Following the announcement on Tuesday evening of 30 new coronavirus cases among Monaco residents, 31 new cases were reported on Wednesday evening.

Of seven residents being treated for coronavirus at the Princess Grace Hospital, four are in intensive care.

Ten full recoveries were also noted on Wednesday.

The number of residents with mild symptoms recovering at home under the supervision of the Home Monitoring Centre rose to 128 on Wednesday evening.

Meanwhile, in France 25,379 new cases and 283 new deaths were reported on Wednesday, January 6. In the UK the figures were 62,322 new cases and 1,041 new deaths.