Outside mainland China there have been 26 deaths and more than 1,500 infections reported, with cases concentrated in South Korea and the Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined off Japan. The number of cases jumped sharply in recent days after an outbreak cluster in a religious sect in southern city Daegu. Three of those deaths were passengers who had been on the cruise ship Diamond Princess, quarantined off Japan, where the number of infections is now at 630. Singapore: 89Thailand: 35Taiwan: 26, including one deathMalaysia: 22Australia: 22Vietnam: 16Philippines: 3, including one deathIndia: 3Nepal: 1Sri Lanka: 1Cambodia: 1NORTH AMERICAUnited States: 35Canada: 9EUROPEItaly: 149 infections, three deaths. Germany: 16France: 12, including one deathBritain: 13Russia: 5Spain: 2Finland: 1Sweden: 1Belgium: 1MIDDLE EASTIran: 43 infections, 8 deaths, the largest number of fatalities of any country outside China.

Source: New Strait Times February 24, 2020 00:41 UTC