ZAGREB, November 20, 2020 - Cross-border sharing of data collected by Croatia's mobile application "Stop COVID 19" and data collected by other EU member-states' official applications was established on Thursday, the Croatian government said on its website on Thursday.

After Croatia's experts developed the application, it was underscored that tracking the contacts of people infected with Covid-19 by mobile phones is a voluntary epidemiological measure with strict respect for privacy and that it will depend on the epidemiological situation.

Data sharing practices in this field are in line with decisions and recommendations of the European Commission, the E-Zdravstvo (E-Health) service, and other European bodies.

Croatia has become the seventh EU member that can share data on ''infected keys''.  The other six countries are Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia and Spain.

The EC says on its website that "tracing and warning apps can help break the chain of coronavirus infections, nationally and across borders, and save lives by complementing manual tracing."

Most Member States have launched a national contact tracing and warning app which can be used on a voluntary basis.

"The virus does not stop at borders. Therefore, in addition, the Member States, together with the Commission, have set up a new service to allow national apps to talk to each other across borders in Europe, so users will have to install a unique App which will allow them to be warned if they were in contact with someone who has indicated that they have tested positive for COVID-19."

Contact tracing and warning apps are only used voluntarily, based on Bluetooth proximity technology, respect users' privacy and do not enable the tracking of people's locations.

ZAGREB, November 20, 2020 - A total of 2,958 new coronavirus cases and 57 related deaths have been confirmed in Croatia in the last 24 hours, the national coronavirus response team said on Friday morning.

Currently, there are 18,193 active cases in the country, of whom 1,992 are receiving hospital treatment, including 217 who are on ventilators.

Since February 25, when the first case was confirmed in Croatia, 96,837 people have been infected with the novel virus, of whom 1,257 have died and 77,387 have recovered, including 2,522 in the last 24 hours.

A total of 43,265 people are currently in self-isolation.

To date, 657,827 people have been tested for coronavirus, including 8,321 in the last 24 hours.

ZAGREB, November 18, 2020 - Over the past 24 hours, Croatia has registered a record number of 3,251 new cases of the coronavirus infection, and there have been 38 related deaths, the national COVID-19 crisis management team said on Wednesday.

The number of active cases in Croatia stands at 16,891, there are 1,878 COVID patients in hospitals, and 205 of them are on ventilators.

Since February 25, when Croatia registered its first case, a total of 90,715 people have contracted coronavirus, 1,151 of them have died, while 72,673 have recovered, incuding 1,693 in the last 24 hours.

There are currently 39,937 people in self-isolation.

To date, 640,781 people have been tested for coronavirus, including 9,126 in the last 24 hours.

ZAGREB, November 16, 2020 - Over the past 24 hours, Croatia has registered 1,313 new cases of coronavirus infection and there have been 33 related deaths, the national COVID-19 response team said on Monday.

The number of active cases stands at 15,699. There are 1,816 COVID patients in hospitals and 191 of whom are on ventilators.

Since February 25, when Croatia registered its first case of the infection, a total of 85,519 people have contracted the novel coronavirus, 1,082 of them have died and 68,738 have recovered, including 2,507 in the last 24 hours.

There are currently 35,071 people in self-isolation.

To date, 624,393 people have been tested for coronavirus, 4,861 of whom in the last 24 hours.

ZAGREB, November 15, 2020 - Of 8,175 tests conducted for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, 29% of them, that is 2,365 have returned positive, Croatia's COVID-19 crisis management team reported on Sunday.

There have been 43 COVID-related deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of the fatalities to 1,049.

Currently, 1,710 patients are receiving hospital treatment, and of them, 194 are placed on ventilators. There are now 16,929 active cases. 

In the last 24 hours, 2,483 people have recovered from this disease.

Since February 25, when the first case was confirmed in the country, 84,209 people have been infected with the novel virus, and 66,231 have recovered.

To date, Croatia has conducted 619,532 tests for coronavirus.

Currently, 38,824 people are self-isolating.

ZAGREB, Nov 14, 2020 - Croatia has recorded 2,866 new coronavirus cases and 38 related deaths in the last 24 hours, the national COVID-19 response team reported on Saturday morning.

The number of active cases currently stands at 17,090. Of them, 1,655 are receiving hospital treatment, including 184 who are ventilators.

A total of 41,615 people are currently in self-isolation.

Since February 25, when the first case was confirmed in the country, 81,844 people have been infected with the novel virus, 1,006 of them have died and 63,748 have recovered, including 2,484 in the last 24 hours.

To date, a total of 611,357 people have tested for coronavirus, including 9,614 in the last 24 hours.

ZAGREB, November 12, 2020 - Over the past 24 hours, Croatia has registered 3,082 new cases of the coronavirus infection and 32 related deaths, the national COVID-19 response team said on Thursday.

The number of active cases in Croatia stands at 16,348, there are 1,598 COVID patients in hospitals, and 178 of them are on ventilators.

Since February 25, when Croatia registered its first coronavirus infection, a total of 75,922 people have contracted the novel coronavirus, 925 of them have died, and 58,649 have recovered, including 2,215 in the last 24 hours.

There are currently 35,690 people in self-isolation.

To date, 592,326 people have been tested for coronavirus, including 10,156 in the last 24 hours.

ZAGREB, Nov 11, 2020 - Over the past 24 hours, Croatia has registered 2,597 new cases of the coronavirus infection and 28 related deaths, the national COVID-19 response team said on Wednesday.

The number of active cases in Croatia stands at 15,513, there are 1,545 COVID patients in hospitals, and 178 of them are on ventilators.

Since February 25, when Croatia registered its first coronavirus infection, a total of 72,840 people have contracted the novel coronavirus, 893 of them have died, and 56,434 have recovered, including 1,580 in the last 24 hours.

There are currently 32,225 people in self-isolation.

To date, 582,170 people have been tested for coronavirus, including 9,681 in the last 24 hours.

ZAGREB, November 9, 2020 - Over the past 24 hours, Croatia has registered 1,529 new cases of the coronavirus infection and 38 related deaths, the national COVID-19 response team said on Monday.

The number of active cases stands at 14,942. There are 1,451 COVID patients in hospitals, and 142 of them are on ventilators.

Since February 25, when Croatia reported its first case of the infection, a total of 68,776 people have contracted coronavirus, 832 of them have died, and 53,002 have recovered, including 2,227 in the last 24 hours.

Currently, 28,122 people are in self-isolation.

To date, 564,686 people have been tested for coronavirus, including 5,670 in the last 24 hours.

ZAGREB, November 7, 2020 - In the last 24 hours, of 8,624 tests conducted for coronavirus, 28% of them, that is 2,399 have returned positive, Croatia's COVID-19 crisis management team reported on Saturday.

There have been 35 COVID-related fatalities, a new single-day record, and the death toll stands now at 752. On Friday, there were 34 COVID-related deaths.

Currently, there are 15,542 active cases, including 1,330 patients who are receiving hospital treatment, and 128 of them are placed on ventilators.

Since February 25, when the new virus was first registered in Croatia, 64,704 persons have been infected, and 48,410 have recovered, including 2,389 in the past 24 hours.

Currently 31,642 persons are self-isolating.

To date 550,229 persons have been tested.