Country breakdown: Probable cases of SARS

Medical staff wear face masks to help prevent infection. Story Tools RELATED • Gallery: Beijing deserted  • Gallery: Living with SARS  • Interactive: What is SARS?  • Interactive: SARS outbreak timeline  • Country breakdown: Probable cases of SARS  • Special report: SARS virus on the move  • World Health Organization  DISEASE FATALITY RATES Rates are expressed in percentages Ebola 36 to 88 Smallpox 30 Gastrointestinal anthrax 25 to 60 Cutaneous anthrax 20 Dengue hemorrhagic fever 20 Yellow fever 20 Bubonic plague 15.4 SARS 15 Meningoccal disease* 12 West Nile virus 12 Tetanus 11 Diptheria 10 Typhoid fever 10 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever 5.2 SOURCES: CDC,WHO, state and national public health departments, university research centers * Figure is for U.S. cases only

(CNN) -- The number of cases of a new form of deadly pneumonia is on the rise.

The SARS virus was first detected in Southeast Asia and is now spreading across the world.

These are the most up-to-date details as of May 27:

Total number of probable cases: 8,224

Confirmed death toll: 735

Australia: 6 cases.

Brazil: 2 cases.

Canada: 148 cases. 26 dead.

China: 5,325 cases. 317 dead.

Colombia: 1 case.

Finland: 1 case.

France: 7 cases.

Germany: 9 cases.

Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region): 1,728 cases. 269 dead.

India: 3 cases.

Indonesia: 2 cases.

Ireland: 1 case

Italy: 9 cases.

Kuwait: 1 case.

Macau (Special Administrative Region): 2 cases.

Malaysia: 5 cases. 2 dead.

Mongolia: 9 cases.

New Zealand: 1 case.

Philippines: 12 cases. 2 dead.

Poland: 1 case.

Romania: 1 case.

Singapore: 206 cases. 31 dead.

South Africa: 1 case. 1 dead.

South Korea: 3 cases.

Spain: 1 case.

Sweden: 3 cases.

Switzerland: 1 case.

Taiwan: 596 cases reported. 76 dead.

Thailand: 8 cases. 2 dead.

United Kingdom: 4 cases.

United States: 65 cases.

Vietnam: 63 cases. 5 dead.

(Sources: World Health Organization; Hong Kong Department of Health; China Ministry of Health; Health Canada; Singapore Ministry of Health; Taiwan Ministry of Health)

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