New Virus Has Infected 81,000 Globally, Caused 2,700 Deaths WHUR Contributor February 26, 2020 at 10:47 am in CORONAVIRUS, NEWS Tweet A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 81,000 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: 2,715 deaths among 78,064 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei — Hong Kong: 81 cases, 2 deaths — Macao: 10 cases — South Korea: 1,261 cases, 11 deaths — Japan: 885 cases, including 705 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, 7 deaths — Italy: 323 cases, 11 deaths — Iran: 139 cases, 19 deaths — Singapore: 93 — United States: 57 — Thailand: 40 — Taiwan: 32 cases, 1 death — Bahrain: 26 — Australia: 23 — Malaysia: 22 — Kuwait: 18 — France: 17 cases, 2 deaths — Germany: 17 — Vietnam: 16 — United Arab Emirates: 13 — United Kingdom: 13 — Spain: 12 — Canada: 11 — Iraq: 5 — Oman: 4 — Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death — India: 3 — Russia: 2 — Israel: 2 — Croatia: 2 — Austria: 2 — Lebanon: 1 — Belgium: 1 — Nepal: 1 — Sri Lanka: 1 — Sweden: 1 — Cambodia: 1 — Finland: 1 — Egypt: 1 — Algeria: 1 — Afghanistan: 1 — Switzerland: 1 Tags: coronavirus, coronavirus spreading globally