August 27, 2020 — In the past 24 hours, Croatia reported 304 new COVID-19 cases. There are currently 2,420 active cases. Two have died. There are 8,388 people in self-isolation.
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Current COVID-19 Data
304 – New cases
2,420 – Active cases
194 – Treated in hospitals
13 – On ventilators
2 – Deceased
233 – Recovered
2,849 – Tested
8,388 – In self-isolation
Cumulative COVID-19 Data
9,192 – Total cases (since 25.02.20)
6,595 – Total recovered (since 25.02.20)
177 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
160,236 – Total tested (since 25.02.20)
Neighboring Countries New & Active COVID-19 Cases
UPDATED: Daily at 20:30 CET
Italy – 1,367 New | 20,753 Active
Austria – 327 New | 3,155 Active
Slovenia – 36 New | 419 Active
Hungary – 73 New | 940 Active
Bosnia and Herzegovina – 283 New | 5,702 Active
Serbia – 154 New | 924 Active
Montenegro – 55 New | 853 Active
Croatia COVID-19 Summary of Past 24 Hours
Summary of Safety Measures in Split Dalmatia County
The necessary epidemiological safety measures include:
- Mandatory wearing of face masks or medical masks indoors in catering establishments except when food, drinks and beverages are consumed.
- A maximum of 50 people may be present at wedding ceremonies;
- A maximum of 20 people may be present at other private ceremonies and celebrations.
- A maximum of 50 people may be present at the funeral, no funeral banquets, and condolences to the bereaved must not be expressed through close contact.
- At all social gatherings (events, performances, masses, rituals, exhibitions and other social gatherings) it is obligatory to adhere to all prescribed epidemiological safety measures. If they are held indoors it is obligatory to wear face masks or medical masks and maintain a physical distance of at least 2 meters.
- Organizers of all social gatherings and owners of catering facilities are obliged to closely supervise the compliance with the prescribed epidemiological safety measures.
- The operation of gyms, fitness centers and other forms of organized recreation is suspended.
- Sports competitions may only be held without spectators.
- Visits to and departures from old people’s homes and other social welfare institutions are prohibited, and it is recommended that work be organized in shifts, whenever possible.
These safety measures go into effect August 27, 2020.
Safety Measures Introduced in Dubrovnik Neretva County
Joško Cebalo, Head of the County Civil Protection Headquarters, gave a statement to the media regarding the proposed epidemiological measures in the in the county.
- The number of people at wedding ceremonies is limited to 50, the same is true at commemorations and funerals, and the mourners cannot be in close contact.
- Private festivities can only be organized within the immediate family and should not be attended by more than 20 people.
- Religious rites, manifestations, exhibitions and similar events may be held, but with the implementation of all security measures. If they are indoors, it is necessary to keep a distance of two meters and wear masks.
“Our proposal is that the safety measures go into effect on Monday for a period of 14 days,” Cebalo explained, adding that the measures were adopted to protect citizens, preserve the season and the favorable epidemiological situation in Southern Croatia.
COVID-19 Case Count by Croatia County
(Updates provided by Index)
Bjelovar-Bilogora County – 0
Brod-Posavina County – 12
Dubrovnik-Neretva County – 9
Istria County – 5
Karlovac County – 2
Koprivnica-Križevci County – 2
Krapina-Zagorje County – Pending
Lika-Senj County – 0
Medimurje County – 2
Osijek-Baranja County – 2
Pozega-Slavonia County – 6
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County – 16
Sisak-Moslovina County – 10
Split-Dalmatia County – 109
Sibenik-Knin County – 8
Varazdin County – 1
Virovitica-Podravina County – 3
Vukovar-Srijem County – 6
Zadar County – 7
Zagreb County – 14
Zagreb City – 68
Croatia County COVID-19 Updates
(Updates provided by Index)
Bjelovar-Bilogora County – 0
11 – Active cases
52 – Tested (results pending)
133 – Currently in self-isolation
Brod-Posavina County – 12
127 – Active cases
6 – Treated in hospitals
0 – On ventilators
40 – New in self-isolation
759 – Currently in self-isolation
2 – Currently in quarantine
345 – Total cases (since 25.02.20)
3 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: Nova Gradiška (4), Rešetari (3), Slavonski Brod (2) and 1 each from Staro Petrovo Selo, Bukovlje and Gornja Vrba.
Dubrovnik-Neretva County – 9
72 – Active cases
6 – Treated in hospitals
353 – Currently in self-isolation
8,927 – Total tested (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: The new COVID-19 cases include 5 women from Dubrovnik, one of whom is the contact of a previously infected patient. One man from Dubrovnik was also infected, as well as one man each from Metković, Kula Norinska and Konavle.
No reports of self-isolation violations have been identified in the last 24 hours. Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 62 self-isolation violations have been confirmed.
Istria County – 5
80 – Active cases
1 – Deceased
1 – Recovered
420– Tested (225 for administrative purposes)
13 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: One new COVID-19 positive patient imported the virus after a stay in a neighboring country. For the others, epidemiological processing is underway.
Unfortunately, one COVID-19 positive person, a foreign citizen, born in 1933, died at the Pula General Hospital due to other health problems.
Karlovac County – 2
36 – Active cases
3 – Treated in hospitals
45 – Tested
164 – Currently in self-isolation
167 – Total cases (since 25.02.20)
2 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: 2 women from Ogulin who have close home contacts of COVID-19 infected people who were already in self-isolation.
Koprivnica-Križevci County – 2
25 – Active cases
3 – Recovered
112 – Currently in self-isolation
16 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: Two new COVID-19 cases are from Koprivnica and developed symptoms after returning from vacation.
Krapina-Zagorje County – Pending
Lika-Senj County – 0
14 – Active cases
1 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Medimurje County – 3
29 – Active cases
144 – Tested Yesterday
110 – Tested Today
217 – Currently in self-isolation
0 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
3,321 – Total tested (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: 19 of the new COVID-19 patient returned from vacation, 3 are workers from other countries who are working temporarily in Croatia, 3 have residence in Međimurje County but live elsewhere, 1 person is a contact of a confirmed case, 2 returned from a pilgrimage and 1 who is a worker abroad – or a weekly migrant.
Osijek-Baranja County – 2
83 – Active cases
17 – Treated in hospitals
1 – On ventilators
1 – Deceased
256 – Tested
31 – New in self-isolation
319 – Currently in self-isolation
25 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: One new COVID-19 patient resides in Đakovo, and the other in Valpovo.
Unfortunately, one hospitalized person died at the Clinical Hospital Center Osijek (a man, residing in Osijek, born in 1956, and had several chronic diseases).
Pozega-Slavonia County – 6
38 – Active cases
2 – Treated in hospitals
116 – Tested
247 – Currently in self-isolation
1 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
5,372 – Total tested (since 25.02.20)
Announcement: Visits and entry into social institutions such as homes for the elderly and infirm have been abolished until further notice. Health care centers are operating so that temperature measurement and disinfection will be performed at entrances. For all non COVID-19 cases there are family doctors and people are urged to delay less important examinations.
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County – 16
57 – Active cases
1 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: These new COVID-19 patients include 11 returnees from vacation and 5 contacts of infected people. One of the newly infected patients was hospitalized.
Announcement: Due to the reconstruction of Krešimirova Street, the City of Rijeka will not be able to provide access to vehicles to the drive in testing center from Friday to Monday. However, the Teaching Institute for Public Health is open to all citizens who want or need to be tested for COVID-19 and who can reach the institute by foot.
Sisak-Moslovina County – 10
43 – Active cases
0 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: Six new COVID-19 positive patients from Novska, one from Popovača, one from Hrvatska Dubica, one from Sisak and one from Petrinja.
Split-Dalmatia County – 109
694 – Active cases
1,376 – Currently in self-isolation
4 – Currently in quarantine
48 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: New COVID-19 cases from Split 49, Hvar 4, Imotski 3, Kastela 5, Makarska 7, Omis 1, Sinj 6, Solin 8, Stari Grad 1, Trilja 1, Vrlika 1, Dicma 4, Dugopolje 1, Hrvaca 3, Podgora 1, Podstrana 2, Prolosca 4, Pucisca 2, Runovici 1, Segeta 1, Sestanovac 1, Tucepi 1, Zmijavaci 1 and Ciste Provo 1 person.
Thirty-four 34 persons are contacts of previously infected people, while the others are being epidemiologically treated.
Sibenik-Knin County – 8
117 – Active cases
5 – Treated in hospitals
239 – Tested
501 – Currently in self-isolation
Case Breakdown: Four new COVID-19 patients are from Šibenik, two from Vodice, one from Drniš and one from Skradin. Most of the new patients are young and contacts of earlier patients.
Varazdin County – 1
51 – Active cases
6 – Treated in hospitals (1 at Fran Mihaljevic in Zagreb)
270 – Currently in self-isolation
132 – Total cases (since 25.02.20)
3 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: The new COVID-19 patient is asymptomatic and was exposed at a wedding on August 15 in Ivanec, and will be treated at home. Including the above patient, 23 cases of the virus have been associated with the mentioned wedding so far.
An additional 15 cases attributed to the county due to the registered place of residence.
Virovitica-Podravina County – 3
16 – Active cases
1 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
63 – Tested (56 processed, 7 pending)
Case Breakdown: One new COVID-19 patient is a contact of an infected person, has mild symptoms and is already in self-isolation. The second is a young girl, with mild symptoms. The third is a child who is three months old. The source of infection of a young girl and a three-month-old child, who has mild symptoms, is a large joint gathering. Unfortunately, we are still waiting for the results for 14 people who were tested on Sunday.
Announcement: Due to the intense pressure on laboratories, where test samples for COVID-19 are arriving from tourists, workers from abroad, returnees from vacation, and patients — the test results have been delayed. On Wednesday evening, the test results for most of our county (which were sent on Tuesday) have arrived, according to the county headquarters.
Vukovar-Srijem County – 6
38 – Active cases
19 – Treated in hospitals
1 – Deceased
97 – Tested
172 – Currently in self-isolation
598 – Total cases (since 25.02.20)
518 – Total recovered (since 25.02.20)
13 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
7,966 – Total tested (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: New COVID-19 cases from: Vinkovici 1, Gradište 1, Vrbanje 1, Babina Greda 1, and Županje 2.
Eight health care workers are positive (2 doctors, 2 nurses/technicians, 2 other health care workers and 2 non-health care workers. There are 42 health care workers in self-isolation (6 doctors, 22 nurses/technicians, 13 other health care workers and 1 non-health care worker).
Zadar County – 7
72 – Active cases
254 – Total cases (since 25.02.20)
180 – Total recovered (since 25.02.20)
2 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: Most new patients are family contacts and young people whose contacts and movements are being determined, reports the Zadar County Civil Protection Headquarters.
Four newly infected people are from Zadar, three each from Sukošan and Sv. Filip and Jakov, two from Galovac, and one each from Bibinje and Tkon.
Zagreb County – 14
129 – Active cases
8 – Recovered
408 – Total cases (since 25.02.20)
268 – Total recovered (since 25.02.20)
11 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown:
Zagreb City – 68
574 – Active cases
54 – Recovered
936 – Tested (estimate)
1,481 – Total recovered (since 25.02.20)
24 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
Case Breakdown: The anamnesis is unclear for 10 new COVID-19 cases, 34 people are contacts of infected people, 15 of them have returned from vacation – Hvar, Vodice, Vir, Imotski, and 5 are imported from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(Updates provided by Index)
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 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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