Ljubljana - Another 3,517 people tested positive for coronavirus in Slovenia on Thursday, slightly up from the same day a week ago, figures released by the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) show. The positivity rate was up week-on-week by almost three percentage points to 42.5%. 20 Covid-19 patients died yesterday.

The rolling 7-day average of new cases increased from the day before by 13 to 3,282 whereas the 14-day cumulative incidence per 100,000 people fell by 12 to 2,141.

Hospitalisations totalled 1,127 this morning, up by 23 on the previous day, including 253 patients who required intensive care, up by three. 20 Covid-19 patients died yesterday, the government said.

The youngest Covid-19 patient in hospital is 18 years old, and the youngest patient in intensive care is 26 years old.

The number of people estimated by the NIJZ to be actively infected was down by 252 to 45,143.