Record 79 new coronavirus infections recorded on Tuesday

Ljubljana/Maribor, 9 September - Slovenia recorded 79 new coronavirus cases from 2,560 tests carried out on Tuesday, an absolute daily record for the numbers of both new cases and daily tests since the first case was recorded in the country on 4 March, the latest government data shows. The number of infections among care home residents is again rising, hitting 15 on Tuesday.

Ljubljana
Nuška Čakš Jager from the National Institute of Public Heath at today's daily Covid-19 briefing.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Government Covid-19 spokesperson Jelko Kacin at today's daily Covid-19 briefing.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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