People wearing masks are seen at a subway station in Shanghai, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, February 13, 2020. (Reuters)
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
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