ZAGREB, October 10, 2020 - A total of 486 coronavirus infections and four fatalities have been registered in the past 24 hours, the national COVID-19 response team said on Saturday.

The number of active cases now stands at 2,662, including 382 people who are hospitalised and of whom 29 are on ventilators.

Since February 25, when the first case of the infection was reported in the country, 19,932 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19, of whom 317 have died while 16,953 have recovered, including 258 in the last 24 hours.

Currently 12,424 people are self-isolating.

To date, 353,526 people have been tested for the virus, including 4,576 in the last 24 hours.

ZAGREB, October 9, 2020 - In the last 24 hour, of 4,417 tests performed for coronavirus in Croatia, 457 have returned positive, and there are currently 2,438 active cases, the national COVID-19 crisis management team reported on Friday.

A total of 385 COVID-19 patients are receiving hospital treatment, including 28 who are placed on ventilators.

In the last 24 hours, this infectious disease has claimed three more lives, bringing the total number of fatalities to 313.

Since February 25, when Croatia registered its first case of the coronavirus infection, 19,446 people have contracted the disease, and 16,695 people have recovered, including 222 in the last 24 hours.

Currently, 11,729 people are self-isolating.

To date, a total of 348,950 people have been tested for the virus.

October 7, 2020 - Medical professionals remain cautious, but German media reports that scientists in their country have evidence to suggest Sweet Wormwood is effective in treating COVID-19. Known as Slatki Pelin in Croatia, the plant grows in Dalmatia and Herzegovina

67-year-old German media outlet Deutsche Welle has written that scientists within their country have discovered that Sweet Wormwood is effective in treating COVID-19. The plant is known as Slatki pelin in Croatian and grows wild within inland Dalmatia and nearby Herzegovina.

Sweet Wormwood is known as Slatki pelin in Croatia and grows in Dalmatia and Herzegovina, where people have been using it in tea as a herbal remedy © Stefan.lefnaer

Scientists from the German Max-Planck Institute in Potsdam are researching how to treat patients with the plant. Though the World Health Organisation says there is currently no evidence that sweet wormwood helps in the treatment of COVID-19, Dr Andrea Jurić, acting director of the Institute of Public Health of West Herzegovina Canton, confirmed to Deutsche Welle that she was aware of the plant's positive effects on COVID-19 patients within Herzegovina. Some of the region's inhabitants have been using the plant to make tea for use as a herbal remedy for those who have COVID-19. Herbal remedies are commonly used across Bosnia and Herzegovina.

When asked about the German media report, Croatian Minister for Health Krunoslav Capak said that no comment could be made without recognised clinical trials having first been undertaken. “We in the medical profession are primarily guided by scientific research and clinical trials of drugs and medical procedures,” he said, after reminding journalists early reports that chloroquine and some other antiviral drugs were successful in treating COVID-19 had since been disproved by clinical trials. “Only when something is proved to be useful can we talk about it.”

Sweet Wormwood or Artemisia annua in Latin, is also sometimes known as Sweet Annie, Sweet Sagewort, Annual Mugwort and Annual Wormwood. It grows naturally in North America and in Asia too. In China, it has long been used in herbal medicine and is widely cultivated for that purpose. The plant already has an established reputation for combating malaria.

Sweet Wormwood © Kristian Peters

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ZAGREB, Oct 7, 2020 - Over the past 24 hours 363 new coronavirus cases have been registered in Croatia, bringing the number of active cases to 1,830, and five persons have died, the national COVID response team said on Wednesday.

Currently, 344 patients are hospitalized, including 26 on ventilators, while 9,675 persons are self-isolating.

Since February 25, when the first infection was registered in Croatia, 18,447 persons have been infected with the virus, of whom 309 have died, while 16,308 have recovered, including 116 in the last 24 hours.

To date, 338,594 persons have been tested, including 5,353 in the last 24 hours.

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ZAGREB, October 5, 2020 - Over the past 24 hours, there have been 138 new cases of the coronavirus infection and two fatalities in Croatia , and the number of active cases stands at 1,466, the national COVID-19 management team said on Monday.

There are 326 COVID-19 patients in hospitals, including 24 who are on ventilators.

Since February 25, when the first case was registered in Croatia, 17,797 people have contracted the coronavirus infection, of whom 300 have died, while 16,031 have recovered, including 182 who have recovered in the last 24 hours.

Currently, 8,923 people are self-isolating.

To date, 328,392 people have been tested for coronavirus, of whom 2,233 over the past 24 hours.

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ZAGREB, Oct 1, 2020 - Over the past 24 hours, of 5,322 tests performed for coronavirus in Croatia, 234 new cases and four more deaths are reported in Croatia. Currently, there are 1,325 active cases, the national COVID-19 crisis management team said on Thursday.

Hospitals are treating 297 COVID patients, including 26 on ventilators.

Over the past 24 hours,161 persons have recovered.

Also, 7,903 persons are self-isolating.

Since February 25, when the new virus was first registered in Croatia, 16,827 persons have been infected, including 284 who have died, and 15,218 have recovered.

To date, 312,406 persons have been tested for coronavirus.

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October 1, 2020 - People in Croatia live for an average of 78 years, and the average age of COVID-19 fatalities is 76 years old

The average age of COVID-19 fatalities or those dying as of consequence of Coronavirus is 76.3 years, according to the latest statistics from the Croatian Institute of Public Health. At the time of writing, a total of 280 Coronavirus-related fatalities have so far been recorded in Croatia.

The average age of COVID-19 fatalities has decreased slightly compared to figures released earlier. At the beginning of May 2020, Croatia's Minister of Health announced that the average age of COVID-19 fatalities was 79.2 years.

Most Coronavirus-related deaths have been recorded in the age group of 80 to 89 years. There have been 81 such deaths since the beginning of the epidemic. In the 70 to 79 age group, 71 people died, in the 90 to 99 age group, 34 people died, and in the 60 to 69 age group, 31 died.

In the age group of 50 to 59 years, 21 deaths occurred, and five deaths were recorded in the age group of 40 to 49 years. There have so far been no Coronavirus-related deaths among those under the age of 40 in Croatia. One person over the age of 100 has died from Coronavirus.

There is currently no accurate data on the average age of COVID-19 fatalities worldwide. The World Health Organization has previously said that of all Coronavirus-related deaths in Europe, more than 80 percent of the deceased had at least one pre-existing chronic disease, such as diabetes, high blood pressure or cardiovascular disease. Extremely serious, life-changing and even fatal cases of Coronavirus have been recorded in the under 40s in other countries.

The figures used in this news item were originally compiled by Index journalists Ilko Ćimić and Davor Tomšić. This news item is a direct translation of their original, which can be found in Index

Neither the author nor Total Croatia News draws any conclusion from this translation, the figures reported, or their comparison.

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ZAGREB, Sept 30, 2020 - Over the past 24 hours 213 new coronavirus cases have been registered in Croatia, bringing the number of active cases to 1,256, and five persons have died, the national civil protection authority said on Wednesday.

Currently, 288 patients are hospitalized, including 23 on ventilators, and 8,155 persons are self-isolating

Over the past 24 hours, 6,592 samples have been tested for the virus and 110 persons have recovered.

Since February 25, when the new virus was first registered in Croatia, 16,593 persons have been infected, including 280 who have died and 15,057 who have recovered.

To date, 307,084 persons have been tested for coronavirus.

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ZAGREB, Sept 29, 2020 - In the last 24 hours, of 4,494 tests performed for coronavirus, 135 have returned positive, and currently, there are 1,158 active cases of this infection in Croatia, the national COVID-19 crisis management team stated on Tuesday.

The team confirmed three more COVID-related deaths in the last 24 hours.

Currently, there are 274 patients being treated for COVID-19 in hospitals, and of them, 26 are placed on ventilators.

Since February 25, when the first case was confirmed in Croatia, 16,380 people have contracted the novel virus, of whom 275 have died and 14,947 have recovered. A total of  300,492 people have been tested to date.

According to the latest information, 8,744 persons are self-isolating.

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ZAGREB, Sept 28, 2020 - Forty-eight new coronavirus cases and no related deaths have been confirmed in Croatia in the last 24 hours, the national coronavirus response team reported on Monday.

The number of active cases is 1,180, of whom 291 are receiving hospital treatment, including 24 who are on ventilators.

In the last 24 hours, 3,029 samples have been tested, and 184 infected people have recovered. Currently, 9,057 people are in self-isolation.

Since February 25, when the first case was confirmed in Croatia, 16,245 people have contracted the novel virus, of whom 272 have died and 14,793 have recovered. A total of 295,998 people have been tested to date. 

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