A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 60,000 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 Wednesday in Beijing: — Mainland China: 1,367 deaths among 59,804 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei. — Hong Kong: 51 cases, 1 death — Macao: 10 — Japan: 251, including 218 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, 1 death — Singapore: 58 — Thailand: 33 — South Korea: 28 — Malaysia: 19 — Taiwan: 18 — Vietnam: 16 — Australia: 14 — Germany: 16 — United States: 15. Separately, one U.S. citizen died in China — France: 11 — United Kingdom: 9 — United Arab Emirates: 8 — Canada: 7 — Philippines: 3 cases, including 1 death — India: 3 — Italy: 3 — Russia: 2 — Spain: 2 — Belgium: 1 — Nepal: 1 — Sri Lanka: 1 — Sweden: 1 — Cambodia: 1 — Finland: 1 ___ The number of mainland Chinese cases has been corrected in this report. (AP)
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