Bangladesh, Feb. 16 -- A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 69,000 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 Sunday in Beijing:

- Mainland China: 1,665 deaths among 68,500 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei

- Hong Kong: 56 cases, 1 death

- Macao: 10 cases

- Japan: 337 cases, including 285 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, 1 death

- Singapore: 72 cases

- Thailand: 34

- South Korea: 29

- Malaysia: 22

- Taiwan: 18

- Vietnam: 16

- Germany: 16

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