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