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Five deaths and 416 new Covid cases recorded on Saturday
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia reported 416 new coronavirus cases for Saturday, half Friday's figure as testing is usually scaled down at the weekend, but the share of positive PCR tests dropped by a mere half a percentage point to 15.5% from the day before, shows the data released by the government on Twitter. Five patients died, and the 7-day rolling average dropped by 9 to 688, while the 14-day cumulative incidence per 100,000 residents is 494. 630 Covid patient are being treated in hospital, 12 more than yesterday, with 157 in intensive care, 3 fewer than on Saturday.
Actress Belak dies
LJUBLJANA - Ljerka Belak, a prolific theatre, film and TV actress, has died at the end of 72, the MMC news portal reported today. Belak, who was particularly fond of comedy, received the Borštnik Ring, the highest accolade for theatre acting, in 2015. After graduating from the Ljubljana Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television, started her career at the Celje People's Theatre in 1970. In 1993 she joined the Ljubljana City Theatre, where she stayed until retirement in 2009, while playing as guest actress at many other theatres. Among the many awards she also received the Prešeren Fund Prize, Sever Prize and the Ježek Prize for comedy and satire.
Cycling: Pogačar wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege
LIEGE, Belgium - Slovenia's rider Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) won the Belgian one-day classic Liege-Bastogne-Liege in what is his sixth win this season and 23rd overall, as his compatriot Primož Roglič failed to defend the title. Pagačar is thus the second Slovenian rider to win this race, while he also won the 2020 Tour de France for a double Slovenian victory with Roglič.
Gambling revenue down 42% in 2020
LJUBLJANA - Total gross revenue from gambling in Slovenia was slowly rising after the financial crisis until it plummeted in 2020 as casinos were closed for most of the year due to the coronavirus pandemic, while fewer lottery tickers were sold, shows data from the Financial Administration (FURS). Gross gaming revenue - all payments minus the prizes paid out - dropped by 42% to EUR 188 million from 2019. Both lotteries which organise classic games - the national lottery and the sport lottery - saw revenue drop 10% to EUR 61.3 million. Gross revenue of casinos and gaming parlours was down roughly 50% to EUR 127 million.
Tolmin to remember Dante's 14th century visit
TOLMIN - Tolmin, a north-western town near Italy, will join this year's events marking the 700th anniversary of Italian poet Dante Alighieri's death by remembering his alleged visit to the area in 1319 upon invitation of Aquileia patriarch Pagano della Torre. Dante will get a memorial board with the legend about the visit while also being remembered as part of an exhibition at the Tolmin Museum. The exhibition will focus on three castles from the area, including the one at Kozlov Rob (Goat's Edge), where Dante allegedly stayed. The board will meanwhile be set up in front of the Zadlaška Cave, which is also known as Dante's Cave, which the poet allegedle visited and inspired him how Hell from his masterpiece Divine Comedy should look like.
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