Ljubljana - Health authorities in Slovenia have reported 1,571 new cases of coronavirus for Wednesday, an increase of 27% from the same day a week ago. Two patients with Covid-19 died.

Figures released by the Health Ministry show 90 patients required hospital treatment for Covid-19, of which eleven needed intensive care. The latter figure is the same as a week ago and the former is up by two.

According to the National Institute of Public Health, the 14-day incidence per 100,000 of the population has increased by 30 in a week to 898, as the 7-day case average rose by nearly 200 to 1,382.