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A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 83,000 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 Friday in Beijing: — Mainland China: 2,788 deaths among 78,824 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei — Hong Kong: 94 cases, 2 deaths — Macao: 10 cases — South Korea: 2,337 cases, 16 deaths — Japan: 931 cases, including 705 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, 11 deaths — Italy: 650 cases, 15 deaths — Iran: 388 cases, 34 deaths — Singapore: 98 — United States: 60 — Germany: 53 — Kuwait: 45 — Thailand: 41 — France: 38 cases, 2 deaths — Bahrain: 36 — Taiwan: 34 cases, 1 death — Spain: 32 — Malaysia: 25 — Australia: 23 — United Arab Emirates: 19 — Vietnam: 16 — United Kingdom: 15 — Canada: 14 — Sweden: 7 — Iraq: 6 — Oman: 6 — Russia: 5 — Croatia: 5 — Switzerland: 5 — Israel: 4 — Greece: 4 — Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death — India: 3 — Lebanon: 3 — Romania: 3 — Pakistan: 2 — Finland: 2 — Austria: 2 — Netherlands: 2 — Georgia: 2 — Mexico: 2 — Egypt: 1 — Algeria: 1 — Afghanistan: 1 — North Macedonia: 1 — Estonia: 1 — Lithuania: 1 — Belgium: 1 — Belarus: 1 — Nepal: 1 — Sri Lanka: 1 — Cambodia: 1 — Norway: 1 — Denmark: 1 — Brazil: 1 — New Zealand: 1 — Nigeria: 1 — Azerbaijan: 1