Ljubljana - Slovenia reported 1,592 new cases of coronavirus for Thursday, an increase of 20% from the same day a week ago, as hospital figures rose following a surge in infections over the past two weeks.

Data released by the Health Ministry shows the number of patients hospitalised with Covid-19 as their prime condition rising to 78, up by 12 from the previous day as the number of intensive care cases rose by three to ten. The figures are up by 34 and two, respectively, from the same day a week ago.

One patient with Covid-19 died yesterday.

According to the National Institute of Public Health, the seven-day average of cases is now at 1,419, up by 40 from the previous day, and the 14-day incidence per 100,000 population rose by 33 to 855.