More than 88,250 people are now infected globally and nearly 3,000 deaths reported from the illness which the World Health Organization (WHO) has named COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it.

The latest figures, based on WHO and national counts:

Mainland China: 2,870 deaths among 79,824 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei

Hong Kong: 94 cases, 2 deaths;

Macao: 10 cases

South Korea: 3,736 cases, 20 deaths

Italy: 1,128 cases, 29 deaths

Japan: 961 cases, 12 deaths

Iran: 978 cases, 54 deaths

Singapore: 106 cases

France: 100 cases, 2 deaths

Spain: 71 cases

Germany: 117 cases**

United States: 70 cases, 1 death

Kuwait: 45 cases

Thailand: 42 cases, 1 death

Taiwan: 40 cases, 1 death

Bahrain: 38 cases

United Kingdom: 35 cases, 1 death

Malaysia: 29 cases

Australia: 23 cases, 1 death

United Arab Emirates: 21 cases

Canada: 20 cases

Norway: 17 cases

Vietnam: 16 cases

Iraq: 13 cases

Sweden: 13 cases;

Switzerland: 10 cases

Netherlands: 10 cases

* Almost 40 other countries have reported fewer than 10 cases.

** The number of cases in Germany was updated yesterday.