Ljubljana - Slovenia confirmed 3,325 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, an increase of 14% on the same day a week ago. The epidemic has been growing since early March, but the situation in hospitals remains stable for now.

The 7-day average of new cases has increased by 65 to 2,870 and the 14-day notification rate per 100,000 of the population is at 1,713, up by 56 on the day before, shows fresh data by the National Institute of Public Health.

The health authorities estimate there are currently nearly 36,300 active cases in the country, up by 1,250.

Hospitalisations due to Covid-19 dropped to 140 this morning, including 39 patients who required intensive care, down by two from yesterday.

An additional three people with Covid died, according to the Health Ministry.

The latest infections were picked up from 1,648 PCR tests and 12,679 rapid antigen tests.