A viral outbreak that began in China has infected nearly 78,000 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 Saturday in Beijing: — Mainland China: 2,345 deaths among 76,288 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei — Hong Kong: 69 cases, 2 deaths — Macao: 10 cases — Japan: 769 cases, including at least 634 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, 3 deaths — South Korea: 433 cases, 2 deaths — Singapore: 89 cases — United States: 35 cases; separately, 1 U.S. citizen died in China — Thailand: 35 cases — Iran: 28 cases, 5 deaths — Taiwan: 26 cases, 1 death — Australia: 23 cases — Malaysia: 22 — Italy: 19 cases; 1 death — Vietnam: 16 cases — Germany: 16 — France: 12 cases, 1 death — United Arab Emirates: 11 cases — United Kingdom: 9 — Canada: 9 — Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death — India: 3 cases — Russia: 2 — Spain: 2 — Lebanon: 1 — Israel: 1 — Belgium: 1 — Nepal: 1 — Sri Lanka: 1 — Sweden: 1 — Cambodia: 1 — Finland: 1 — Egypt: 1 (AP)

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