The coronavirus death toll in Europe crossed 175,000 on Thursday, according to an AFP tally from official sources at 08h10 GMT.
With 175,011 dead from 2,084,058 cases, Europe has suffered more than other continents from COVID-19 infections.
Britain has registered 37,460 dead, Italy 33,072, France 28,596 and Spain
27,118.
The global number of fatalities has reached at least 355,548.
