South Korea and Italy have the most coronavirus cases outside China

Nurses assemble plastic face shields at a hospital designated for the coronavirus patients in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province, Sunday, March 1.
Nurses assemble plastic face shields at a hospital designated for the coronavirus patients in Wuhan in central China’s Hubei province, Sunday, March 1. Chinatopix via AP

At least 3,200 people around the world have died from coronavirus and 92,862 have been infected.

In China, another 38 people died as of the end of Tuesday, bringing the death toll in mainland China to 2,981, according to China’s National Health Commission (NHC).

Of the 38 people who died, 37 were in Hubei province, where the outbreak began

Confirmed cases in mainland China increased by 119, as of the end of Tuesday, with 115 in Hubei.

In total, 80,270 people have been infected with coronavirus in mainland China since the start of the outbreak. According to the NHC, a total of 49,856 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital.

A total of 219 deaths have been recorded outside mainland China.

Here’s the breakdown:

  • Italy: 79
  • Iran: 77
  • South Korea: 32
  • Japan: 12
  • United States: 9
  • France: 4
  • Hong Kong: 2
  • Taiwan: 1
  • Australia: 1
  • Thailand: 1
  • Philippines: 1

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