<span style="color: #222222;">The Coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 45,000 people in Europe, around 85 per cent of them in Italy, Spain, France and Britain.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' The tallies, using data collected by AFP offices from national authorities and information from the World Health Organization (WHO), probably reflect only a fraction of the actual number of infections.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' With a total of 46,033 deaths, out of 627,203 cases, Europe is the continent hardest hit by COVID-19.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''Italy, with 15,362 deaths, and Spain, with 11,744, are the two worst-hit countries in terms of fatalities. France has recorded 7,560 deaths and Britain 4,313.</span><br />