Ljubljana - A total of 2,280 new daily coronavirus cases were detected in Slovenia on Monday. Three people died, the Health Ministry said on Twitter. 80 patients were at regular hospital wards because of Covid-19 on Monday and 12 were in intensive care.

In total, 227 patients with a confirmed infection were in hospital, which is 12 fewer than on Sunday. 19 patients were in intensive care, up 5 from the day before.

The 14-day case notification rate per 100,000 of the population dropped by six to 878, while the 7-day case average increased by 250 to 1,508.

The National Institute of Public Health estimates the number of active cases in the country at 18,586.

The Health Ministry's press conference today heard that the currently dominant variant of the virus did not cause any complications in most infected persons. "But we're also ready for darker scenarios if the situation deteriorated," the officials added.