August 25, 2020 — In the past 24 hours, Croatia reported 219 new COVID-19 cases. There are currently 2,231 active cases. Two have died. There are 7,815 people in self-isolation.
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COVID-19 testing centers in Croatia here. Interactive map here. More about testing and administrative tests here (from COVID-19 INFO CROATIA).
Current COVID-19 Data
219 – New cases
2,231 – Active cases
167 – Treated in hospitals
9 – On ventilators
2 – Deceased
198 – Recovered
1,977 – Tested
7,815 – In self-isolation
Cumulative COVID-19 Data
8,530 – Total cases (since 25.02.20)
6,124 – Total recovered (since 25.02.20)
175 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
154,159 – Total tested (since 25.02.20)
Neighboring Countries New & Active COVID-19 Cases
UPDATED: Daily at 20:30 CET
Italy – 876 New | 19,714 Active
Austria – 211 New | 3,085 Active
Slovenia – 21 New | 414 Active
Hungary – 24 New | 885 Active
Bosnia and Herzegovina – 297 New | 5,685 Active
Serbia – 106 New | 983 Active
Montenegro – 66 New | 877 Active
Croatia COVID-19 Summary of Past 24 Hours
After four consecutive days of breaking records with the daily number of new cases, Croatia recorded fewer new COVID-19 cases for two days in a row (NOTE: fewer tests are being performed over the weekend). Today, there was another increase with 219 new infections.
Two people have died.
Croatia Minister of Internal Affairs Davor Bozinovic indicated there would be no country-wide lockdown and that the hotspots will be extinguished locally.
“We are certainly won’t be entering another lockdown, but we need to be notified about hotspots in time so we don’t have to make decisions beyond what is necessary and possible at a given time,” he added.
COVID-19 Case Count by Croatia County
(Updates provided by Index)
Bjelovar-Bilogora County – 2
Brod-Posavina County – 20
Dubrovnik-Neretva County – 9
Istria County – 13
Karlovac County – 0
Koprivnica-Križevci County – Pending
Krapina-Zagorje County – 1
Lika-Senj County – 0
Medimurje County – 0
Osijek-Baranja County – 8 | 1 Deceased
Pozega-Slavonia County – 4
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County – 5
Sisak-Moslovina County – 4
Split-Dalmatia County – 71
Sibenik-Knin County – 1
Varazdin County – 3
Virovitica-Podravina County – Pending
Vukovar-Srijem County – 0
Zadar County – 26
Zagreb County – 12
Zagreb City – 30
Croatia County COVID-19 Updates
(Updates provided by Index)
Bjelovar-Bilogora County – 2
12 – Active cases
108 – Tested (56 results pending)
126 – Currently in self-isolation
0 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: One new COVID-19 infected person is a contact of a previously infected person and was already in self-isolation while the other new case is not a contact of previously infected people and further epidemiological research is underway.
Brod-Posavina County – 20
106 – Active cases
6 – Treated in hospitals
1 – On ventilators
85 – New in self-isolation
621 – Currently in self-isolation
322 – Total cases (since 25.02.20)
3 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: 10 new COVID-19 from Slavonski Brod, 3 each are from Oriovac and Garčin, and 1 person each from Staro Petrovo Selo, Vrbje, Bebrina and Klakar.
Due to the significant deterioration of the epidemiological situation in the Brod-Posavina County, a proposal was adopted to limit the number of people at wedding ceremonies, which will be submitted to the Central Headquarters for approval. The proposal would limit the number of people at wedding ceremonies to a maximum of 50 for 14 days, and the decision would go into effect on August 31, 2020.
Dubrovnik-Neretva County – 9
56 – Active cases
4 – Treated in hospitals
2 – Recovered (1 from Dubrovnik, 1 from Ploce)
321 – Currently in self-isolation
8,595 – Total tested (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: Two new COVID-19 cases are men from Dubrovnik, one of whom is a contact of infected person, and an epidemiological link is being established for the other. One man from the Dubrovnik Parish was also infected and an epidemiological link was also established. From Metković, one woman and one man were infected as contacts of a previously infected person. In Kula Norinska, two women and one man were infected as contacts of known cases. One woman from Zažablje was also infected, also a contact.
In the last 24 hours, 2 cases of self-isolation violations were identified. Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 62 cases of self-isolation violations have been identified.
Istria County – 13
75 – Active cases
2 – Recovered
505 – Tested (233 for administrative purposes)
234 – Currently in self-isolation
12 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: 7 new COVID-19 cases are people already in self-isolation measures or close contacts of confirmed positive people (4 are related to the meat production and sale facility, 3 are family and close contacts). Three (3) people are from Serbia and are in the county for business reasons. One (1) person is from The Netherlands and was tested upon admission to Pula General Hospital for other health concerns. Epidemiological treatment is underway in 2 people.
Karlovac County – 0
38 – Active cases
3 – Treated in hospitals
138 – Tested (27 returned with results)
173 – Currently in self-isolation
160 – Total cases (since 25.02.20)
120 – Total recovered (since 25.02.20)
2 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Koprivnica-Križevci County –
– Active cases
– Treated in hospitals
– On ventilators
– Deceased
– Recovered
– Tested
– New in self-isolation
– Currently in self-isolation
– Total cases (since 25.02.20)
– Total recovered (since 25.02.20)
– Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
– Total tested (since 25.02.20)
– Previously in self-isolation (since 25.02.20)
Krapina-Zagorje County – 1
20 – Active cases
2 – Recovered
149 – Currently in self-isolation
2 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: 1 new COVID-19 infection from Oroslavje and 2 people (Zabok and Bedekovčina) recovered.
Lika-Senj County – 0
16 – Active cases
40 – Tested
81 – Currently in self-isolation
50 – Total cases (since 25.02.20)
33 – Total recovered (since 25.02.20)
1 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Medimurje County – 0
29 – Active cases
68 – Tested yesterday (14 negative, 54 pending)
75 – Tested today
238 – Currently in self-isolation
Case Breakdown: 22 new COVID-19 cases returned from summer vacation, 3 are workers from other countries and 3 have permanent residence in the county, but live outside Međimurje County. One (1) person is the contact of a confirmed case.
Osijek-Baranja County – 8 | 1 Deceased
92 – Active cases
247 – Tested
23 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: Five (5) COVID-19 positive people live in Osijek, and one each in Đakovo, Valpovo and Čeminac. A man, born in 1958 from Vinkovci, died yesterday at the Clinical Hospital Center Osijek.
Pozega-Slavonia County – 4
30 – Active cases
2 – Treated in hospitals
98 – Tested
1 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
5,123 – Total tested (since 25.02.20)
Annoucement: Prefect Alojz Tomašević addressed the media today and said that the COVID-19 safety guidelines were being followed, and that there would be a meeting with school principals to prepare them for the school year.
“We must protect students and employees of all schools. There have been no exceptional events in our county, regardless of the increase in infected people in the last 10 days. Our system is functioning well and we are monitoring the increase in COVID-19 cases. We are happy that there has not been a large spike in our county. We will hold Aurea fest Požega in our city this week, and I ask everyone to adhere to the prescribed safety guidelines.
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County – 5
43 – Active cases
2 – Recovered
1 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: One new COVID-19 patient is a tourist from Hungary. There are also three young people, who are contacts of an infected person who is in self-isolation. They returned from summer vacation.
Sisak-Moslovina County – 4
33 – Active cases
0 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: The new COVID-19 patients are from Sisak, Popovača, Petrinja and Kutina. The sources of infections have been confirmed.
Split-Dalmatia County – 71
614 – Active cases
23 – Treated in hospitals
3 – On ventilators
654 – Tested
1,318 – Currently in self-isolation
4 – Currently in quarantine
48 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: New COVID-19 cases from Split 44, Solin 6, Kaštela 6, Trogir 1, Sinj 4, Hrvaca 3, Dicma 1, Lovreć 1, Prološac 1, Omiš 1, Nerežišić 1, Jelsa 1 and Šolta 1 person. Twenty-one (21) people are contacts of previously infected, while others are being treated epidemiologically.
Sibenik-Knin County – 1
100 – Active cases
5 – Treated in hospitals
212 – Tested
515 – Currently in self-isolation
5 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: The new COVID-19 patient is young person from Šibenik, and was in contact with an infected person.
There are currently 519 people in self-isolation: 515 are contacts of patients and 4 contacted the competent epidemiologist after entering Croatia from third countries.
Varazdin County – 3
47 – Active cases
3 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: The first COVID-19 is a close family contact of a previously infected person without symptoms. Two cases are health care professionals, who are also asymptomatic. They were tested because they had been in contact with an infected patient.
One is a gynecology employee at the Varaždin General Hospital. The COVID-19 infection was detected upon his return from vacation as a contact of a positive person. The employee had returned to his job and a number of employees will likely end up in self-isolation, which will impact the workload of Varaždin gynecology department.
Virovitica-Podravina County –
– New cases
– Active cases
– Total cases (since 25.02.20)
– Treated in hospitals
– On ventilators
– Deceased
– Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
– Recovered
– Total recovered (since 25.02.20)
– Tested
– Total tested (since 25.02.20)
– In self-isolation
Vukovar-Srijem County – 0
49 – Active cases
22 – Treated in hospitals
93 – Tested
168 – Currently in self-isolation
589 – Total cases (since 25.02.20)
483 – Total recovered (since 25.02.20)
9 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
7,747 – Total tested (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: 11 current COVID-19 cases are health care workers (3 doctors, 2 nurses/technicians, 3 other health care workers and 3 non-health care workers). There are 52 health care workers in self-isolation (9 doctors, 29 nurses/technicians, 13 other health care workers and 1 non-health care worker).
Zadar County – 26
160 – Active cases
19 – Treated in hospitals
3 – On ventilators
247 – Tested
362 – Currently in self-isolation
5,752 – Previously in self-isolation (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: Most new COVID-19 infections are family contacts, as well as young people whose contacts and movements are being established.
Zagreb County – 12
120 – Active cases
9 – Recovered
385 – Total cases (since 25.02.20)
254 – Total recovered (since 25.02.20)
11 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown:
Zagreb City – 30
491 – Active cases
242 – Tested
1229 – Currently in self-isolation
23 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: There are 6 new COVID-19 cases with no confirmed exposure. Seven patients were likely exposed during summer vacation, two are undergoing epidemiological treatment and 9 are from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
“Tomorrow there will probably be an increase in cases compared to today,” reported Zvonimir Sostar, head of Andrija Stampar Teaching Institute of Public Health. He added that the health care team is working overtime to process the tests in Zagreb and that employees are remaining at work for seven or eight additional hours.
Head of Education Ivica Lovrić said that the City of Zagreb will be procuring masks for all school children for whom wearing masks during classes is recommended.
(Updates provided by Index)
Croatia COVID-19 Recent Updates
- More information on the opening of schools in Croatia (September 7) can be found here (English translation in comments).
- Information on updates to administrative COVID-19 testing procedures can be accessed here.
Croatia on Red Travel List Map
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, in part, with testing, which varies among countries. For comparison, Malta has tested nearly 40 percent of their total population for COVID-19, while Croatia has tested less than 4 percent.
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.
COVID-19 INFO CROATIA well-moderated Facebook group providing rolling updates here.
CroatiaCovid19.info launched by HUT (Croatian Tourism Association) updates COVID-19 cases by region 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.
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