ZAGREB, Aug 9, 2020 - In the past 24 hours there have been 61 new coronavirus cases in Croatia, bringing the total number of active cases to 586, the national coronavirus crisis response team said on Sunday.

Among the active cases are 121 hospitalised patients, including eight patients on ventilators. There have been no new deaths.

Since 25 February 2020, when Croatia reported its first case of the coronavirus infection, there have 5,604 cases of the infection, with 157 fatalities and 4,861 recoveries.

Currently, 2,008 people are in self-isolation. To date, a total of 128,132 people have been tested, including 727 in the past 24 hours, the response team said in a press release.

ZAGREB, Aug 8, 2020 - Over the past 24 hours 77 new coronavirus cases have been registered in Croatia, bringing the number of active cases to 569, and two persons have died, the national civil protection authority said on Saturday.

Hospitalised are 120 patients, including eight on ventilators.

Since February 25, when the first case was registered in Croatia, 5,534 persons have been infected with the new virus, 157 of whom have died, while 4,817 have recovered.

Currently 1,962 persons are self-isolating. So far, 127,405 persons have been tested for coronavirus, including 995 in the last 24 hours, the authority said in a press release.

ZAGREB, Aug 7, 2020 - The German T-online.de portal on Friday reported that 10 German graduate students who had been on Pag island for an excursion had returned infected with the coronavirus and are currently in self-isolation.

According to a spokesman for the Goppingen district, north of Stuttgart, ten school leavers developed symptoms with respiratory problems.

Fifteen school leavers and 50 other people who have been in contact with them are also in self-isolation.

The head of Goppingen's public health institute, Heinz Pohler, underscored that more and more people returning from the Balkans were being diagnosed with the coronavirus disease.

Earlier in the day Slovenia's health authorities reported that despite controlling local transfers of the virus, recently "imported cases" had been detected again.

"In the past week, of the 21 imported cases, a little more than half were from Croatia," Marta Grgic Vitek from Slovenia's national public health institute said, adding that most of these cases were detected among young people, noting that one of the epicentres was Zrce Beach on Pag island, a popular spot for clubbing with often large gatherings of young people.

ZAGREB, Aug 7, 2020 - There have been 62 new cases of the coronavirus infection in Croatia in the past 24 hours, which puts the number of active cases at 533, the national COVID-19 response team said on Friday.

Among the active cases, there are 122 patients who are hospitalised, including seven who are on ventilators. There have been no new fatalities.

Since February 25, when the first case of the disease in Croatia was reported, a total of 5,466 people have contracted the virus. Of that number, 155 have died and 4,758 have recovered.

A total of 2,052 people are currently in self-isolation. To date, 126,410 people have been tested, including 1,093 in the past 24 hours.

ZAGREB, Aug 6 (Hina) - In the past 24 hours there have been 28 new cases of the coronavirus detected in Croatia, bringing the total number of active cases to 561, while one more person has died, the national COVID response team said on Thursday.

There are currently 110 people in-hospital treatment, with seven being on ventilators.

Since the first case was recorded in Croatia on 25 February 2020, there has been a total of 5,404 people infected with the disease and 155 people have died, while 4,688 have recovered.

There are currently 2,171 people in self-isolation. 

To date a total of 125,317 tests have been conducted for the virus, 934 in the past 24 hours, a press release by the response team noted.

ZAGREB, Aug 5, 2020 - Fifty-eight new cases of the coronavirus infection have been confirmed in Croatia in the past 24 hours, and there are currently 633 active cases, the national COVID-19 response team said on Tuesday.

Among the active cases, 111 are hospitalised, including seven who are on ventilators. There have been no new fatalities.

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus epidemic, 5,376 people have contracted the disease. Of them, 154 have died and 4,589 have recovered.

Currently 2,314 people are in self-isolation. To date, 124,383 people have been tested for the virus, including 1,167 in the past 24 hours.

ZAGREB, Aug 4, 2020 - In the past 24 hours, 24 new cases of the coronavirus have been identified in Croatia and one person has died, the national coronavirus crisis management team said on Tuesday.

"In the past 24 hours, there have been 24 new cases of the SARS.CoV-2 virus and the current number of infected people or active cases in Croatia today is 647," the COVID response team said.

Among them, 117 patients are being treated in hospital and seven of them are on ventilators.

Since 25 February 2020, when the first case of the virus was identified in Croatia, 5,318 people have been infected with the coronavirus and 154 of them have died while 4,517 have recovered. Currently, 2,490 people are in self-isolation.

To date, 123,199 people have been tested for the novel virus, including 1,133 in the past 24 hours.

The national response team accepted a recommendation by the COVID response team of Vukovar-Srijem County that the epidemiological measures in place be extended for another 15 days, until August 19, in this eastern county. That means that all wedding parties in that county will be allowed in the presence of immediate family only.

ZAGREB, Aug 3, 2020 - In the past 24 hours, 34 new cases of the coronavirus have been identified in Croatia and there are currently 703 active cases in the country while four people have died, the national COVID response team said on Monday.

"In the past 24 hours there have bee 34 new cases of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the current number of patients (active cases) in Croatia today stands at 703," the response team reported.

One hundred and thirty patients are being treated in hospitals, six of whom are on ventilators. Four people have died.

Since 25 February 2020 when the first case was recorded in Croatia, there have been 5,294 cases of people infected with the coronavirus, 153 who have died, and 4,4,38 who have recovered.

There are currently 2,520 people in self-isolation.

A total of 122,083 have been tested for the virus to date and of that number 763 tests have been conducted in the past 24 hours, the response team informed.

ZAGREB, Aug 2, 2020 - Thirty-six new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Croatia in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of active cases to 738, and four people have died, the national coronavirus crisis response team reported on Sunday.

Among the people infected, 131 are receiving hospital treatment and six of them are on ventilators.

Since February 25, when the first case was confirmed in Croatia, 5,260 people have been found to be infected with the novel COVID-19 coronavirus, of whom 149 have died and 4,373 have recovered.

Currently, 2,662 people are in self-isolation.

To date, 121,320 people have been tested, including 984 in the last 24 hours.

ZAGREB, Aug 1, 2020 - Over the past 24 hours 86 new coronavirus cases have been registered in Croatia, bringing the number of active cases to 738, the national COVID-19 response team said on Saturday.

Currently 127 patients are hospitalised, including nine on ventilators.

Since February 25, when the first case was registered in Croatia, 5,224 persons have been infected with the novel coronavirus, 145 have died and 4,341 recovered.

Currently 2,695 people are self-isolating.

To date 120,336 people have been tested, including 1,381 over the past 24 hours.