In the past 24 hours 234 new coronavirus cases and eight COVID-19 deaths have been registered in Slovenia, the government said on Monday, adding that 18.2% of the tests were positive.

Currently 652 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, including 157 in intensive care.

Infection incidence is relatively high, at 562 for the past 14 days and 261 for the past seven days.

The death toll is 4,167 and 17.7% of the population has been vaccinated.