National Institute of Public Health

Ljubljana – The number of new daily coronavirus cases in Slovenia continued its week-on-week decline, as 1,950 infections were confirmed on Monday, down over 530 compared to a week ago.

Ljubljana – Slovenia recorded 775 new coronavirus cases for Sunday, the lowest daily count since 24 October and down a quarter from the same day a week ago, fresh figures from the National Institute of Public Health show. The 7-day average of new cases has thus dropped to 1,763, down 37 from the previous day, and the 14-day incidence per 100,000 fell to 1,361, down by 29.

Ljubljana – As many as 1,116 new coronavirus infections were recorded in Slovenia on Saturday, down 24% from a week ago, the figures released on Sunday by the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) show. The 7-day average of new cases dropped by 51 to 1,800 in a day and the 14-day incidence per 100,000 population by 53 to 1,390.

Ljubljana – Another 1,908 coronavirus cases were discovered in Slovenia on Friday, as 34.6% of PCR tests came back positive, data provided by the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) show. The new daily cases are thus down week-on-week but up in daily comparison. Another 18 deaths have been reported.

Ljubljana – Slovenia logged another 2,125 coronavirus infections on Wednesday, a figure down by over 130 from Tuesday and by over 540 from a week ago, show the latest figures released by the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) on Thursday. Government data meanwhile shows that 14 people died of Covid-19 yesterday, one fewer than a day earlier.

Ljubljana – Economy Minister Zdravko Počivalšek has called on businesses to organise work from home wherever possible and to stick strictly to the Covid pass rule and other precautionary measures in what he says is the only way to avoid potential new restrictions.

Ljubljana – Travellers arriving in Slovenia from areas with the new coronavirus variant that the WHO has declared to be of concern face mandatory quarantine on arriving in Slovenia starting from Saturday under a decision taken by the government last night. Entry is banned to foreigners without a residence permit in Slovenia arriving from those areas.

Ljubljana – The average duration of court proceedings decreased in the first half of this year compared to the pre-pandemic the first half of 2019, the Supreme Court said. Durations have however increased for certain types of cases, such as inheritance proceedings.

Ljubljana – Another 3,517 people tested positive for coronavirus in Slovenia on Thursday, slightly up from the same day a week ago, figures released by the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) show. The positivity rate was up week-on-week by almost three percentage points to 42.5%. 20 Covid-19 patients died yesterday.

Ljubljana – As many as 3,666 new coronavirus cases were detected in Slovenia on Friday for a 39.8% positivity rate, slightly up from Thursday’s 37.6%, shows data released by the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) on Saturday. The number of Covid patients in intensive care hit a record 225 since the start of the epidemic in March 2020.