Europe’s coronavirus death toll hits 150,000 with a fifth of those dying in Britain

THE number of people killed by coronavirus in Europe has now surpassed 150,000, most of them in Britain, Italy, Spain, and France.

Europe is now the continent hardest hit by the pandemic, in which at least 265,000 people have died globally.

The new figure comes from a tally compiled from officials sources by the AFP at 0910 GMT today.

It places Europe’s total death toll at 150,138.

The UK now has a fifth of all deaths recorded in Europe with 30,076, and is second globally only to the United States.

Italy, Spain, and France have lost 29,684, 26,070, and 25,809 people respectively.

The virus has now infected over 3.8million globally, of which 1.5million are in Europe.

Italy was the second country to become an epicentre of the virus, which first broke out in China in December.

Speaking at a Downing Street briefing last night, foreign secretary Dominic Raab warned Brits to be “under no illusions” about the next stage of the crisis.

He said the next phase would be “more comfortable, more sustainable”, but that people would need to adapt to a new normal.

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