Over the last 24 hours, there have been 606 new cases of the coronavirus infection in Slovenia, and three more deaths, the country's health authorities reported on Friday.

All Covid-19-related numbers are indicating an improvement of the situation, Croatian state agency Hina reported.

There are currently slightly over 9,000 active cases, the daily average of new infections had gone down by 7 percent, and hospitals are now treating 538 Covid-19 patients, including 143 in intensive care units.

The latest figures about inoculation show that so far, 22.1 percent of Slovenians have been vaccinated.

On Friday, Health Minister Janez Poklukar was immunised with the AstraZeneca vaccine as part of a campaign to reassure the public about the efficiency and safety of the vaccine.