The number of new coronavirus cases rose sharply in the U.S. and Europe on Thursday, as stocks fell on both sides of the Atlantic and Britain and Switzerland reported their first fatalities.

On the Continent alone, the caseload rose in Italy to 3,858 from 3,089; in Germany to 482 from 262; in France to 423 from 285; and in the Netherlands to 82 from 38.

There are now more than 98,000 global cases of Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Here are the latest updates and a breakdown of what some key figures mean.

California: A cruise ship with over 2,000 passengers on board is being held off the coast of San Francisco over coronavirus concerns, and health officials are expected to announce today the results of screenings of about 100 passengers and crew members, including 21 with symptoms. California so far has at least 54 of the more than 200 confirmed cases in the U.S., the most of any state.