People sit on steps of the National Gallery in London, Britain, on May 17, 2020. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)

-- UK COVID-19 deaths hit 35,704 as another 363 patients die;

-- Italy's death toll from coronavirus up by 161 to 32,330;

-- Spain sees slight increase in new COVID-19 deaths, cases;

-- Germany's COVID-19 cases rise by 797 to exceed 176,000.

BRUSSELS, May 20  -- The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in European countries.

LONDON -- Another 363 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain as of Tuesday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 35,704, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said Wednesday.

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

As of Wednesday morning, 248,293 people have tested positive for the disease, marking a 2,472 daily increase, the secretary said during the Downing Street briefing.