Latest maps show coronavirus spreading to 148 countries

367,457 Total reported cases worldwide Updated: March 23, 2020 367,457 Total reported cases worldwide Updated: March 23, 2020 Photo: Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center Photo: Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center Image 1 of / 35 Caption Close Latest maps show coronavirus spreading to 148 countries 1 / 35 Back to Gallery

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide is nearing 170,000 people — with 6,513 deaths. Over 77,000 have recovered, most in China.

The virus that originated in China has now been detected in 148 countries. The number of recorded cases outside China stands at almost 90,000 and is higher than the 80,000 identified in China since COVID-19 first emerged in December 2019.

You can see the spread of the pneumonia-like virus in the maps above from Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering. The maps are regularly updated with data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

Here's a look at what's happening by region as of Monday morning:

Europe

Coronavirus has now infected more than 50,000 people across Europe and claimed more than 2,000 lives.

Italy is reporting the most virus cases and deaths anywhere in the world except China. On Sunday, the country reported 368 deaths in 24 hours. Two weeks ago, there were 1,700 cases of coronavirus in Italy and the country had reported 34 deaths. Now, Italy has an estimated 25,000 cases and more than 1,800 people have died.

The number of infections in Spain increased overnight by roughly 20% to 9,191 and the number of fatalities rose to 309, according to the Spanish Health Ministry. The actual figure was presumed to be even higher, because Spain switched to a new system of reporting. Portugal and Spain have already halted tourism across their 1,200-kilometer (750 mile) shared border. Goods and workers will still be allowed to cross. Spain has also already deployed the army to the streets, ordered its 46 million people to stay home and taken control of private hospitals.

Germany saw its infections increase by over 1,000 in 24 hours. The Netherlands recorded its biggest daily jump in the number of coronavirus infections, with 278 new cases confirmed in the last 24 hours.

North America

The U.S. surgeon general said Monday that the number of coronavirus cases in the United States has reached the level that Italy recorded two weeks ago, a sign that infections are expected to rise in America as the government steps up testing.

"We are at a critical inflection point in this country, people. We are where Italy was two weeks ago in terms of our numbers," U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams told Fox News. "When you look at the projections, there's every chance that we could be Italy."

In the U.S., Washington has the most confirmed cases with 769 as of Monday morning. New York has 746, California 431, Massachusetts 164, Florida 150 and New Jersey 108.

Mexico had 43 confirmed cases as of Monday morning.

South America

Brazil had 200 cases as of Monday morning. Peru confirmed its first coronavirus case on March 6 and patients have since jumped to 71.

Asia

China, where the virus was first detected in December, now accounts for less than half of the world's cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. On Monday, China relaxed travel restrictions in the hardest-hit virus province of Hubei, sending thousands of workers back to jobs at factories desperate to get production going again.

South Korea on Monday reported only 74 more cases, but there were still worries that infections might surge again from those returning from Europe or from local people attending church services. South Korea has the fourth-highest number of cases worldwide, but its new cases have been declining recently.

Middle East

Iranian state TV says the new coronavirus killed another 129 people, pushing the country's death toll to 853 amid 14,991 confirmed cases.

Iraq's Health Ministry reported 124 cases of coronavirus and nine deaths.

Africa

The coronavirus has now been confirmed in at least 30 of Africa’s 54 countries, officials said Monday, and regional power South Africa warned of a new crisis once the virus begins to spread at home and into crowded low-income communities.

The most alarming confirmation of a first case came from Somalia, the Horn of Africa nation with one of the continent’s weakest health systems after nearly three decades of conflict. Tanzania, Liberia and Benin also announced their first cases.

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For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. The worldwide outbreak has sickened more than 156,000 people and left more than 5,800 dead. The death toll in the United States is more than 50, while infections neared 3,000 across 49 states and the District of Columbia.

The vast majority of people recover. According to the World Health Organization, people with mild illness recover in about two weeks, while those with more severe illness may take three weeks to six weeks to recover.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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Amy Graff is a digital editor with SFGATE. Email her: agraff@sfgate.com.