LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), March 16 (SeeNews) - The confirmed cases of the coronavirus infection in Slovenia have soared to 219 by 2pm local time on Sunday, up from Friday's 141, the government said.

The result comes after testing a total of 6,156 people, the government said in a statement on Sunday.

According to a report of state news agency STA, Slovenia has reported its first coronavirus casualty over the weekend - a person of the high-risk group of people above 65 years of age.

On Thursday, Slovenia declared a state of emergency because of the coronavirus spread in the country upon recommendation of the National Institute of Public Health. The measure puts the country's Civil Protection Service in charge of coordinating the measures to combat the spread of the virus.

In addition, hospitals started admitting only patients with clinical symptoms requiring hospital treatment, while patients with mild clinical symptoms will have to stay at home.

Public transport has been halted, schools and kindergartens have been closed, restrictions have been imposed on border crossings and on public gatherings.

The first confirmed coronavirus case in Slovenia was reported on March 4.