Six people in Slovenia died due to the coronavirus infection on Saturday, bringing the country's COVID-19 death toll to 28, the Slovenian government said on Sunday.

The number of positive cases rose by 20 to 997 on Saturday since the outbreak in the country, and 98 patients have recovered to date.

There are now 108 hospitalised patients, and 31 of them are intensive care. To date, 156 healtchare personnel have tested positive for COVID-19.

The situation in two senior citizens homes is still serious, with 200 people, including residents and staff, having tested positive to date.