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One Covid-19 death, only five new infections on Friday
Comprehensive random sampling for SARS-CoV-2 completed
Slovenia receives Chinese donation of PPE
One Covid-19 death, only five new infections on Friday
STA, 2 May 2020 - Slovenia's official tally of coronavirus cases rose by five on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 1,439. The number of fatalities rose by one to 94, shows the latest government data released on Saturday.
There were a total of 60 persons in hospital yesterday, up by two compared to the day before, with 21 in intensive care, same as on Friday. One person was released from hospital.
A total of 720 tests were performed on Friday, bringing the total number of tests conducted so far to 55,020.
Among 1,439 infected with the virus, 637 are men and 802 women. A total of 298 are healthcare workers, show the National institute of Public Health (NIJZ) data. The number of Covid-19 cases in care homes currently stands at 448, including 315 elderly residents.
The highest number of the cases confirmed so far is in Slovenia's central region (412), followed by the Savinjska region (302), Pomurje (181) and the south-east (149). The least cases have been confirmed in the Goriško and Posavje regions, 22 and 13, respectively.
Twelve persons infected with coronavirus in Slovenia are foreign citizens.
The majority of Covid-19 patients are currently treated at the two largest hospitals in the country, UKC Maribor (26, nine in intensive care) and UKC Ljubljana (19, seven in intensive care).
On Saturday morning, six Covid-19 patients were hospitalised at the Celje hospital, two out of them were in intensive care, and nine at the Golnik hospital.
Meanwhile, the nationwide random testing campaign, launched on 20 April, is nearly completed - almost all of the required samples have been taken. According to the Ljubljana Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, a total of 1,368 people have been tested out of 1,371 invited to take part in the campaign.
No new infections were recorded as part of the random sampling yesterday, meaning the result so far remains one new case along with one more that was already diagnosed a month ago.
Comprehensive random sampling for SARS-CoV-2 completed
STA, 2 May 2020 - A comprehensive random population testing for coronavirus was completed on Saturday. The samples of 1,368 people, who had been picked in a representative sample and were willing to take part in the campaign, have been taken and one new case confirmed in total. The preliminary results are expected to be presented after the May Day holidays.
The data released so far show that only one new infection was recorded as part of the random sampling along with one more that was already diagnosed a month ago.
"Some are amazed, thinking this is either too few or too many. The figure shows what is realistic, what can be detected in such a population," said Miroslav Petrovec, the head of the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology at the Ljubljana Faculty of Medicine.
The preliminary results will be key for giving the authorities a reliable estimate of the extent of the coronavirus epidemic in Slovenia and help them plan the way out of the lockdown.
The sample of survey participants was prepared by the Statistics Office (SURS) in cooperation with the Ljubljana Faculty of Social Sciences.
A total of 3,000 Slovenian residents were randomly picked. The sample included people of all ages and is representative by age, gender and territorial breakdown of Slovenia.
Similar campaigns have been announced abroad as well. Austria has already conducted a random testing for SARS-CoV-2, however Petrovec has said that the country's survey could not compare to Slovenia's campaign since the latter would be the first such comprehensive test in Europe.
Austria's study was looking at the proportion of the acutely infected population, while Slovenia's will also show how many people have recovered from the infection based on antibodies in their blood.
Those involved in the survey have been invited to be tested again after six months.
As of Friday, Slovenia's official tally of coronavirus confirmed cases totalled 1,439, with the death toll hitting 94.
Slovenia receives Chinese donation of PPE
STA, 1 May 2020 - Slovenia has received 12 tonnes of protective personal equipment, an official donation from China, the Foreign Ministry said after the airplane touched down at Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport on Friday.
The airplane carried 899 boxes with 30,000 N95 masks, 700,000 surgical masks, 20,000 protective overalls, 10,000 goggles and 30,000 gloves.
