November 25, 2020 — In the past 24 hours, Croatia reported 3,603 new COVID-19 cases. There are currently 20,691 active cases. Fifty-six (56) have died. There are 45,518 people in self-isolation.
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Current COVID-19 Data
3,603 – New cases
20,691 – Active cases
2,136 – Treated in hospitals
240 – On ventilators
56 – Deceased
2,017 – Recovered
10,194– Tested
45,518 – In self-isolation
Cumulative COVID-19 Data
111,617 – Total cases (since 25.02.20)
89,425 – Total recovered (since 25.02.20)
1,501– Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
702,242 – Total tested (since 25.02.20)
COVID-19 Case Count by Croatia County
Sources: Index here, koronavirus.hr here, and counties below. Google Translate plugin download here. Google Translate here.
Details on the birth years of deceased COVID-19 patients on the koronavirus.hr Twitter page here. Note that national and county numbers for new and active cases often differ and sometimes greatly.
Croatia County COVID-19 Update Links
These are direct links to the county websites for COVID-19 daily reports. Note that not all counties provide updates on a daily basis. Google Translate plugin download here. Google Translate here.
Bjelovar-Bilogora County
Brod-Posavina County
Dubrovnik-Neretva County
Istria County
Karlovac County
Koprivnica-Križevci County
Krapina-Zagorje County
Lika-Senj County
Međimurje County
Osijek-Baranja County
Požega-Slavonia County
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Šibenik-Knin County
Sisak-Moslovina County
Split-Dalmatia County
Varaždin County
Virovitica-Podravina County
Vukovar-Srijem County
Zadar County
Zagreb City
Zagreb County
Croatia County COVID-19 Details
Dubrovnik-Neretva County
In Dubrovnik-Neretva County out of 245 tests, 38 were positive (16%). There are 22 people from Dubrovnik, four from Blato, three from Korčula, two each from Mljet and Vela Luka, one person each from Konavle, Metković, Smokvice and Ston and one person who does not have residence in the county. A total of 21 men and 17 women were infected, and an epidemiological link was established for 20 individuals. Fifty-nine (59) people recovered: 22 from Metković, 12 from Dubrovnik, seven from Župa dubrovačka, six from Ploče, four from Konavle, two from Ston, one person each from Blato, Korčula, Kula Norinska, Lastovo and Vela Luka and one person without residence in the county. Forty-seven (47) people are hospitalized in OB Dubrovnik. Six patients require intensive care, one patient is on a ventilator – non-invasive ventilation, and five are on invasive ventilation. There are 720 people in self-isolation.
Istra County
In Istra County out of 473 tests, 86 are positive for COVID-19 (18%). Sixty-two (62) people were already in self-isolation or close contacts of an already known positive person. For 8 people, epidemiologically, these are imported cases from: Rijeka (7), Našice (1). Fifty-three (53) people recovered and there are 764 people in self-isolation.
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
In Primorje-Gorski Kotar County out 1058 tests, there are 334 new COVID-19 cases (32%). One hundred sixty-nine (169) have recovered. The number of infected over the age of 65 is still low, at 13 percent, and this is a good indicator in the overall epidemiological picture. According to the KBC Directorate Office, there are 105 hospitalized. Of that number, 10 are on ventilators.
Split-Dalmatia County
In Split-Dalmatia County out of 1276 processed tests, 463 are positive (36%). There are new cases from Split 168, Imotski 5, Kaštela 36, Komiža, Makarska 1, Omis 12, Sinj 84, Solin 17, Stari Grad 7, Trilj 33, Trogir 4, Vis 2, Vrgorac 1, Vrlika 4, Brela 1, Dicmo 4, Dugi Rat 7, Dugopolje 8, Hrvace 16, Jelsa 4, Klisa 3, Lećevica 1, Lovreć 3, Muć 5, Okrug 1, Otok 12, Podbablje 2, Podstrana 10, Postira 2, Prgomet 1, Primorski Doc 3, Šestanovac 2, Šolta 1, Zmijavci 1 and Cista Provo 1 person. One hunded eighty-nine (189) people are contacts of previously infected. There are 153 people hospitalized at KBC Split, while 16 people are on ventilators. A total of 2625 people are in self-isolation.
Zadar County
In Zadar County out of 466 COVID-19 tests, 137 are positive (29%). Among the new cases, 63 are in Zadar, ten in Sali, seven in Benkovac, six each in Biograd, Poličnik and Sukošan, four each in Nin and Kali, three each in Novigrad, Škabrnja, Povljana and Posedarje, two each in Bibinje. , Kukljica, Pakostane, Sv. Filip and Jakov, Vrsi and Zemunik Donji and one person each in Obrovac, Galovac, Gračac, Preko, Privlaka, Ražanac and Vir. Yesterday’s tests also showed that 11 more residents from the Zadar Home for the Elderly and the Infirm and eight residents of that institution in Sali on Dugi Otok tested positive. At Zadar hospital, 43 patients are being treated, six of whom are on ventilators, and in the Special Hospital for Orthopedics Biograd na Moru, 12 patients with a milder clinical outlook were hospitalized. There are 2335 people in self-isolation and police recorded one violation of self-isolation.
Zagreb City
In Zagreb City out 1237 PCR tests, 595 were positive (48%). The number of people tested by antigen tests was 1005, of which 328 or 32.6 percent were positive. Epidemiology Service staff successfully contacted 792 people. Self-isolation was imposed on 1523 people.
Out of 792 treated positive people, 283 have negative epidemiological anamnesis so far, 330 persons are contacts of positive people, two people arrived from Serbia and Turkey, 38 people are residents/employees of elderly homes and other social care institutions. For 13 people, exposure at the workplace was possible, and for three people during their stay in health care institutions.
Positive test results for fifteen residents and five employees were confirmed in homes for the elderly and infirm and other social institutions in Zagreb. Positive test results were also confirmed for 20 students, three teachers and one primary school teaching assistant, and 27 high school students. Self-isolation was determined for 432 primary school students and 531 secondary school students. There are 12 people in quarantine in Zagreb.
Zagreb County
In Zagreb County there are new cases in the following cities and towns 16 Samobor, 12 Sveta Nedelja, 14 Zaprešić, 9 Jastrebarsko, 28 Velika Gorica, 10 Ivanić-Grad, 7 Dugo Selo, 5 Vrbovec, 4 Sveti Ivan Zelina, municipalities – 1 Brdovec, 1 Bistra, 1 Jakovlje, 1 Luka, 1 Dubravica, 4 Klinča Sela, 1 Stupnik, 2 Žumberak, 3 Krašić, 1 Orle, 1 Pokupsko, 7 Kloštar Ivanić, 4 Križ, 3 Brckovljani, 3 Rugvica. Two hundred thirty-nine (239) people recovered. Epidemiological processing is underway in a home for the elderly and infirm in Ivanić-Grad due to one positive employee. Self-isolation was prescribed for six grades of primary schools and 10 grades of secondary schools.
COVID-19 News in Past 48 Hours
Anesthesiologist from Dubrava: We Have Never Had Such a High Mortality Rate
“I’ve been in this profession for 10 years and in those 10 years I haven’t had as many people die as in these 3 months. We’ve never had such a mortality rate and in the beginning it was terribly frustrating, but then I read the literature and realized it was such a disease,” said Anesthesiologist Dr. Andrej Sribar on N1 on Wednesday.
“The biggest misunderstanding is that these are people who have significant comorbidities, yes, there are such people, but we may have taken 3 years of someone’s life because of irresponsible behavior. Now there are younger people in intensive care and the consequences are yet to be seen,” he added.
Croatia Has Become the New Italy: President of Croatian Medical Chamber
President of the Croatian Medical Chamber Dr. Sc. Krešimir Luetić said on Studio 4 that the Varaždin hospital is in a difficult situation and that about 200 COVID-19 patients have been hospitalized there. He emphasized that patients are beginning to be hospitalized in temporary facilities (in tents).
He added that Varaždin, Međimurje and Krapina-Zagorje counties are among the most endangered counties, including their hospitals. He pointed out that the City of Zagreb is also in an increasingly difficult epidemiological position and is afraid that Croatia is moving in a negative direction regarding the epidemic.
Dr. Željko Blažinkov from the Croatian Association of Hospital Doctors said that the situation in hospitals was alarming and that the intensive care units were full and the number of respirators was limited. He added that the association had warned in an open letter that the situation in hospitals was much worse than it was presented to the public and that the influx of patients was huge.
This is a State of War: 70 Percent of Patients on Ventilators are Dying in Varaždin
Head of the Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Renata Krobot, said they currently have 16 patients in the intensive care unit of whom 14 are on ventilators. “The first patient was admitted to our facility on a ventilator on October 17. So far, 64 have been hospitalized. The mortality rate is 77 percent. The average age of the dead is 67 years,” Krobot said on Wednesday.
New Measures May Include Closing Restaurants, Cafes, Cinemas Until Christmas
Unofficial reports (source: Index) indicate that cafes and restaurants will close (restaurant food delivery OK). Hotels may stay open and hotel restaurants would be available only for guests. Shops would remain open, but there would be restrictions on number of people inside at one time. Cinemas would close, while salons and shopping centers would stay open. Epidemiologists are seeking closure of gyms, but that is uncertain, and gyms are mostly empty now.
Elementary schools would not switch to online classes, but high schools and colleges would partially transition to online teaching (many are already). An official announcement is expected on Thursday. These measures, once approved, would go into effect Saturday and remain in effect until Christmas Eve.
National Headquarters Preparing Even Stricter Nationwide Measures on Wednesday
Minister of the Interior and head of the National Civil Protection Headquarters Davor Bozinovic announced on Tuesday that the National Headquarters would prepare a stricter set of measures against the COVID-19 epidemic by Wednesday, which will take effect at the end of the week and be valid until Christmas.
“These are tougher measures, some think that these (current) measures are enough, but the numbers are not falling and we will implement new measures bearing in mind that this is a long battle,” revealed Bozinovic after a Government meeting with prefects. They wanted an assessment of the situation and to hear about plans for the upcoming days. “The draft measure will be prepared for the cabinet of the Government. Then, will be given to prefects for their reactions. After that, we will make a decision which will probably take effect by the end of the week,” he announced.
He said that everything should be done, when the COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Croatia, to vaccinate as many citizens as possible. Because in order to stop the epidemic, it is necessary to vaccinate 70 percent of the adult population. “According to the Law on the Protection of the Population from Infectious Diseases, there are mandatory vaccines. In order for the vaccine to stop the epidemic, 70 percent of the population must be vaccinated. We will make sure that this happens,” he indicated.
127 Infected Residents in Home for the Elderly and Mentally Ill in Bistričak
In the Home for the Elderly Mentally Ill in Bistričak in Otočac, out of 154 residents, 127 of them are currently suffering from COVID-19, the Lika-Senj CZ Headquarters announced on Tuesday. The Director of the Bistričak Home, Ivanka Jagec, told Hina that out of 127 infected residents, seven of them are in the hospital, but none of them need help with breathing. Fourteen (14) employees of the home, who are in self-isolation, also tested positive. They have been replaced by staff from the branches in Jalžabet and Kotoriba.
Croatian Institute of Public Health (HZJZ) Looking for COVID-19 in Wastewater
The Croatian Institute of Public Health (HZJZ) in cooperation with Zagreb Wastewater Ltd. (ZOV) recently launched a wastewater monitoring project in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The project is implemented through cooperation with the Office of the World Health Organization in Croatia, and is funded by the German government. The purpose of the project is to locate and track epidemic hotspots by analyzing wastewater from Zagreb and surroundings, as Index reported on Tuesday.
Head of KB Dubrava: Worrying That There are More Young COVID-19 With Serious Clinical Outlooks
Ivica Lukšić, acting Director of KB Dubrava, for N1 explained the situation at KB Dubrava and presented the latest figures. “There were 428 patients here this morning, 80 of them are on ventilators,” he revealed. “It’s worrying that more young people without comorbidities have with serious clinical outlooks. The vast majority of them are recovering. But it’s a matter of further monitoring,” he added on Tuesday.
Rapid Testing Underway, New Drive In Testing Center Coming to Split
The director of the NZJZ of the Split-Dalmatia County, Željka Karin, said that in that county, rapid testing is also underway, but only in certain institutions and collectives. From November 29, there will be a new drive-in test in the Split ferry port. Those without a car can walk to this covered area. “We are still doing a sufficient number of samples with PCR tests, or as many as general medicine reports to us,” she revealed on Monday.
Sasa Srica Believes That Lockdown Will Remain the Only Option
“I don’t think these measures were adopted with bad intentions, but they were adopted too late. These are measures of a cosmetic nature, they will not be able to stop these figures,” revealed Pulmonologist Saša Srića, who works at the COVID-19 hospital in Dubrava. He was a guest on N1 television on Monday.
“There is a larger influx of patients who come than those who leave. We are doing everything we can. Patients who are admitted because of COVID-19 cannot be discharged before the tenth day. Many patients develop various complications, the clinical picture is quite bizarre,” added Srica.
“With due respect to Minister Beroš’ efforts, I cannot agree that the health system is not endangered. It is in an definitely alarming, if not critical phase,” said Srica, adding that Ivan Djikic should have been included in the Government’s Scientific Council.
Croatia Health Updates & COVID-19 Tracking
Koronavirus.hr (daily update at 10:00 CET in English) here, Facebook here, Twitter here and YouTube here.
Croatian Institute of Public Health (daily updates at 15:00 CET in Croatian) here.
COVID-19 INFO CROATIA well-moderated Facebook group providing rolling updates here.
US Embassy COVID-19 Information page can be found here.
Croatia National Headquarters New Safety Measures
Croatia has officially closed night clubs, night bars, discos, casinos and slot machine clubs. Stores and businesses allowed to remain open must adhere to the capacities prescribed by Civil Protection Headquarters. They have also reduced the allowed size of events and gatherings.
A translation of these measures from the official post on koronavirus.hr, which can be found here. This decision goes into effect at midnight on November 22, 2020 and applies until December 15, 2020.
Other Croatia COVID-19 Announcements
Zagreb Offers Free Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Testing Beginning Monday, November 23
As of Monday, November 23, the City of Zagreb started mass antigen testing for COVID-19, the results of which will be obtained in 15 minutes. There are currently 50,000 tests available. More information about making appointments, procedures, testing sites, contact information and hours of operation here.
New Testing Procedures at Dr. Andrija Stampar, Telephone Lines for People in Self-Isolation
The Institute of Public Health “Dr. Andrija Štampar” informs citizens that a new Call Center has been opened for people in self-isolation in order to improve the monitoring of persons who have been in contact with people with COVID-19, and the telephone numbers are:
01/46 96 308
01/55 63 102
01/46 96 315
email: [email protected]
The working hours of the call center are seven days a week from 8:00 to 20:00 CET.
The new working hours of Drive-in testing from Monday, November 16, 2020 are: Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 16:00 CET; on Saturdays from 10:00 to 14:00 CET and on Sundays from 08:00 to 12:00 CET. Appointments for COVID-19 testing are available on the Dr. Andrija Štampar website here or directly here.
Separate COVID-19 Clinic Open in Rijeka
A separate COVID-19 health clinic started operating in the macro center of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Health Center in Zamet (Bože Vidasa 16a). A separate outpatient clinic is intended for the examination of COVID-19 positive patients or patients with symptoms that may indicate a COVID-19 infection. General/family medicine teams will be receiving patients in the basement of the building (specially marked entrance on the north side of the building) on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and public holidays from 08:00 to 20:00 CET. Patients are admitted to the outpatient clinic exclusively by prior telephone appointment at the following telephone numbers: 091 251 8544 or 091 251 8545.
Ministry of Interior Reminds Citizens and Residents to Visit Police Stations Only When Urgent
The Ministry of the Interior (MUP) reminded citizens and residents on November 10 to come to police administrations and stations only in case of an urgent need to urgently solve some of the administrative tasks in order to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection. They repeat that the validity of ID cards, passports and driver’s licenses and weapons certificates which expired after the proclamation of the COVID-19 epidemic on March 11 were extended for the entire duration of the epidemic, and at most 30 days after the proclamation of the end of the epidemic. The Ministry of the Interior also points out the possibility of submitting certain applications for administrative tasks via e-Services, which include submitting applications for passports, driver’s licenses, registration of residence, giving consent in certain administrative procedures, such as the landlord’s consent to registering residence.
Influenza Vaccinations Began in Mid October
Due to the coronavirus epidemic, the influenza vaccination started earlier this year in Croatia, in mid-October. A total of 590,000 doses of vaccine were ordered, and a vaccination plan has been prepared in compliance with all epidemiological measures. Contact information for pharmacies which offering vaccinations here.
Croatia Counties Strengthening Safety Measures to Control Spread of COVID-19
Several Croatia counties have strengthened safety measures in an attempt to control the transmission of COVID-19. Those include reducing the number of participants at weddings, funerals, wakes, and other private and public events. A full summary of county measures can be found here.
Croatia Travel Information
- Re-open EU here.
- canitravel.net here.
- Euronews Article: Where can I book a holiday in Europe? here.
- Detailed Croatia travel information, transportation, traffic updates and entry information here.
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. Maps can be found here for:
- Combined indicator: 14-day notification rate, testing rate and test positivity
- 14-day case notification rate per 100 000 inhabitants
- Testing rates per 100 000 inhabitants
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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