28 March 2022 - Croatia has recorded 143 new coronavirus cases and 14 COVID-related deaths in the last 24 hours, the national coronavirus response team reported on Monday.

Currently, 656 infected people are being treated in hospital and 36 of them are on ventilators. The number of active cases stands at 8,697, and 6,381 persons are self-isolating.

Since 25 February 2020, when the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in the country, 1,094,202 people have been registered as having been infected with the novel coronavirus, of whom 15,534 have died.

To date, 4,660,113 people have been tested for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, including 1,440 in the last 24 hours.

A total of 56.94 per cent of the total population have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, which is 67.72 per cent of the adult population, and 65.69 per cent of the adult population have been fully vaccinated.

 21 March 2022 - A Zagreb University research team has established a test that enables the measurement of the quantity of antibodies that can neutralise the SARS-CoV-2 virus, creating preconditions for the development, control and application of specific immunoglobulins in COVID-19 treatment in Croatia.

The research team of the Center for Research and Knowledge Transfer in Biotechnology, headed by Beata Halassy, has successfully established a wild-type SARS-CoV-2 neutralisation test, creating conditions for the development, control and application of specific immunoglobulins in the treatment of COVID-19 in Croatia, the University of Zagreb said in a press release.

"This is the most relevant test to assess virus immunity that enables the measurement of the quantity of antibodies capable of preventing the virus from entering our cells, that is, neutralising it," Zagreb University said.

A paper on the results of the research has been published in "Frontiers in Immunology", one of the leading immunology journals.

The paper, "Is Better Standardization of Therapeutic Antibody Quality in Emerging Diseases Epidemics Possible?", is available at https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.816159/full.

14 March 2022 - Croatia has recorded 141 new coronavirus cases and 18 COVID-related deaths in the last 24 hours, the national coronavirus response team reported on Monday.

The number of active cases currently stands at 8,497. Among them are 774 infected people who have been hospitalised and 51 of them are on ventilators, while 6,441 people are self-isolating.

A total of 4,585,240 people have been tested for the SARS-CoV-2 virus to date, including 1,348 in the last 24 hours.

Since 25 February 2020, when the first case was confirmed in Croatia, 1,073,527 people have been registered as having been infected with the novel virus, of whom 15,354 have died and 1,049,676 have recovered, including 1,456 in the last 24 hours.

By Saturday, 5,209,291 COVID vaccine doses have been administered, with 56.89 per cent of the total population, or 67.66 per cent of adults, having been vaccinated. A total of 2,308,535 people have received at least one dose and 2,234,396 of them have been fully vaccinated, which is 65.61 per cent of the adult population.

ZAGREB, 8 March 2022 - In the last 24 hours 16 people have died as a consequence of infection with COVID-19 and 1,016 new cases of the infection have been registered, with the number of active cases standing at 7,938, the national COVID-19 crisis management team said on Monday.

There are 930 hospitalised patients, of whom 61 are on ventilators, while 5,532 persons are self-isolating.

Croatia has registered 1,065,001 coronavirus cases to date and the death toll is 15,250.

To date, 56.87% of the population or 67.64% of adults have been vaccinated, including 65.56% fully.

7 March 2022 - In the last 24 hours 157 coronavirus cases, out of 1,357 tests, and 20 related deaths have been registered in Croatia, the national COVID-19 crisis management team said on Monday.

There are 8,200 active cases, including 967 hospitalised patients, of whom 69 on ventilators, while 6,194 persons are self-isolating.

Croatia has registered 1,063,985 coronavirus cases to date and the death toll is 15,234.

To date, 56.86% of the population or 67.64% of adults have been vaccinated, including 65.56% fully.

ZAGREB, 4 March (2022) - In the last 24 hours 1,351 coronavirus cases, out of 5,124 tests, and 27 related deaths have been registered in Croatia, the national COVID-19 crisis management team said on Friday.

There are 10,879 active cases, including 1,053 hospitalised patients, of whom 14 on ventilators, while 7,459 persons are self-isolating.

Croatia has registered 1,061,429 coronavirus cases to date and the death toll stands at 15,172.

To date, 56.86% of the total population or 67.63% of adults have been vaccinated, including 65.54% of adults fully.

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ZAGREB, 4 March (2022) - The GONG nongovernmental organisation on Friday opened a three-day online conference "Open data against infodemic" on the occasion of the 9th Open Data Day, to promote the importance of publicly available, open data which the NGO describes as a valuable social resource.

GONG executive director Oriana Ivković Novokmet said the conference would include three panel discussions, one of which would focus on the coronavirus infection and disinformation during the pandemic.

Experts from the universities of Rijeka, Osijek and Dubrovnik will be discussing how false coronavirus information is spread and who the most influential disinformers are.

The second panel, entitled "Data only for the rich," deals with the availability of spatial data, environmental data and data on public companies.

Ivković Novokmet said the latest amendments to the Right to Access Information Act, seeking to align the law with the EU Open Data Directive, was a step backward in terms of access to information standards because data on public spending would require the proportionality and public interest tests in a whole set of cases. GONG also considers as disputable the fact that public companies that make their income on the market, like FINA or Zagreb Holding, would be able to charge for the use of their data.

The third panel, entitled "Who is paying you," deals with the financing of civil sector organisations, Ivković Novokmet said, recalling a "defamation campaign" against civil society organisations during the 2021 local elections.

The event will also include workshops, as well as a discussion on Croatian, Hungarian and Russian officials' real estate in Croatia and the financing of media by the state and local budgets.

Lana Podgoršek of the Code for Croatia civic hackers' group said the conference would provide an opportunity for citizens to ask about anything regarding open data, public procurement transparency, civic hacking and the group's community projects.

Code for Croatia is an initiative that brings together activists and programmers and everyone else interested in open data and socially useful community projects.

Podgoršek also presented the group's new project, called "Fix it," a portal where citizens can report any damage to public infrastructure.

The "Open data against infodemic" conference can be followed on GONG and Code for Croatia's YouTube channels and on GONG's Facebook account.

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ZAGREB, 1 March 2022 - Croatia has identified 1,149 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours and 32 COVID-related deaths, the national coronavirus response team reported on Tuesday.

The number of active cases currently stands at 10,888, with 1,266 hospitalised COVID patients, including 91 placed on ventilators, while 8,055 people are self-isolating.

Since the outbreak of the epidemic in 2020, Croatia has registered 1,055,943 cases of the new SARS-CoV-2 contagion, while 15,101 people have died as a consequence and 1,029,954 have recovered, including 2,130 in the past 24 hours.

A total of 4,519,621 tests for the virus have been conducted to date, including 5,675 in the past 24 hours.

As of Monday, 28 February 5,195,726 COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered, with 56.84 per cent of the total population, or 67.62 per cent of adults, having been vaccinated.

A total of 2,306,861 people have received at least one dose and 2,230,083 of them have been fully inoculated, which is 65.50 per cent of the adult population.

28 February, 2022 - In the past 24 hours, 198 new coronavirus cases and 39 COVID-related deaths have been recorded in Croatia, the national coronavirus response team reported on Monday.

The number of active cases currently stands at 11,904. Among them are 1,363 infected people being treated in hospitals, including 98 placed on ventilators, while 8,577 people are self-isolating.

Since 25 February 2020, when the first case was confirmed in Croatia, 1,054,794 cases of the infection with the new SARS-CoV-2 virus have been registered, while 15,069 people have died as a consequence and 1,027,821 have recovered, including 2,770 in the past 24 hours.

A total of 4,513,946 tests for the virus have been conducted to date, including 1,489 in the past 24 hours.

By Saturday, 5,194,258 COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered, with 56.84 per cent of the total population, or 67.61 per cent of adults, having been vaccinated.

A total of 2,306,572 people have received at least one dose and 2,229,537 of them have been fully inoculated which is 65.48 per cent of the adult population.

ZAGREB, 25 Feb 2022 - In the past 24 hours, 2,030 new coronavirus cases and 26 COVID-related deaths have been recorded in Croatia, the national coronavirus response team reported on Friday.

The number of active cases currently stands at 18,240. Among them are 1,445 infected people being treated in hospitals, including 106 who are on ventilators, while 11,390 people are self-isolating.

Since 25 February 2020, when the first case was confirmed in Croatia, 1,051,697 cases of the new SARS-CoV-2 virus have been registered, while 14,990 people have died as a consequence and 1,018,467 have recovered, including 4,342 in the past 24 hours.

A total of 4,502,474 tests have been conducted to date, including 6,344 in the past 24 hours.

By Thursday, 5,190,857 COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered, with 56.82 per cent of the total population, or 67.60 per cent of adults, having been vaccinated. A total of 2,306,049 people have received at least one dose and 2,228,289 of them have been fully vaccinated, which is 65.45 per cent of the adult population.