*The Croatia COVID-19 update for today Saturday August 22, 2020 can be found here.
August 21, 2020 — In the past 24 hours, Croatia reported 265 new COVID-19 cases. There are currently 1,841 active cases. One has died. There are 6,446 people in self-isolation.
Follow this link for all Daily Croatia updates on the COVID-19 pandemic. UPDATED: 14:30 CET (Central European Time)
COVID-19 testing centers in Croatia here.
Current COVID-19 Data
265 – New cases
1,841 – Active cases
135 – Treated in hospitals
12 – On ventilators
1 – Deceased
112 – Recovered
1,647 – Tested
6,446 – In self-isolation
Cumulative COVID-19 Data
7,594 – Total cases (since 25.02.20)
5,584 – Total recovered
169 – Total deceased
146,168 – Total tested
Neighboring Countries New & Active COVID-19 Cases
UPDATED: Daily at 20:30 CET
Italy – 947 New | 16,678 Active
Austria – 331 New | 2,772 Active
Slovenia – 38 New | 365 Active
Hungary – 52 New | 806 Active
Bosnia and Herzegovina – 367 New | 5,713 Active
Serbia – 169 New | 1,411 Active
Montenegro – 48 New | 914 Active
COVID-19 Case Count by Croatia County
(Updates provided by Index)
Bjelovar-Bilogora – 2
Brod-Posavina – 18
Dubrovnik-Neretva – 13
Istria – 9
Karlovac – Pending
Koprivnica-Križevci – 1
Krapina-Zagorje – 1
Lika-Senj – 7
Medimurje – 1
Osijek-Baranja – 2
Pozega-Slavonia – 0
Primorje-Gorski Kotar – 4
Sisak-Moslovina – 3
Split-Dalmatia – 103
Sibenik-Knin – 32
Varazdin – 1
Virovitica-Podravina – 1
Vukovar-Srijem – 5
Zadar – 14
Zagreb County – 12
Zagreb City – 53
County & Daily COVID-19 Updates
(Updates provided by Index)
Capak for RTL: ‘All measures are on the table, from masks, fewer people at gatherings’
18:15 – For the third day in a row, a record number of newly infected, and most are young. In Split-Dalmatia County there are more than a hundred, while in Istria there are 11 times less.
The director of the Croatian Institute of Public Health, Krunoslav Capak, spoke to RTL Danas about whether Croatia is about to introduce new measures and how the Headquarters intends to put out the COVID-19 blaze.
“Split Dalmatia County currently has the highest incidence of new COVID-19 infections in Croatia. One of the main topics we want to discuss at that meeting with the county headquarters is to exchange information on the current situation. All options are open, from wearing masks to reducing the number of people at gatherings etc.
Is it possible that only Split-Dalmatia County will be ordered to wear masks and not elsewhere?
“It’s possible, but we’re talking about it hypothetically, I’m not saying that will happen. There are other counties which have a high incidence of infection. We’ll ask them to share their biggest problem and what could done to help them to reduce their numbers,” replied Capak.
Should nightclubs have been opened at all?
“It’s easy to be a general after the battle. I will remind our citizens that in addition to epidemiological measures for clubs, we also made it possible for certain cultural events to take place. We wanted to do this to help the music industry survive, to survive this difficult situation with COVID-19. If you close a venue completely young people will find another way, another place, to gather and that is what is happening now. We closed clubs after midnight and now we have a situation where they are gathering in squares and street parks. We have always been against repression. We are not a police state or a military state. We believe that it is best for us to warn, appeal, educate, and not to repress.
Did the tourists bring or take COVID-19 back with them?
“Some brought it here. I will remind you of the beginning of the tourist season, we had infected tourists at the beginning of July: from Serbia, Macedonia, and Sweden. We have reports through the EU ‘Early Warning and Response’ system that people are coming from Croatia every day, and that they are tested positive. It is difficult to say which scenario happened more. “
Considering the total number of tested in Croatia, 16 percent are positive. How many are asymptomatic?
“I think that number is a bit smaller. We have a system for collecting epidemiological data, which was put together a little later, there is a lot more data inside which is important for epidemiological processing. According to our reports that base is somewhere around 20 percent. The last time we saw it was about 10 days ago, now the percentage could be a bit higher.”
Will the school year begin on September 7?
“We always say, everything will depend on the epidemiological situation. We will be ready for all scenarios. It could be at the local level If there is a problem in a county, it does not mean that somewhere where they have zero infected schools they would not start on time. We are currently counting on school to start on September 7 and will see what the epidemiological situation will be like then.”
13:41 – Krapina-Zagorje County – 1
14 – Active cases
1 – Deceased (since 25.02.20)
36 – Tested (34 Negative, 1 Pending)
Case Breakdown: One new case (from Zabok) was confirmed.
13:40 – Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska County – 2
10 – Active cases
0 – Deceased (since 25.02.20)
19 – Tested
Case Breakdown: One person is a contact of a previously infected patient was already in self-isolation. The other newly infected person was tested here but resides outside of Bjelovar-Bilogora County. This patient is not a contact of a previously infected case.
13:37 – Varaždinska County – 1
27 – Active cases
3 – Deceased (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: A 60-year-old man, who was exposed at a wedding held last weekend in Ivanec, has mild symptoms and is being treated at home. Two other positive cases have already been confirmed from the same wedding, and findings for seven more people are pending. Hundreds of guests from that wedding are now in self-isolation.
Thirteen New Cases in Dubrovnik Neretva County
13:25 – Dubrovnik-Neretva County – 13
33 – Active cases
4 – Treated in hospitals
8 – Deceased (since 25.02.20)
8006 – Total tested (since 25.02.20)
389 – In self-isolation
Case Breakdown: Three people (two men and one woman) from the same family from Zagreb tested positive in the county, but are no here. From Dubrovnik, 4 new cases were confirmed: 3 people (one man and two women) from the same family who are contacts of a known infection, and 1 woman who is also a contact of a known case.
One man from the Dubrovnik littoral was infected. He is a contact from an earlier case. An epidemiological link is being established for a woman from Konavle, a man from the Dubrovnik Parish and a man from Zažablje. One man from Zagreb, who is currently residing in Orebic, was infected. He is a contact from an earlier case as was a man from Ston.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 59 cases of self-isolation violations have been identified.
12:42 – Zagrebačka County – 12
89 – Active cases
345 – Total cases (since 25.02.20)
11 – Deceased (since 25.02.20)
1 – Recovered
245 – Recovered (since 25.02.20)
12:37 – Međimurska County – 1
26 – Active cases
0 – Deceased
62 – Tested
All patients have mild symptoms and are in self-isolation, which means that Međimurje is still without local transmission of COVID-19.
There are 220 people in self-isolation. These are people who are positive for coronavirus and their contacts.
12:20 – Zadarska County -14
70 – Active cases
11 – Treated in hospitals
4 – On ventilators
2 – Deceased (since 25.02.20)
250 – Tested
488 – New in self-isolation
5,021 – Previously in self-isolation
Case Breakdown: In part, the new infections are family contacts. For young people: contacts and movements are being established. There is also an employee at Zadar General Hospital whose contacts were placed in self-isolation.
In the past 24 hours, the Zadar Police Department reported four self-isolation violations.
12:10 – Šibenik-Knin County – 32
126 – Active cases
5 – Treated in hospitals
– On ventilators
– Deceased
– Recovered
134 – Tested
455 – Total in self-isolation
– Previously in self-isolation
Case Breakdown: 28 people reside in the Šibenik-Knin County: 16 in Šibenik, 5 in Vodice, 3 in Knin , 2 in Drniš, and one each in Murter and Kistanje. Four new patients are currently residing in the county, while their permanent residence is elsewhere. Most of the new patients are young.
Currently, 455 people are in self-isolation: 451 people were in contact with the infected patients. Four 4 people contacted the competent epidemiologist and entered Croatia from third countries.
Split Dalmatia County Reports 103 New COVID-19 Cases
11:49 – Split-Dalmatia County – 103
404 – Active cases
18 – Treated in hospitals
2 – On ventilators
47 – Deceased (since 25.02.20)
582 – Tested
1,236 – In self-isolation
Case Breakdown: from Makarska 7, Sinj 2, Vrlika 1, Solin 1, Trilj 2, Jelsa 2, Split 41, Lokvičići 5, Prološac 9, Lovreć 6, Zmijavac 2, Runovići 4, Podbablje 4, Ciste Provo 3 and Imotski 14 people. Two people are in quarantine: one is a Croatian citizen and one is a foreign citizen.
11:44 – Brod-Posavina County – 18
59 – Active cases
3 – Deceased (since 25.02.20)
“For the first time, we have a significant increase in the number of patients,” said Damir Mirković, Deputy Chief of the Civil Protection Headquarters of Brod-Posavina County.
Case Breakdown: “Nine were likely infected on the coast, five are contacts of previously positive people, and two people are probably contacts. We still do not know where two people became infected,” said Dr. Cvitkovic.
11:17 – Osijek-Baranja County – 2
90 – Active cases
18 – Treated in hospitals
4 – On ventilators
21 – Deceased (since 25.02.20)
217 – Tested
12 – New in self-isolation
275 – Total in self-isolation
Case Breakdown: Both new patients are from Osijek, aged 20 and 21.
11:09 – City of Zagreb – 53
518 – Active cases
23 – Deceased
596 – Tested
1050 – In self-isolation
Case Breakdown: 25 returned from summer vacations, 14 are contacts from previously positive people, 6 are undergoing epidemiological processing. For 5 cases, the sources of infection has not been determined and there are 3 imported cases from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Ivan Dikic on COVID-19: This is Now a Very Dangerous Situation
11:04 – Đikić: The virus is spreading and this is a very dangerous situation. Scientist Ivan Đikić commented on the increased number of newly infected people in Croatia. “These are serious numbers,” he told N1.
“We are in a serious phase. The virus is spreading and this is a very dangerous situation. We did not prepare well, we needed to have more testing and require tourists to get tested. The worst mistake we made was granting nightclubs permission to work and be a source of infection. We should have removed that permission not just because of outside pressure, but to protect our citizens,” Dikic told N1.
10:22 – Lika-Senj County – 7
13 – Active cases
44 – Total cases (since 25.02.20)
1 – Deceased (since 25.02.20)
30 – Recovered (since 25.02.20)
25 – Tested
Case Breakdown: One new patient is from Novalja. Two are from Perušić, contacts are previously confirmed sick people. Two are from Plitvice Lakes. They are currently staying in private accommodation in isolation in Zadar County. Two other patients are from Zagreb and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, and are in isolation in private accommodation. Epidemiological contact processing is underway.
To date, COVID-19 has been confirmed in two foreign nationals residing in our area.
10:04 – Koprivnica-Križevci County – 1
– Active cases
– Treated in hospitals
– On ventilators
– Deceased
– Recovered
– Tested
– In self-isolation
9:50 – Virovitica-Podravina County – 1
11 – Active cases
43 – Total cases (since 25.02.20)
1 – Deceased (since 25.02.20)
31 – Recovered (since 25.02.20)
29 – Tested
2,734 – Tested (since 25.02.20)
63 – In self-isolation
A student has mild symptoms of the disease and is in home treatment. It is being determined where he became infected.
9:35 – Since early this morning, there has been a long line at the Andrija Štampar Teaching Institute in Zagreb. People are waiting to be tested for COVID-19.
9:25 – Vukovar-Srijem County – 5
579 – Total cases (since 25.02.20)
27 – Treated in hospitals
1 – Deceased
9 – Deceased (since 25.02.20)
436 – Recovered (since 25.02.20)
72 – Tested
7,386 – Tested (since 25.02.20)
200 – In self-isolation
Case Breakdown: 3 from Vinkovci, 1 from Županja and 1 (a foreign citizen), residing in Cerna.
9:12 – N1 confirmed unofficially that the Headquarters will extend restrictive measures for night clubs. They cannot work past midnight.
9:10 – The National Civil Protection Headquarters will hold a press conference today at 14:00 CET, at which it will release new data on those infected with COVID-19 in Croatia.
9:07 – Sisak-Moslavina County – 3
23 – Active cases
0 – Deceased
Case Breakdown: One person is from Novska, one from Kutina and one from Sisak.
9:00 – Istarska County – 9
57 – Active cases
– Treated in hospitals
– On ventilators
12 – Deceased (since 25.02.20)
1 – Recovered
316 – Tested (220 for administrative purposes)
164 – In self-isolation
Case Breakdown: Eight patients were already in self-isolation measures and are close contacts of already confirmed positive cases (4 are related to the meat production and sale facility, 4 are family and close contacts). One person had been in central Dalmatia.
8:59 – Primorje-Gorski Kotar County – 4
41 – Active cases
1 – Deceased
3 – Recovered
Case Breakdown: All are young people and contacts of previously infected. One of them is an Austrian tourist who has already returned to his home country.
8:50 – Požega-Slavonia County – 0
11 – Active cases
1 – Treated in hospitals
1 – Deceased (since 25.02.20)
61 – Tested
4,691 – Tested (since 25.02.20)
67 – In self-isolation
8:29 – Krunoslav Capak commented on the major regional differences in the fight against COVID-19. “Dalmatians have a slightly more relaxed mentality, which is more Mediterranean. People greet each other, make close contacts, as if they have forgotten that there is an epidemic going on,” he told Jutarnji list.
8:10 – Member of the Scientific Council of Croatia, prof. dr. sc. Gordan Lauc said on Dobro jutro, Hrvatska that he thinks that the situation is not that bad because we have gained several new insights in the last few weeks.
Split-Dalmatia County is the Biggest Focus
Yesterday, Split-Dalmatia County, which is currently the biggest hot spot, had the worst numbers. The head of the local headquarters, Luka Brčić, said that this was the result of the tourist season, which had positive and negative consequences.
Lauc believes that the country opening, because of the season, brought in more infected people. He also cited the economic recovery because the tourist season was better than expected.
Croatia Added to Country Red Lists
Due to the increased number of infected people, Slovenia and Great Britain put Croatia on the red list yesterday. This means that passengers from Croatia coming to the UK will have to isolate themselves for 14 days, the British Minister of Transport announced on Thursday.
Jelko Kacin, the spokesman of the Slovenian government for COVID-19, explained that Slovenian citizens currently in Croatia must return to Slovenia no later than midnight Monday so that they do not have to go into 14-day quarantine.
Those who enter Croatia after Friday will have to undergo a 14-day quarantine, regardless of their age or the area in Croatia where they are staying.
The Slovenian government announced this week that the deadline for tourists in Croatia returning without quarantine would expire at the end of the week. They explained that the deadline had been extended to give more time to those returning and minimize lines at the border. However, Interior Minister Aleš Hojs urged Slovenes not to wait until Monday or the last minute to return to the country.
Germany has issued a travel warning for Šibenik-Knin and Split-Dalmatia counties due to the increased number of new COVID-19 infections.
People returning from Germany from these counties must undergo a COVID-19 test upon return. They must remain in self-isolation upon return pending test results. Austria implemented a similar decision, but it applies for all of Croatia.
(Updates provided by Index)
European Union COVID-19 Statistics
Information on the COVID-19 situation and maps can be found on the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control website here. Note that number of reported cases correlates with testing, which varies among countries. More details to follow.
Croatia Health Updates & COVID-19 Tracking
Croatian Institute of Public Health (daily updates at 15:00 CET in Croatian) here.
Koronavirus.hr (daily updates at 14:00 CET in English) here, Facebook here, Twitter here and YouTube here.
CroatiaCovid19.info launched by HUT (Croatian Tourism Association) updates COVID-19 cases by region here.
COVID-19 INFO CROATIA well-moderated Facebook group providing rolling updates here.
World Live Updates
CNN updates can be found here.
The Guardian updates are here.
Al Jazeera updates are available here.
World Statistics & Pandemic Information
Johns Hopkins international map tracking spread of COVID-19 here.
Worldometers spreadsheets and charts here.
World Health Organization (WHO) updates here.
Follow this link for all Daily Croatia updates on the COVID-19 pandemic. UPDATED: 14:30 CET (Central European Time)
*The Croatia COVID-19 update for today Saturday August 22, 2020 can be found here.
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