BEIJING: The Covid-19 coronavirus that emerged in central China at the end of last year has now killed over 1,800 people and spread around the world.
The latest figures from China show there are more than 72,400 people infected in the country.
Outside mainland China, there have been about 900 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 has been confirmed:
As of early Tuesday, 72,436 people have been infected across China, the majority in and around Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, where the outbreak was first reported.
Most of the 1,868 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
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 - AFP