Number of Covid infections keeps dropping
Ljubljana - Slovenia logged 939 coronavirus cases on Saturday, down from 901 a week a ago and 897 fewer than on Friday, National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) data shows. Government data shows that 10 patients infected with the novel coronavirus died yesterday.
NIJZ estimates that there are now 25,342 active cases in the country, or 1,350 fewer than a day earlier.
The 7-day average of new cases is at 1,643, four more than a day earlier, while the 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 people is further down to 1,200, a daily drop of 64.
This morning, 271 patients are in hospital with Covid-19 as their main condition, down 2 from yesterday morning, of whom 76 are in intensive care, up 2.
The total number of persons infected with coronavirus currently in hospital is 437, up 5 from yesterday, according to government data.
Yesterday's new Covid-19 cases were picked from 586 PCR tests and 5,056 rapid antigen tests.