Six Monaco residents tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, August 9, while 12 residents were declared fully-recovered.

However, the number of patients being treated for coronavirus at Princess Grace Hospital has risen again, to 30. Of the total, 16 residents are in hospital, three of them in intensive care.

Eighty-three Monaco residents with mild symptoms are recovering at home.

In the meantime, 5,868 tests were carried out in the Principality. The benchmark infection rate per 100,000 population now stands at 247.72, down from 276.40 seven days earlier.

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