People wearing masks, walk across a street today in Hong Kong. The COVID-19 viral illness has sickened thousands of people throughout China and other countries since December. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 79,000 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 today in Beijing:

• Mainland China: 2,592 deaths among 77,150 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei

• Hong Kong: 79 cases, 2 deaths

• Macao: 10 cases

• Japan: 838 cases, including 691 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, 4 deaths

• South Korea: 833 cases, 7 deaths

• Italy: 219 cases, 5 deaths

• Singapore: 89 cases

• Iran: 61 cases, 12 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: 13 cases

• United Kingdom: 13

• Canada: 10

• Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death

• Kuwait: 3 cases

• India: 3

• Russia: 2

• Spain: 2

• Israel: 2

• Bahrain: 1

• Lebanon: 1

• Belgium: 1

• Nepal: 1

• Sri Lanka: 1

• Sweden: 1

• Cambodia: 1

• Finland: 1

• Egypt: 1

• Afghanistan: 1