Ljubljana - A total of 14,206 people tested positive for coronavirus in Slovenia on Wednesday after a record of almost 17,500 cases were confirmed the day before, show fresh official figures.

The number of Covid-19 patients in hospital stood at 708 this morning, up by 38 on the day before, whereas the total of ICU cases decreased slightly - by two to 125. Another 14 patients died, according to government data.

The National Institute of Public Health estimates the number of active cases in the country has increased to almost 143,700.

The 7-day average of daily cases rose by 560 to 12,368 and the 14-day incidence per 100,000 people increased by 351 to 6,814.

Some 19,700 PCR tests and nearly 105,000 rapid antigen tests were performed yesterday.