STA, 14 August 2020 - The number of new infections reached a four-month high on Thursday, as 37 out of 937 tests came back positive, with most new cases coming from Croatia. One infection was confirmed at the Hrastnik care home, which has been a hotspot for weeks.
Eighteen people were in hospital yesterday, of whom four needed intensive care while just as many were released from hospital, the government said on Twitter.
According to the national tracker covid-19.sledilnik, there are currently 213 active cases in the country and so far 2,369 infections have been confirmed. The death toll remains at 129.
Recently, most new infections have been coming from Croatia, where many Slovenians, especially young people, are spending their holidays.
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In Hrastnik, four people were tested yesterday, two from the care home. An infection was confirmed in one of the residents, the Hrastnik municipality said.
There are currently 28 active infections among residents and five among staff at the home.
So far, 50 residents and 11 employees have tested positive at the home. Nine residents have died because of Covid-19. Since the outbreak at the home on 10 July, six employees and 13 residents have recovered from the disease.
Nightclubs to remain closed
STA, 13 August 2020 - The government has extended the ban on night clubs, the only type of establishment in Slovenia that has not been able to reopen since mid-March, as well as the ban on gatherings of more than ten people or up to 50 when the organiser keeps a list of the participants.
The Government Communication Office said the latest extension was based on the recommendation of the group of experts advising the government on Covid-19.
The group made the recommendation after considering the country's epidemiological status, finding socialising as the key source of transmission.
The group's head Bojana Beović told reporters today that the stringent ban on socialising and night clubs appeared to be effective.
Slovenia saw the number of daily infections spike on Tuesday to 31, a one month high, with another 29 recorded on Wednesday, which public health officials blamed on cases imported from Croatia, mostly by young people attending parties there.
The country's case count reached 2,332 by Wednesday midnight, of which 193 are active cases.
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