Ljubljana - The number of patients in hospital with Covid has risen slightly despite the continued decrease in the number of new cases, which were down 18% over the week before to 328 on Sunday.

The number of those hospitalised with Covid as their primary or secondary condition rose by nine to 230, whereas the number of ICU cases dropped by three to 30. Four patients with Covid died, Health Ministry data show.

The 14-day incidence per 100,000 population dropped marginally to 772. There are an estimated 16,400 active cases in the country at the moment.