Authorities have reported a new Covid-related death in the Principality, the fourth Monegasque to succumb to the virus since the beginning of the new year.
The government revealed in its daily Covid count on Tuesday that a 75-year-old woman who tested positive for Covid-19 and was being treated at the CHPG had died that morning.
The news follows the death of a 72-year-old Monegasque male on 10^th January, an 82-year-old resident on 6^th January, and a 92-year-old on 2^nd January.
It brings to seven the total number of people who have died from Covid in Monaco since the epidemic began, the majority occurring in the first weeks of January 2021.
The government also reported 26 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Tuesday 12^th January, bringing the overall total to 1,092.
There are 26 patients being treated in the Princess Grace Hospital Centre. Of those, nine patients are in ICU, six of whom are residents of the Principality.
124 people who tested positive for Covid and are experiencing mild symptoms are being home monitored.