Ljubljana - A total of 1,614 people tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, only 1.3% fewer than the same day a week ago as the pace of decline in infections has been slowing down.

Data released by the Health Ministry shows three patients with Covid-19 died on Wednesday as 100 required hospital treatment for the disease, ten of whom required intensive care. A total of 275 hospitalised patients were infected.

The 14-day incidence per 100,000 of the population has dropped to 964 and the 7-day case average to 1,406, according to the National Institute of Public Health.