COVID-19 pandemic in Monaco

COVID-19 pandemic in Monaco
COVID-19 pandemic in Monaco
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Monaco
First outbreak	Wuhan, Hubei, China
Arrival date	29 February 2020; (4 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
Confirmed cases	17,181
Recovered	2,460
Deaths	67
Fatality rate	0.39%
Vaccinations	28,875 (total vaccinated); 25,667 (fully vaccinated); 71,929 (doses administered);
Government website
	https://covid19.mc/ ; https://www.gouv.mc/Action-Gouvernementale/Coronavirus-Covid-19/Actualites

The COVID-19 pandemic in Monaco was a part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Monaco on 29 February 2020. As of 8 February 2021, the infection rate is 1 case per 19 inhabitants and the death rate is 1 in 1,613.^[3] As of February 2022, a total of 9,053 people were affected by COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. As of 4 December 2022, a total of 71,027 vaccine doses have been administered.^[4]

Background

On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan, Hubei, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.^[5]^[6]

The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,^[7]^[8] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.^[9]^[7]

Timeline

COVID-19 cases in Monaco (
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Deaths Recoveries Active cases
2020202020212021
FebFebMarMarAprAprMayMayJunJunJulJulAugAugSepSepOctOctNovNovDecDec
JanJanFebFebMarMarAprApr
Last 15 daysLast 15 days
Date	# of cases	# of deaths
2020-02-28	1(n.a.)
⋮	1(=)
2020-03-10	2(+100%)
2020-03-11	2(=)
2020-03-12	3(+50%)
2020-03-13	7(+133%)
2020-03-14	9(+29%)
⋮	9(=)
2020-03-18	12(+33%)
2020-03-19	18(+50%)
2020-03-20	18(=)
2020-03-21	20(+11%)
2020-03-22	22(+10%)
2020-03-23	23(+4.5%)
2020-03-24	23(=)
2020-03-25	26(+13%)
2020-03-26	32(+23%)
2020-03-27	33(+3.1%)
2020-03-28	35(+6.1%)	1(n.a.)
2020-03-29	36(+2.9%)	1(=)
2020-03-30	37(+2.8%)	1(=)
2020-03-31	40(+8.1%)	1(=)
2020-04-01	42(+5%)	1(=)
2020-04-02	46(+9.5%)	1(=)
2020-04-03	47(+2.2%)	1(=)
2020-04-04	50(+6.4%)	1(=)
2020-04-05	51(+2%)	1(=)
2020-04-06	53(+3.9%)	1(=)
2020-04-07	53(=)	1(=)
2020-04-08	56(+5.7%)	1(=)
2020-04-09	62(+11%)	1(=)
2020-04-10	62(=)	1(=)
2020-04-11	63(+1.6%)	1(=)
2020-04-12	63(=)	1(=)
2020-04-13	63(=)	1(=)
2020-04-14	63(=)	1(=)
2020-04-15	63(=)	1(=)
2020-04-16	64(+1.6%)	1(=)
2020-04-17	64(=)	1(=)
2020-04-18	64(=)	1(=)
2020-04-19	64(=)	1(=)
2020-04-20	64(=)	1(=)
⋮	64(=)	1(=)
2020-04-23	64(=)	1(=)
2020-04-24	64(=)	1(=)
2020-04-25	64(=)	1(=)
2020-04-26	65(+1.6%)	1(=)
2020-04-27	65(=)	1(=)
2020-04-28	65(=)	1(=)
2020-04-29	65(=)	1(=)
2020-04-30	65(=)	1(=)
⋮	65(=)	1(=)
2020-05-03	65(=)	1(=)
2020-05-04	65(=)	1(=)
⋮	65(=)	1(=)
2020-05-10	66(+1.5%)	1(=)
⋮	66(=)	1(=)
2020-05-23	69(+4.5%)	1(=)
⋮	69(=)	1(=)
2020-05-28	69(=)	1(=)
⋮	69(=)	1(=)
2020-06-20	70(+1.4%)	1(=)
2020-06-21	70(=)	1(=)
2020-06-22	70(=)	1(=)
2020-06-23	71(+1.4%)	1(=)
⋮	71(=)	1(=)
2020-06-26	72(+1.4%)	1(=)
⋮	72(=)	1(=)
2020-07-01	75(+4.2%)	1(=)
⋮	75(=)	1(=)
2020-07-04	77(+2.7%)	1(=)
⋮	77(=)	1(=)
2020-07-10	78(+1.3%)	1(=)
⋮	78(=)	1(=)
2020-07-17	78(=)	1(=)
⋮	78(=)	1(=)
2020-07-20	80(+2.6%)	1(=)
2020-07-21	81(+1.2%)	1(=)
2020-07-22	82(+1.2%)	1(=)
2020-07-23	83(+1.2%)	1(=)
⋮	83(=)	1(=)
2020-07-27	84(+1.2%)	1(=)
2020-07-28	86(+2.4%)	1(=)
⋮	86(=)	1(=)
2020-07-31	86(=)	1(=)
2020-08-01	86(=)	1(=)
2020-08-02	87(+1.2%)	1(=)
2020-08-03	89(+2.3%)	1(=)
2020-08-04	92(+3.4%)	1(=)
2020-08-05	93(+1.1%)	1(=)
2020-08-06	95(+2.2%)	1(=)
2020-08-07	96(+1.1%)	1(=)
⋮
2020-08-10	97(n.a.)	1(n.a.)
2020-08-11	99(+2.1%)	1(=)
2020-08-12	101(+2%)	1(=)
⋮	101(=)	1(=)
2020-08-16	102(+0.99%)	1(=)
⋮	102(=)	1(=)
2020-08-21	106(+3.9%)	1(=)
2020-08-22	108(+1.9%)	1(=)
2020-08-23	112(+3.7%)	1(=)
2020-08-24	115(+2.7%)	1(=)
2020-08-25	121(+5.2%)	1(=)
2020-08-26	122(+0.83%)	1(=)
2020-08-27	125(+2.5%)	1(=)
2020-08-28	125(=)	1(=)
2020-08-29	130(+4%)	1(=)
2020-08-30	131(+0.77%)	1(=)
2020-08-31	138(+5.3%)	1(=)
2020-09-01	140(+1.4%)	1(=)
2020-09-02	142(+1.4%)	1(=)
2020-09-03	143(+0.7%)	1(=)
2020-09-04	147(+2.8%)	1(=)
2020-09-05	147(=)	1(=)
2020-09-06	147(=)	1(=)
2020-09-07	153(+4.1%)	1(=)
2020-09-08	156(+2%)	1(=)
2020-09-09	161(+3.2%)	1(=)
2020-09-10	165(+2.5%)	1(=)
2020-09-11	168(+1.8%)	1(=)
2020-09-12	169(+0.6%)	1(=)
2020-09-13	171(+1.2%)	1(=)
2020-09-14	177(+3.5%)	1(=)
2020-09-15	178(+0.56%)	1(=)
2020-09-16	181(+1.7%)	1(=)
2020-09-17	186(+2.8%)	1(=)
2020-09-18	191(+2.7%)	1(=)
2020-09-19	192(+0.52%)	1(=)
2020-09-20	193(+0.52%)	1(=)
2020-09-21	195(+1%)	1(=)
2020-09-22	197(+1%)	1(=)
2020-09-23	199(+1%)	1(=)
2020-09-24	205(+3%)	1(=)
2020-09-25	208(+1.5%)	2(+100%)
⋮
2021-04-25	2,429(n.a.)	31(n.a.)
Cases: The number of cases reported by the Government Sources:Data sourced from https://www.gouv.mc/

February 2020

On 29 February, Monaco announced its first case, a man who was admitted to the Princess Grace Hospital Centre then transferred to Nice University Hospital in France.^[10]^[11]

March 2020

On 14 March, the government ordered the closing of nurseries, gyms, parks, monuments and schools. The Saint Patrick's concert was suspended.^[12]

On 16 March, Head of the Monegasque Government Serge Telle became the first head of government to test positive for COVID-19.^[13]

On 17 March, for the first time in his reign, Albert II addressed the nation in a serious speech reporting on the strengthening of quarantine measures.^[14] Two days later Albert became the first head of state to test positive for coronavirus.^[15] He later denied suggestions that he had infected Charles, Prince of Wales at an event the two had attended in London on 10 March.^[16]

The Monaco Grand Prix was cancelled on 19 March after organizers were unable to rearrange a date for the race beyond the scheduled date of 24 May, marking the first time the event had not run since 1954.^[17]

On 25 March, the Government announced that the number of people affected by the coronavirus had reached 31.^[18]

Statistics

New cases per day

Deaths per day

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Mathieu, Edouard; Ritchie, Hannah; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas; Appel, Cameron; Giattino, Charlie; Hasell, Joe; Macdonald, Bobbie; Dattani, Saloni; Beltekian, Diana; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Roser, Max (2020–2024). "Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)". Our World in Data. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
^ "CORONAVIRUS:Pas de cas positif révélé à Monaco ce jeudi, six guérisons". www.gouv.mc. 30 November 2020.
^ "outbreak.info". outbreak.info. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^ "Monaco: WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard With Vaccination Data". covid19.who.int. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ Elsevier. "Novel Coronavirus Information Center". Elsevier Connect. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
^ Reynolds, Matt (4 March 2020). "What is coronavirus and how close is it to becoming a pandemic?". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
^ "High consequence infectious diseases (HCID); Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
^ "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". www.wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
^ Gouvernement Monaco [@GvtMonaco] (28 February 2020). "[#Coronavirus] Les autorités sanitaires de la Principauté ont été informées qu'une personne prise en charge dans la matinée et conduite au Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace était positive au COVID 19.Son état de santé n'inspire pas d'inquiétude" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ Bulant, Jeanne (29 February 2020). "Coronavirus: un premier cas de contamination détecté à Monaco et transféré au CHU de Nice". BFMTV (in French). Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
^ "Closure of Crèches and Schools in Monaco and Increasing Prudent Restrictions Due To Coronavirus". Hello Monaco. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ Tawfeeq, Mohammed; Mendonça, Duarte (16 March 2020). "Monaco's state minister tests positive for coronavirus". CNN. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
^ Cohen, Arnault (17 March 2020). "Face à "l'une des pires crises sanitaires", le prince Albert II annonce le renforcement des mesures de confinement en Principauté". Monaco Matin (in French). Retrieved 17 March 2020.
^ "Monaco's Prince Albert II tests positive for coronavirus". NBC News. NBCUniversal. Associated Press. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
^ Moniuszko, Sara (27 March 2020). "Prince Albert of Monaco denies passing the coronavirus to Prince Charles". USA Today. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
^ Baldwin, Alan (19 March 2020). "Monaco GP cancelled as coronavirus hits more F1 races". Reuters. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
^ "CORONAVIRUS: four new positive cases identified in Monaco" (Press release). Gouvernement Monaco. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.

External links

Worldwide Coronavirus Map – confirmed cases

[Template:COVID-19_data-1] Mathieu, Edouard; Ritchie, Hannah; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas; Appel, Cameron; Giattino, Charlie; Hasell, Joe; Macdonald, Bobbie; Dattani, Saloni; Beltekian, Diana; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Roser, Max (2020–2024). "Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)". Our World in Data. Retrieved 17 November 2024.

[gouv.mc-2] "CORONAVIRUS:Pas de cas positif révélé à Monaco ce jeudi, six guérisons". www.gouv.mc. 30 November 2020.

[3] "outbreak.info". outbreak.info. Retrieved 9 February 2021.

[4] "Monaco: WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard With Vaccination Data". covid19.who.int. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

[Elsevier-5] Elsevier. "Novel Coronavirus Information Center". Elsevier Connect. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.

[Reynolds4March2020-6] Reynolds, Matt (4 March 2020). "What is coronavirus and how close is it to becoming a pandemic?". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.

[Imperial13March2020-7] "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.

[Gov.ukHCIDDef-8] "High consequence infectious diseases (HCID); Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

[WFSA-9] "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". www.wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.

[10] Gouvernement Monaco [@GvtMonaco] (28 February 2020). "[#Coronavirus] Les autorités sanitaires de la Principauté ont été informées qu'une personne prise en charge dans la matinée et conduite au Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace était positive au COVID 19.Son état de santé n'inspire pas d'inquiétude" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[11] Bulant, Jeanne (29 February 2020). "Coronavirus: un premier cas de contamination détecté à Monaco et transféré au CHU de Nice". BFMTV (in French). Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 29 February 2020.

[12] "Closure of Crèches and Schools in Monaco and Increasing Prudent Restrictions Due To Coronavirus". Hello Monaco. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[13] Tawfeeq, Mohammed; Mendonça, Duarte (16 March 2020). "Monaco's state minister tests positive for coronavirus". CNN. Retrieved 16 March 2020.

[14] Cohen, Arnault (17 March 2020). "Face à "l'une des pires crises sanitaires", le prince Albert II annonce le renforcement des mesures de confinement en Principauté". Monaco Matin (in French). Retrieved 17 March 2020.

[15] "Monaco's Prince Albert II tests positive for coronavirus". NBC News. NBCUniversal. Associated Press. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.

[16] Moniuszko, Sara (27 March 2020). "Prince Albert of Monaco denies passing the coronavirus to Prince Charles". USA Today. Retrieved 27 March 2020.

[17] Baldwin, Alan (19 March 2020). "Monaco GP cancelled as coronavirus hits more F1 races". Reuters. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.

[18] "CORONAVIRUS: four new positive cases identified in Monaco" (Press release). Gouvernement Monaco. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.

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