Slovenia conducted 650 tests over the past 24 hours and 14 were positive for the novel coronavirus, the government said on Sunday.

On Saturday, 1,159 tests were conducted and 34 were positive, which was the highest number of new cases in a day since mid-April.

Sixteen patients are hospitalised and not one is in intensive care. There are 261 active cases.

Since the start of the epidemic, Slovenia has confirmed 1,841 coronavirus cases and 111 deaths.