The death toll from the new virus in China has risen to 56 with 1,975 total cases reported.
The figures reported Sunday morning cover the previous 24 hours and mark an increase of 15 deaths and 688 cases.
China’s leader on Saturday called the accelerating spread of a new virus a grave situation.
The government also reported five cases in Hong Kong, two in Macao and three in Taiwan.
Australia and Malaysia reported their first cases Saturday — four each —and Japan, its third.
France confirmed three cases Friday, the first in Europe, and the U.S. identified its second, a woman in Chicago who had returned from China.
Canada also says it has discovered one case.
