14 places that have confirmed cases of coronavirus

A virus similar to the SARS pathogen has claimed 82 lives since emerging in a market in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, and spread around the world.

Here are the places that have confirmed cases of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus:

As of Monday, more than 2,700 people have been infected across China, the bulk of them in and around Wuhan.

Nearly all of the 82 who have died were in that region, but officials have confirmed multiple deaths elsewhere, including the first in the capital Beijing.

Macau, a gambling hub hugely popular with mainland tourists, has confirmed six cases as of Monday.

In Hong Kong, eight people are known to have the disease. Of those, six arrived via a newly built high-speed train terminal that connects with the mainland.

 AUSTRALIA

As of Monday, five cases have been confirmed in Australia -- all of them arrived in the country from Wuhan. The patients are being treated in hospitals in Sydney and Melbourne.

 CAMBODIA

Cambodia's health ministry reported the country's first case of the virus on Monday: a 60-year-old man who arrived in the country from Wuhan and is now stable in an isolation room.

 JAPAN

Japan's health authorities confirmed the country's fourth case on Saturday: a man in his 40s, visiting Japan from Wuhan, who is in hospital in a stable condition. Two other men and a woman have been treated after returning to Japan from the Chinese city.

 MALAYSIA

Malaysia confirmed its fourth case on Sunday. All are Chinese nationals on holiday from Wuhan who arrived in the country from Singapore.

 NEPAL

Nepal said a 32-year-old man arriving from Wuhan had the disease. The patient, who was initially quarantined, recovered and was discharged.

 SINGAPORE

Singapore has so far announced four cases of the coronavirus -- all of them arrived in the city-state from Wuhan over the past week.

SOUTH KOREA 

South Korean media reported the country's fourth case on Monday, citing the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The three men and woman all travelled from Wuhan.

 SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka confirmed its first case of the virus on Monday -- a 43-year-old Chinese woman who entered the country as a tourist last week from Hubei province. She is being treated in hospital, a spokesman at the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) near Colombo told AFP.

 TAIWAN

Taiwan has uncovered five cases so far, the latest a Taiwanese woman in her 50s who was working in Wuhan and flew to the island on January 20.

THAILAND

Thailand has detected eight cases so far -- three are receiving treatment in hospital and five have been discharged, according to the health minister's statement. All the infected persons are Chinese nationals, except for a 73-year-old Thai woman who came back from Wuhan this month.

VIETNAM

Vietnam has so far confirmed two cases of the virus. An infected man from Wuhan travelled to Ho Chi Minh City earlier this month and passed the virus on to his son.

CANADA

Canada confirmed its first case of the virus on Monday, a man who travelled to Wuhan, and has reported a second presumptive case -- his wife, who made the trip with him.

UNITED STATES

The US has confirmed five cases of the virus in patients who had recently entered the country from Wuhan -- two in California and one each in Arizona, Chicago and Washington state.

FRANCE

There are three known cases of the coronavirus in France, the first European country to be affected by the outbreak. One person is sick in Bordeaux and another is ill in Paris. A third person, a close relative of one of the other two, has also been confirmed to have the virus. All three had recently travelled to China and have been placed in isolation.