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Free self-testing kits for students available from Monday

Free kits for Covid-19 self-testing for primary and secondary school students in the new school year will be available in Slovenian pharmacies from Monday. Testing will be voluntary and will take place at home, with funds for the campaign being secured from the national budget. Health Ministry State Secretary Tadej Ostrc said the voluntary self-testing …

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Almost 1,600 new Covid cases during extended weekend

A total of 1,582 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Slovenia during the extended weekend and nine fatalities among Covid-19 patients. Friday included, 11 patients died and 3,156 new infections were confirmed, data released by the Health Ministry shows. Yesterday, 92 patients were treated in hospitals for Covid-19 as their main condition, including 9 …

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Coronavirus infections up over the weekend + Covid cases higher than test numbers

A total of 325 new coronavirus infections were confirmed in Slovenia over the weekend, which is a 56% weekly increase. No Covid patient has died since Friday, the Health Ministry said. Latest reports from hospitals show that 36 Covid patients were at regular Covid wards and five in intensive care during the weekend. The 7-day …

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Covid numbers continue to decline

The number of new Covid cases decreased by 125 in weekly comparison to 541 on Tuesday. The number of patients hospitalised due to Covid-19 was also down by four in the last day, while one more patient died, shows Health Ministry data. The 14-day case notification rate decreased by 52 to 382. By: J.S., STA