Europe Coronavirus Updates: UK COVID-19 deaths rise to 42,589; Dog found infected in Denmark
2020-06-21 10:10:00

Shoppers queue outside Primark store in Oxford Street as it reopens in London, Britain on June 15, 2020. (Photo by Ray Tang/Xinhua)

-- UK COVID-19 deaths rise to 42,589 as another 128 patients die;

-- Coronavirus spreads to another mink farm in Denmark as dog found infected;

-- Italy records 262 new COVID-19 infections.

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

LONDON -- Another 128 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain as of Friday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 42,589, the British Department of Health and Social Care said Saturday.

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

As of Saturday morning, 303,110 people have tested positive for the disease in Britain, a daily increase of 1,295, according to the department.

Source: Xinhua Editor: Hiram