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Coronavirus cases reported globally, in numbers, as of February 16

The latest figures reported by each government's health authority as of Sunday in Beijing

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Compiled by Dona Cherian, Web News Editor
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1/23
Mainland China: 1,665 deaths among 68,500 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei
Reuters
2/23
UAE reported nine cases in total and also announced recovery of three, including a 73-year old Chinese grandmother (pictured here)
WAM/Twitter
3/23
Hong Kong: 57 cases, 1 death
REUTERS
4/23
Macao: 10 cases
REUTERS
5/23
Japan: 412 cases, including 355 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama (Diamond Princess), 1 death
AP
6/23
Singapore: 72 cases
AFP
7/23
Thailand: 34 cases
AFP
8/23
South Korea: 29 cases
Reuters
9/23
Malaysia: 22 cases
REUTERS
10/23
Taiwan: 20 cases, 1 death
AFP
11/23
Vietnam: 16 cases
AFP
12/23
Germany: 16 cases
AFP
13/23
United States: 15 cases separately, 1 US citizen died in China
Agencies
14/23
Australia: 14 cases
REUTERS
15/23
France: 12 cases, 1 death (first death due to coronavirus outside Asia)
AFP
16/23
United Kingdom: 9 cases (Eight have reportedly been released from the hospital after two tests for the virus showed negative results)
Bloomberg
17/23
Canada: 8 cases
REUTERS
18/23
Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death
REUTERS
19/23
India: 3 cases (All in Kerala)
ANI
20/23
Rest of Europe: Italy: 3; Russia: 2; Spain: 2; Belgium: 1; Finland: 1; Sweden: 1
Agencies
21/23
Sri Lanka: 1 case; Nepal: 1 case
Agencies
22/23
Cambodia: 1 case
AFP
23/23
Egypt: 1
Reuters
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