Europe's virus death toll passes 140,000: AFP tally

• The European countries with the highest death tolls are Italy with 28,236, followed by Britain on 27,510, Spain 24,284 and France 24,594.

Europe is the hardest-hit continent with 1,495,293 confirmed cases and a total of 140,096 deaths -- out of 234,987 worldwide.

The European countries with the highest death tolls are Italy with 28,236, followed by Britain on 27,510, Spain 24,284 and France 24,594.