Coronavirus & Slovenia: Tuesday Sees 4-Month High in New Cases, Most in Young

By , 19 Aug 2020, 12:18 PM Politics
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STA, 19 August 2020 - The number of new Sars-CoV-2 infections reached a new four-month high on Tuesday, as 37 out of 1,092 tests came back positive. There were no deaths, meaning the death toll remains at 129. Presently 17 patients need hospital treatment, with three receiving intensive care.

There have so far been 2,493 confirmed Sars-CoV-2 infections in Slovenia with 285 of them active infections, according to the national tracker covid-19.sledilnik.

Tuesday's tests confirmed 14 infections with individuals aged 15 to 24 years, seven in the 25-34 age group, six among 35- to 44-year-olds, five in the 45-54 category and three among 55 to 64-year-olds. One person was older than 85.

The infections were again very much dispersed regionally, involving 22 municipalities, with by far the largest number of active cases, 70, being reported for Ljubljana.

Among Tuesday's 37 new infections, three were established with foreign citizens.

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