ZAGREB, 5 February, 2021 -  In the last 24 hours, Croatia has conducted 5,930 coronavirus tests and 549 (10%) have returned positive, while there have been 16 deaths linked to COVID-19, the country's coronavirus crisis management team reported on Friday.

Currently, there are 2,955 active cases, including 1,203 hospitalised patients, of whom 106 are on ventilators.

Croatia's COVID-19 death toll has climbed to 5,122.

Since the outbreak of this infectious disease in Croatia in late February, 1,217,755 tests have been performed, and 234,702 persons have tested positive.

To date, 226.625 people have recovered from COVID-19, including 552 in the last 24 hours.

A total of 13.993 people are self-isolating.

February 2, 2021 – The wait is over! In less than two weeks, Croatian cafes and gyms will open, if infection numbers continue on their current downward trajectory

With the spring season just around the corner, people will soon be able to once again enjoy coffee on the sun-filled daytime terraces of Croatian cafes. If Coronavirus infection numbers continue on their current downward trajectory, Croatian cafes and gyms will open on Monday 15 February. All businesses will still have to operate under strict epidemiological measures.

Deputy Prime Minister and the Chief of Staff, Davor Božinović, spoke about the forthcoming concessions on Croatian cafes and gyms, but a fuller picture of how the concessions will actually look was discovered unofficially by Croatian daily Jutarnji List. It was published in the evening of Monday 1st February 2021. The good news soon travelled across Croatia. It will come as a great relief to many independent business owners who have not been allowed to operate.

Business owners have been increasingly on edge over recent weeks, with protest openings of Croatian cafes and gyms threatened to take place in defiance of the current ban on operations (indeed, some did). Owners of Croatian cafes were particularly irked by the seeming inconsistencies in current measures – fast food outlets, gas service stations and bakeries were all permitted to sell coffee to go. People took advantage of this and thereafter congregated on the streets outside such businesses to enjoy their drinks. But, Croatian cafes were still not permitted to service people wishing to drink on outside terraces in almost exactly the same manner.

Monday 15 February has long been announced as the next review date for the imposed Coronavirus measures. But, until now, nobody was certain in which way – if any – measures would be relaxed.

Under unofficial plans, from Monday 15 February Croatian cafes will be able to serve coffee and drinks to be consumed on outside terraces, with strict epidemiological guidelines in place.

Croatian cafes and gyms opening on 15 February will be conditional on a continued downturn in infection numbers and the absence of new Coronavirus strains appearing in Croatia

The re-opening of Croatian cafes and gyms is wholly dependent not only on the continuing downturn in numbers of infected but also on the condition that new strains of Coronavirus - specifically those first detected in the UK and South Africa - do not appear in Croatia between now and then.

"If the indicators are good, if the numbers go down, we will certainly not be reluctant to react,” Deputy Prime Minister Davor Božinović said, regarding the 15 February review, “our aim to strike a balance between everything - with an emphasis on health care - has brought us to a position where Croatia has the least stringent measures in the EU."

Coronavirus infection numbers in some other European territories remain at an alarmingly high rate, although a corresponding relaxation in measures for some regions of Italy was similarly announced over recent days. This is the second time since the start of the pandemic that stricter measures imposed by the Croatian government – and a widespread public observance of these measures and other guidelines - have successfully produced the intended results.

ZAGREB, 1 February, 2021 - In the last 24 hours Croatia has registered 94 new coronavirus cases and 27 related deaths, the national coronavirus response team reported on Monday.

A total of 1,881 people have been tested for the novel virus in the last 24 hours.

The number of active cases currently stands at 2,551 and 1,288 patients are hospitalised, of whom 98 are on ventilators.

Since 25 February 2020, when the first case of the infection was confirmed in the country, 232,520 people have been infected with the virus and of them, 5,054 have died.

A total of 224,915 people have recovered, including 439 in the last 24 hours.

Currently 14,303 people are self-isolating and so far a total of 1,193,006 people have been tested.

ZAGREB, 31 January, 2021 - In the last 24 hours, Croatia has conducted 5,079 coronavirus tests and 7.2% of them, that is 336, have returned positive, the national COVID-19 crisis management team reported on Sunday.

There have been 29 deaths linked to COVID-19, bringing the country's COVID-related death toll to 5,027.

There are currently 2,923 active cases of the infection, of whom 1,275 are hospitalised patients, including 113 placed on ventilators.

Since the outbreak of the this infectious disease in late February 2020, Croatia has conducted 1.91 million tests which have shown that 232,426 persons have contracted this novel virus. Of them, 224,476 have recovered so far, including 459 recoveries in the last 24 hours.

Currently, 15,503 persons in Croatia are self-isolating.

ZAGREB, 30 January, 2021 - In the last 24 hours Croatia has registered 551 new coronavirus cases and 26 related deaths, the national coronavirus response team reported on Saturday.

A total of 1,249 patients are hospitalised, including 113 on ventilators.

The number of active cases currently stands at 3,075 and 15,700 people are in self-isolation.

Since 25 February 2020, when the first case of the infection was confirmed in the country, 232,090 people have been infected with the virus, of whom 4,998 have died and 224,017 have recovered, including 567 in the last 24 hours.

A total of 1,186,046 people have been tested for the novel virus to date, including 5,195 in the last 24 hours.

ZAGREB, 29 January, 2021 - Croatia has registered 561 new coronavirus cases and 29 related deaths in the last 24 hours, the national coronavirus response team reported on Friday morning.

The number of active cases currently stands at 3,117 and among them are 1,286 infected persons receiving hospital treatment, including 121 who are on ventilators. A total of 15,389 people are in self-isolation.

A total of 1,180,851 people have been tested for the novel virus to date, including 5,020 in the last 24 hours.

Since 25 February 2020, when the first case was confirmed in the country, 231,539 people have been infected with the virus, of whom 4,972 have died and 223,450 have recovered, including 588 in the last 24 hours.

ZAGREB, 25 January, 2021 - Over the past 24 hours, Croatia has registered 134 new cases of the coronavirus infection and 32 related deaths, the national COVID-19 crisis management team said on Monday.

The number of active cases in Croatia stands at 2,519. There are 1,485 COVID patients in hospitals, 138 of whom are on ventilators.

There are 15,109 people in self-isolation.

To date 1,156,456 people have been tested, including 2,423 in the last 24 hours.

Since 25 February 2020, when Croatia registered its first case, 229,054 people have contracted the novel coronavrius, 4,859 of whom have died. A total of 221,676 people have recovered, including 579 over the past 24 hours.

ZAGREB, 24 January, 2021 - Over the past 24 hours, Croatia has registered 352 cases of the infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and there have been 28 related deaths, the national COVID-19 crisis management team said on Sunday.

The number of active cases in Croatia currently stands at 2,996, including 1,474 COVID-19 patients in hospitals, 138 of whom are on ventilators.

Since 25 February 2020, when Croatia registered its first case of the infection, 228,920 people have contracted the novel coronavirus, and 221,097 have recovered, including 560 in the last 24 hours. The COVID-19 death toll is 4,827.

There are currently 15,729 people in self-isolation.

To date 1,154,033 people have been tested, 4,342 of whom in the last 24 hours.

ZAGREB, 23 January, 2021 - In the last 24 hours, 4,872 coronavirus tests have been performed in Croatia, and 599, that is 12.3%, have returned positive, while there have been 29 COVID-related deaths, the country's coronavirus crisis management team reported on Saturday morning.

There are currently 3,232 active cases of whom 1,468 are receiving hospital treatment, including 142 patients placed on ventilators.

Since the outbreak of the infection in Croatia on 25 February, 1,149,691 tests have been conducted for this novel virus, and 228.568 people have tested positive.

Of them, 220,537 have recovered to date, including 659 recoveries in the last 24 hours. The death toll stands at 4,799.

Currently, 16,114 persons are self-isolating.

ZAGREB, 22 January, 2021 - In the last 24 hours, 643 new coronavirus infections have been confirmed in Croatia and 32 people have died of the consequences of the disease, the national coronavirus crisis management team said on Friday morning.

Currently there are 3,321 active cases and 1,518 people are receiving hospital treatment, including 145 who are on ventilators.

Since the outbreak of the infection in late February, 227,969 people have been infected with the novel virus, of whom 4,770 have died.

A total of 219,878 people have recovered, including 796 in the last 24 hours.

Currently, 15,878 persons are self-isolating.

To date 1,144,819 people have been tested, including 4,863 in the last 24 hours.