Ljubljana - A total of 948 new cases of coronavirus were reported for Friday, down by 9% on the week before, as the Covid situation in Slovenia remains stable, as is the situation in hospitals, the latest Health Ministry data show.

The overall number of patients in ordinary Covid wards declined by one to 76, while the number of ICU increased by one to 12. No Covid patient died yesterday.

Slovenia's 14-day case notification rate per 100,000 population is down by 16 of 619.

According to estimates by the National Institute for Public Health, there are currently 13,117 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country, 87 fewer than the day before.