Egypt last week became the firs country on the African continent to confirm a case of the new coronavirus, joining a list of more than 25 countries where it has spread.
Tracking the coronavirus across the globe
Having emerged in central China at the end of last year, the coronavirus has now killed nearly 1,800 people and spread around the world.
The latest figures from China show there are more than 70,620 people infected in the country.
Outside mainland China, there have been about 886 infections reported in nearly 30 locations. Taiwan, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Japan have each reported one fatality, while France on Saturday announced the first death outside Asia, an elderly Chinese tourist.
Here are the areas where COVID-19, the virus’s official designation, has been confirmed:
China
As of Monday, 70,620 people had been infected across China, the majority in and around Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, where the outbreak was first reported.
Most of the 1,770 who have died in mainland China were in that region, but officials have confirmed multiple deaths elsewhere, including the capital Beijing.
The fatalities include a US citizen.
Asia – Pacific
Cruise ship Diamond Princess, quarantined off Japan: 454, plus a quarantine officer. (Some American citizens were flown to the United States, where they are to undergo a further 14-day quarantine.)
Singapore: 77
Japan: 60, including death of one infected woman
Hong Kong: 58, including one death
Thailand: 35
South Korea: 30
Malaysia: 22
Taiwan: 20, including one death
Vietnam: 16
Australia: 15
Macau: 10
India: 3
Philippines: 3, including one death
Nepal: 1
Sri Lanka: 1
Cambodia: 1
North America
United States: 29
Canada: 8
Europe
Germany: 16
France: 12, including one death
Britain: 9
Italy: 3
Russia: 2
Spain: 2
Finland: 1
Sweden: 1
Belgium: 1
Middle East
United Arab Emirates: 9
Africa
Egypt: 1
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