Bangladesh, Feb. 17 -- A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 71,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it.

The latest figures reported by each government's health authority as of Monday in Beijing:

- Mainland China: 1,770 deaths among 70,548 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei

- Hong Kong: 57 cases, 1 death

- Macao: 10

- Japan: 415 cases, including 355 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, 1 death

- Singapore: 75 cases

- Thailand: 34

- South Korea: 30

- Malaysia: 22

- Taiwan: 20 cases, 1 death

- Vietnam: 16 cases

- Germany: 16

- United States: 15 cases; separately, 1 U.S. citizen...