A candle is lit to pay tribute to nurses amid the COVID-19 pandemic on the occasion of International Nurses Day in London, Britain, on May 12, 2020. (Xinhua/Han Yan)

-- UK COVID-19 deaths rise to 33,614 as another 428 patients die;

-- Italy's death toll from coronavirus rises by 262 to 31,368;

-- France's COVID-19 deaths rise by 351 to 27,425;

-- Portuguese president says reopening did not increase coronavirus infection rate.

BRUSSELS, May 14  -- The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in European countries.

LONDON -- Another 428 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain as of Wednesday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 33,614, the Department of Health and Social Care said Thursday.

The figures include deaths in all settings, including hospitals, care homes and the wider community.

As of Thursday morning, 233,151 have tested positive for the virus in Britain, said the department.