ Sri Lanka: 1
‐ Cambodia: 1
‐ Norway: 1
‐ Denmark: 1
‐ Brazil: 1
‐ New Zealand: 1
‐ Nigeria: 1
‐ Azerbaijan: 1