Coronavirus, nearly 41,000 infected, death toll crosses 900

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Current figures for the virus show 40,573 infected, 910 dead, and 3498 recovered at the time of writing. The majority of those cases, 40,195 infections and 908 deaths, are from mainland China. Scientists are concerned as the rate of infection for the virus has not yet shown signs of slowing, according to the data.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no new countries have reported the virus, meaning so far it has not spread beyond the 25.

40,195 Mainland China

156 Japan – 26 on land, 130 from the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Yokohama

43 Singapore

38 Hong Kong

32 Thailand

27 South Korea

18 Malaysia

18 Taiwan

15 Australia

14 Germany

14 Vietnam

12 US

11 France

10 Macau

7 Canada

7 United Arab Emirates

3 Italy

3 Philippines

3 India

3 UK

2 Russia

2 Spain

1 Nepal

1 Cambodia

1 Belgium

1 Finland

1 Sweden

1 Sri Lanka

Sources (WHO, JHU, REUTERS)

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