Ljubljana - A total of 1,251 new coronavirus cases were logged in Slovenia on Saturday, which is a 15% drop week-on-week, the latest statistics provided by the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) show. The number of active cases was up by 132 compared to the day before to 38,642.

The 7-day average of new cases continues to decrease, and is at 2,805, a daily drop of 36, while the 14-day incidence per 100,000 people is increasing, hitting 1,831, up by seven.

The new cases logged on Saturday were picked by 621 PCR tests and 5,825 rapid antigen tests.

Health Ministry data shows that there are currently 137 Covid patients treated at regular Covid-19 wards, up six from yesterday, and 35 in intensive care, two more than yesterday. Four patients died, the Health Ministry said.