-- UK COVID-19 deaths top 28,000;

-- Italy sees new COVID-19 cases falling, ICU patients keep decreasing;

-- French government extends state of health emergency until July 24;

-- Spanish PM to ask for State of Alarm extension for fourth time.

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

LONDON -- Another 621 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 28,131, Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said Saturday.

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

Chairing Saturday's Downing Street briefing, Jenrick said 182,260 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Britain.