The five countries reporting most deaths are Italy (25,085), Spain (21,717), France (21,340), United Kingdom (18,100) and Belgium (6,262).

Of the total deaths across Europe, up to half occurred in long-term care facilities, said Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization (WHO) regional director for Europe, at a weekly press conference broadcast online from Copenhagen. It's an "unimaginable human tragedy," he said.

MORE SIGNS OF TURNING A CORNER

To many's relief, Thursday saw more signs of Europe's hardest-hit nations turning a corner.

In Italy, the daily number of recovered COVID-19 patients surpassed new infections for the first time since the pandemic began in the country's northern region late February, according to the latest official tally.

In France, the number of hospitalized patients fell for the 15th consecutive day, to 29,219. The number of patients in intensive care dropped to 5,053.

In Belgium, 993 patients are being treated in intensive care units (ICUs), 27 fewer than the previous day. The numbers of both hospital admissions and new deaths are falling.

In Spain, Health Minister Salvador Illa said the rate of contagion in the country" is remaining steady at around 2 percent."

"We are achieving the objectives of slowing down the spread of infection, but we are continuing with confinement," said the minister.

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