Ljubljana Medical Faculty

Ljubljana – The number of new coronavirus infections again exceeded one thousand on Wednesday, standing at 1,164, which is a slight drop from the day before. Hospitalisations also exceeded the 500 milestone by one patient today, while 106 needed intensive care, seven more than the day before. Four patients died.

Ljubljana – The more virulent variants of coronavirus appear not to be very widespread in Slovenia yet. Two labs which conduct genetic sequencing have so far identified 35 cases of the UK variant and not a single case of the South African or Brazilian variant.

Ljubljana – A report by the health inspectorate about compliance with the national vaccination strategy shows that the national strategy was not fully complied with in the vaccination of 297 persons at six health institutions. The Oncology Institute in Ljubljana stands out. The institutions say they have not received detailed instructions.