A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 71,000 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: 1,770 deaths among 70,548 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei — Hong Kong: 58 cases, 1 death — Macao: 10 — Japan: 519 cases, including 454 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, 1 death — Singapore: 77 cases — Thailand: 35 — South Korea: 30 — Malaysia: 22 — Taiwan: 22 cases, 1 death — Vietnam: 16 cases — Germany: 16 — United States: 15 cases; separately, 1 U.S. citizen died in China — Australia: 14 cases — France: 12 cases, 1 death — United Kingdom: 9 cases — United Arab Emirates: 9 — Canada: 8 — Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death — India: 3 cases — Italy: 3 — Russia: 2 — Spain: 2 — Belgium: 1 — Nepal: 1 — Sri Lanka: 1 — Sweden: 1 — Cambodia: 1 — Finland: 1 — Egypt: 1 (AP)

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