A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 82,000 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 Thursday in Beijing: _ Mainland China: 2,744 deaths among 78,497 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei _ Hong Kong: 81 cases, 2 deaths _ Macao: 10 cases _ South Korea: 1,766 cases, 13 deaths _ Japan: 895 cases, including 705 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, 8 deaths _ Italy: 447 cases, 12 deaths _ Iran: 254 cases, 26 deaths _ Singapore: 93 _ United States: 60 _ Kuwait: 43 _ Thailand: 40 _ Bahrain: 33 _ Taiwan: 32 cases, 1 death _ Australia: 23 _ Malaysia: 22 _ Germany: 21 _ France: 17 cases, 2 deaths _ Vietnam: 16 _ United Kingdom: 15 _ United Arab Emirates: 13 _ Spain: 12 _ Canada: 12 _ Iraq: 6 _ Russia: 5 _ Oman: 4 _ Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death _ India: 3 _ Croatia: 3 _ Greece: 3 _ Israel: 3 _ Pakistan: 2 _ Finland: 2 _ Austria: 2 _ Lebanon: 2 _ Switzerland: 2 _ Sweden: 2 _ Egypt: 1 _ Algeria: 1 _ Afghanistan: 1 _ North Macedonia: 1 _ Georgia: 1 _ Estonia: 1 _ Belgium: 1 _ Romania: 1 _ Nepal: 1 _ Sri Lanka: 1 _ Cambodia: 1 _ Norway: 1 _ Denmark: 1 _ Brazil 1