Ljubljana - A total of 1,714 people tested positive for coronavirus in Slovenia on Tuesday, down 3% week-on-week, as the epidemic curve continued to decline in weekly comparison for 13 days in a row. Six Covid patients died, the Health Ministry said.

The number of people hospitalised for Covid-19 as their primary condition declined by eight in a day to 96, of whom twelve require intensive care, down by three.

In total, there are 268 patients who are currently infected with Covid, down by five.

The 14-day case notification rate per 100,000 of the population dropped by ten in a day to 983 and the 7-day case average is down by 33 to 1,408, according to data by the National Institute of Public Health.

Currently, there are some 20,800 active cases in the country, more than 200 fewer than the day before and 1,750 fewer than a week ago.