The Government has reported the eighth coronavirus-related death of a resident in Monaco. The Prince’s Government expressed its condolences to the family and offered its full support.

Seventeen new cases of coronavirus were reported in the previous 24 hours, together with 21 full recoveries.

The number of patients being treated at the Princess Grace Hospital for the virus has increased, with 20 residents receiving treatment, six in intensive care.

A total of 114 residents with mild symptoms are recovering at home under the supervision of the Home Monitoring Centre.

Meanwhile, in France 21,228 new cases and 282 new deaths were reported on Thursday, January 14, while in the UK the number of new cases was 48,682. The daily new death figure was not available at 20:37 European time due to a processing glitch.