Updated 6:21 AM ET, Tue March 10, 2020
China's National Health Commission has confirmed the virus, which causes a disease known as Covid-19, can be transmitted from person to person through "droplet transmission" -- where a virus is passed on due to an infected person sneezing or coughing -- as well as by direct contact.
In mainland China, more than 80,700 cases of the virus and over 3,100 deaths have been recorded -- the vast majority in Hubei province, ground zero for the outbreak.
There are more than 32,000 confirmed cases of the virus in over 95 countries and territories outside mainland China. At least 870 people have died outside of mainland China from the virus.
1. Afghanistan: 5 cases
2. Algeria: 12 cases
3. Andorra: 1 case
4. Argentina: 8 cases, 1 death
5. Armenia: 1 case
6. Australia: 100 cases, 3 deaths
7. Austria: 131 cases
8. Bahrain: 83 cases
9. Bangladesh: 3 cases
10. Belarus: 6 cases
11. Belgium: 169 cases
12. Bhutan: 1 case
13. Bosnia & Herzegovina: 1 case
14. Brazil: 25 cases
15. Brunei: 1 case
16. Bulgaria: 4 cases
17. Chile: 10 cases
18. Cambodia: 1 case
19. Canada: 71 cases, 1 death
20. Colombia: 1 case
21. Costa Rica: 9 cases
22. Croatia: 6 cases
23. Czech Republic: 31 cases
24. Denmark: 3 cases
25. Dominican Republic: 2 cases
26. Ecuador: 14 cases
27. Egypt: 55 cases, 1 death
28. Estonia: 1 case
29. Finland: 3 cases
30. France: 1,116 cases, 30 deaths
31. Georgia: 1 case
32. Germany: 1,139 cases, 2 deaths
33. Gibraltar: 1 case
34. Greece: 84 cases
35. Hong Kong: 118 cases, 3 deaths
36. Hungary: 1 case
37. Iceland: 50 cases
38. India: 56 cases
39. Indonesia: 4 cases
40. Iran: 7,161 cases, 237 deaths
41. Iraq: 67 cases, 7 deaths
42. Ireland: 24 cases
43. Israel: 50 cases
44. Italy: 9,172 cases, 463 deaths
45. Japan: 1,210 cases, 16 deaths (includes 696 cases linked to Diamond Princess cruise ship)
46. Jordan: 1 case
47. Kuwait: 58 cases
48. Latvia: 1 case
49. Lebanon: 41 cases
50. Lithuania: 1 case
51. Luxembourg: 1 case
52. Macao: 10 cases
53. Maldives: 2 cases
54. Malaysia: 117 cases
55. Mexico: 6 cases
56. Monaco: 1 case
57. Mongolia: 1 case
58. Morocco: 16 cases
59. Nepal: 1 case
60. Netherlands: 188 cases, 1 deaths
61. New Zealand: 5 cases
62. Nigeria: 2 cases
63. North Macedonia: 1 case
64. Norway: 15 cases
65. Oman: 18 cases
66. Pakistan: 7 cases
67. Palestine: 26 cases
68. Panama: 1 case
69. Paraguay: 1 case
70. Philippines: 35 cases, 1 death
71. Peru: 6 cases
72. Poland: 8 cases
73. Portugal: 21 cases
74. Qatar: 18 cases
75. Romania: 3 cases
76. Russia: 20 cases
77. San Marino: 1 case
78. Saudi Arabia: 15 cases
79. Senegal: 2 cases
80. Serbia: 2 cases
81. Singapore: 160 cases
82. Slovakia: 5 cases
83. Slovenia: 1 case
84. South Africa: 7 cases
85. South Korea: 7,513 cases, 59 deaths
86. Spain: 1,204 cases, 28 deaths
87. Sri Lanka: 1 case
88. Sweden: 52 cases
89. Switzerland: 181 cases, 1 death
90. Taiwan: 45 cases, 1 death
91. Thailand: 53 cases, 1 death
92. Tunisia: 5 cases
93. Ukraine : 1 case
94. United Arab Emirates: 59 cases
95. United Kingdom: 273 cases, 5 deaths
96. United States: 732 cases, 26 deaths*
97. Vatican: 1 case98. Vietnam: 32 cases
*Includes presumptive positive cases from public health labs pending confirmation from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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