COVID-19: More than 89,000 infected, over 3,000 dead

A worker wearing protective gear sprays disinfectant as a precaution against the new coronavirus at a department store in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 2, 2020. South Korea has the world’s second-highest cases. —AP

A new virus first detected in China has infected more than 89,000 people globally and caused over 3,000 deaths. 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:

— Mainland China: 2,912 deaths among 80,026 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei — Hong Kong: 98 cases, 2 deaths — Macao: 10 cases — South Korea: 4,335 cases, 26 deaths — Italy: 1,694 cases, 34 deaths — Iran: 1,501 cases, 66 deaths — Japan: 961 cases, including 705 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, 12 deaths — France: 130 cases, including one on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, 2 deaths — Germany: 130 cases — Singapore: 106 — United States: 80 cases, 2 deaths — Spain: 71 — Kuwait: 56 — Bahrain: 47 — Thailand: 43 cases, 1 death — Taiwan: 41 cases, 1 death — United Kingdom: 35 cases, 1 death — Malaysia: 29 — Australia: 24 cases, 1 death — Canada: 24 — Switzerland: 24 — Iraq: 21 — United Arab Emirates: 21 — Norway: 19 — Vietnam: 16 — Sweden: 14 — Austria: 14 — Israel: 10 — Lebanon: 10 — Netherlands: 10 — Belgium: 8 — Croatia: 8 — Greece: 7 — Finland: 6 — Oman: 6 — India: 5 — Russia: 5 — Denmark: 4 — Mexico: 4 — Pakistan: 4 — Algeria: 3 — Czech Republic 3 — Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death — Qatar: 3 — Romania: 3 — Belarus: 2 — Brazil: 2 — Egypt: 2 — Georgia: 2 — Indonesia: 2 — Afghanistan: 1 — Andorra: 1 — Armenia 1 — Azerbaijan: 1 — Cambodia: 1 — Dominican Republic 1 — Ecuador: 1 — Estonia: 1 — Iceland: 1 — Ireland: 1 — Lithuania: 1 — Monaco: 1 — Nepal: 1 — New Zealand: 1 — Nigeria: 1 — North Macedonia: 1 — Portugal: 1 — San Marino: 1 — Sri Lanka: 1