Picture for illustration. This photo taken on February 5, 2020 shows a patient (R) covered with a bed sheet at an exhibition centre converted into a hospital as it starts to accept patients displaying mild symptoms of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. China OUT / AFP / STR
The latest figures from China show there are more than 34,500 people infected in the country.
Outside mainland China, there have been more than 320 infections reported in nearly 30 other places. There have also been two deaths, one in the Philippines and the other in Hong Kong.
Here’s where 2019-nCoV has been confirmed:
As of Saturday, 34,546 people have been infected across China, the majority in and around Wuhan.
Most of the 722 who have died in China were in that region, but officials have confirmed multiple deaths elsewhere, including in the capital Beijing.
The dead include a US citizen — believed to be the first foreigner confirmed to have perished.
Cruise ship, Diamond Princess: 64
Singapore: 33
Japan: 25
Thailand: 32
Hong Kong: 26, including one death
South Korea: 24
Taiwan: 17
Australia: 15
Malaysia: 15
Vietnam: 13
Macau: 10
India: 3
Philippines: 3, including one death
Nepal: 1
Sri Lanka: 1
Cambodia: 1
United States: 12
Canada: 5
Germany: 14
France: 6
Britain: 3
Italy: 3
Russia: 2
Finland: 1
Spain: 1
Sweden: 1
Belgium: 1
United Arab Emirates: 5
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