Yesterday, on Jan. 29 officials reported that the death toll from the coronavirus, which broke out in China earlier this month, has killed 170 people.
Chinese authorities also reported over 7,700 confirmed cases of the virus, which has now spread to every region of mainland China.
At least 19 other countries and territories outside of China have reported confirmed cases of the coronavirus as well.
Strict biosecurity measures are being taken in certain parts of the world and the World Health Organization (WHO) is set to debate on whether the virus is an international public health emergency.
The United States, Australia, Japan, and India have all evacuated their citizens from Wuhan, Hubei Provence, China where the novel coronavirus was first identified.

Locations with confirmed cases
- China
- Hong Kong
- Macau
- Taiwan
- Australia
- Cambodia
- Canada
- France
- Germany
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
- Singapore
- Thailand
- The Republic of Korea
- United Arab Emirates
- United States
- Vietnam
Check out the Center for Disease Control’s situation summary here.
For a map that tracks the coronavirus in real time, click here.
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