Updated 3:34 AM ET, Sat March 7, 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 80,600 cases of the virus and over 3,000 deaths have been recorded -- the vast majority in Hubei province, ground zero for the outbreak.
There are more than 20,800 confirmed cases of the virus in at least 85 countries and territories outside mainland China. Over 700 of those cases are linked to the Diamond Princess cruise ship.At least 360 people have died outside of mainland China from the virus.
This is a full list of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus outside mainland China:
1. Afghanistan: 1 case
2. Algeria: 12 cases
3. Andorra: 1 case
4. Argentina: 8 cases
5. Armenia: 1 case
6. Australia: 63 cases, 2 deaths
7. Austria: 41 cases
8. Bahrain: 49 cases
9. Belarus: 6 cases
10. Belgium: 109 cases
11. Bhutan: 1 case
12. Bosnia & Herzegovina: 1 case
13. Brazil: 13 cases
14. Chile: 5 cases
15. Cambodia: 1 case
16. Canada: 51 cases
17. Colombia: 1 case
18. Costa Rica: 1 case
19. Croatia: 6 cases
20. Czech Republic: 12 cases
21. Denmark: 3 cases
22. Dominican Republic: 2 cases
23. Ecuador: 14 cases
24. Egypt: 15 cases
25. Estonia: 1 case
26. Finland: 3 cases
27. France: 577 cases, 9 deaths
28. Georgia: 1 case
29. Germany: 534 cases
30. Gibraltar: 1 case
31. Greece: 31 cases
32. Hong Kong: 107 cases, 2 deaths
33. Hungary: 1 case
34. Iceland: 26 cases
35. India: 31 cases
36. Indonesia: 4 cases
37. Iran: 4,747 cases, 124 deaths
38. Iraq: 46 cases, 2 deaths
39. Ireland: 13 cases
40. Israel: 21 cases
41. Italy: 4,636 cases, 197 deaths
42. Japan: 1,045 cases, 12 deaths
43. Jordan: 1 case
44. Kuwait: 58 cases
45. Latvia: 1 case
46. Lebanon: 22 cases
47. Lithuania: 1 case
48. Luxembourg: 1 case
49. Macao: 10 cases
50. Malaysia: 83 cases
51. Mexico: 6 cases
52. Monaco: 1 case
53. Morocco: 16 cases
54. Nepal: 1 case
55. Netherlands: 82 cases, 1 death
56. New Zealand: 5 cases
57. Nigeria: 1 case
58. North Macedonia: 1 case
59. Norway: 15 cases
60. Oman: 16 cases
61. Pakistan: 6 cases
62. Palestine: 16 cases
63. Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death
64. Peru: 1 case
65. Poland: 5 cases
66. Portugal: 8 cases
67. Qatar: 7 cases
68. Romania: 3 cases
69. Russia: 13 cases
70. San Marino: 1 case
71. Saudi Arabia: 5 cases
72. Senegal: 2 cases
73. Singapore: 130 cases
74. Slovenia: 1 case
75. South Korea: 7,041 cases, 46 deaths
76. Spain : 387 cases, 8 deaths
77. Sri Lanka: 1 case
78. South Africa: 1 case
79. Sweden: 52 cases
80. Switzerland: 181 cases, 1 death
81. Taiwan: 45 cases, 1 death
82. Thailand: 50 cases, 1 death
83. Tunisia: 1 case
84. Ukraine: 1 case
85. United Arab Emirates: 42 cases
86. United Kingdom: 163 cases, 1 death
87. United States*: 332 cases, 17 deaths
88. Vatican: 1 case89. Vietnam: 17 cases
*Includes presumptive positive cases from public health labs pending confirmation from the US Centers for Disease Control.
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