Coronavirus Infections Outside China Pass 7,000: WHO

Five more countries — Azerbaijan, Ecuador, Ireland, Monaco and Qatar — have reported infections over the past day, raising the number of countries with confirmed cases to 58.

The death toll for these countries stands at 104 after 18 people succumbed to the COVID-19 disease in the past 24 hours. They were in Italy, South Korea and Iran.

In mainland China, the infected tally is estimated at 79,968,. Of them 2,873 died, according to WHO figures.

The health organization said the United Nations on Sunday released $15 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund to help fund global efforts to contain the deadly outbreak.

The novel coronavirus disease was first detected in Wuhan, China's Hubei province, in late December 2019 and has since spread to more than 25 other countries.

In late January, the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency.