BEIJING: A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 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 Sunday in Beijing:

Mainland China: 2,442 deaths among 76,936 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei.

Hong Kong: 74 cases, 2 deaths

Macao: 10 cases

Japan: 769 cases, including at least 634 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, 3 deaths

South Korea: 556 cases, 5 deaths

Italy: 132 cases, 2 deaths

Singapore: 89 cases

Iran: 43 cases, 8 deaths

United States: 35 cases; separately, 1 U.S. citizen died in China

Thailand: 35 cases

Taiwan: 28 cases, 1 death

Australia: 23 cases

Malaysia: 22

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