Bangladesh, Feb. 19 -- A viral outbreak that began in China has infectedmore than 75,000 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 ofWednesday in Beijing:

- Mainland China:2,004 deaths among 74,185 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei

- Hong Kong: 58 cases, 1 death

- Macao: 10

- Japan: 614 cases, including 542 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, 1 death

- Singapore: 81 cases

- Thailand: 35

_South Korea: 46

- Malaysia: 22

- Taiwan: 22 cases, 1 death

- Vietnam: 16 cases

- Germany: 16

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