November 27, 2020 — In the past 24 hours, Croatia reported 4,080 new COVID-19 cases. There are currently 22,408 active cases. Forty-eight (48) have died. There are 51,514 people in self-isolation.
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Current COVID-19 Data
4,080 – New cases
22,408 – Active cases
2,240 – Treated in hospitals
266 – On ventilators
48 – Deceased
3,349 – Recovered
11,091– Tested
51,514 – In self-isolation
Cumulative COVID-19 Data
119,706 – Total cases (since 25.02.20)
95,698 – Total recovered (since 25.02.20)
1,600 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
724,820 – 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 246 tests, 49 were positive (20%). There are 21 people from Dubrovnik, six from Metković, five from Konavle (four of them from the Home for the Elderly), three from Blato, from Lastovo and from Vela Luka, two people from the Dubrovnik littoral, one person each from Ploče, Opuzen, Ston, Župa dubrovačka and Zažablje and one person who does not reside in the county. A total of 25 men and 24 women were infected, and an epidemiological link was established for 29 individuals.
Forty-three (43) people recovered: 14 from Dubrovnik, nine from Metković, five from Konavle, four from Opuzen and Župa dubrovačka, two from Blato and Ploče, one from the Dubrovnik littoral and two people who do not reside in the county. Fifty-three (53) people were hospitalized at OB Dubrovnik. Seven patients require intensive care, one patient is on oxygen, one is on non-invasive ventilation, and five is on invasive ventilation. There are 803 people in self-isolation.
Istra County
In Istra County out 497 tests, 81 were positive for COVID-19 (16%). Sixty-two (62) people were already in self-isolation measures or close contacts of an already known positive person. Eleven (11) cases were epidemiologically imported from: Rijeka (7), Zagreb (2), Bosnia and Herzegovina (2). One hundred nine (109) recovered. There are 1002 people in self-isolation.
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
In Primorje-Gorski Kotar County out of 1055 tested, 319 people were positive (30%). Two hundred nine (209) recovered. There are 113 patients at the Rijeka Clinical Hospital, and 12 people on ventilators.
Split-Dalmatia County
In Split-Dalmatia County out of a total of 1208 processed tests, there are 548 new cases (45%). They are from Split 192, Imotski 17, Kaštela 45, Komiža 1, Makarska 7, Omis 19, Sinj 47, Solin 29, Stari Grad 1, Supetar 9, Trilj 9, Trogir 16, Vis 2, Vrgorac 3, Vrlika 4, Bol 8, Baska Voda 2, Dicmo 6, Dugi Rat 18, Dugopolje 1, Gradac 1 , Hrvace 5, Jelsa 4, Klis 5, Lokvicici 1, Lovrec 2, Marina 5, Muc 3, Nerezisca 1, Okrug 1, Otok 11, Podbablje 9, Podgora 1, Podstrana 13, Postira 7, Prgomet 1, Primorski Doc 6, Prolozac 7, Pučišća 6, Runovići 4, Seget 5, Selca 2, Sutivan 2, Šestanovac 3, Šolta 2, Zadvarje 1, Zmijavci 2 and Cista Provo 2 people.
Out of the total number of new cases, 251 people were in contact with previously infected people. There are 163 people hospitalized at the Split Clinical Hospital, while 19 people are on ventilators. A total of 2746 people are in self-isolation.
Zadar County
In Zadar County out of 422 tests, 148 were positive (35%). Among the new cases, most are in Zadar – 79. In Sukosan, 11 people were infected, in Kali eight, five in Benkovac and Stankovci, four in Novigrad, Poličnik , Ražanac and Sv. Filip and Jakov, three each in Jasenice, Kolan and Zemunik Donji, two each in Bibinje, Kukljica and Vir, and one each in Biograd, Gračac, Lišani Ostrovički, Obrovac, Pag, Posedarje, Preko, Škabrnja and Vrsi. Two thousand six hundread thirty (2630) are in self-isolation.
Zagreb City
In Zagreb City out of 1248 people tested, there are 513 new confirmed cases (41%). Out of 1205 rapid antigen test applicants, 902 were tested, of which 295 were positive, or 32.7%. Employees of the Epidemiology Service successfully processed 843 cases of infected persons, with a measure of self-isolation imposed on 1,648 persons. Of all treated patients, the largest part – 40% are contacts of Covid-positive persons, 34% have a negative epidemiological history, and 10 people may have been exposed at work, eight during their stay in health care institutions, six during family gatherings and three people arrived from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Positive test results for 31 residents and six employees were confirmed in homes for the elderly and infirm and other social institutions in Zagreb. Positive test results were confirmed for 25 students, three primary school teachers, 33 students and two secondary school teachers. Self-isolation was determined for 528 primary school students and 667 secondary school students.
Dr. Vjekoslav Jeleč, Head of the City Health Office, pointed out that 860 people entered the COVID-19 outpatient clinics of health centers yesterday. While self-isolation was determined for 16 cases, and 384 people were sent for testing. “At Tomislavov dom on Sljeme, there are currently 24 people in quarantine, Within the health system there are 206 health workers who are positive, and 231 of them have been assigned self-isolation.
Zagreb County
In Zagreb County there are new COVID-19 cases in the following towns and cities — 106 Samobor, 26 Sveta Nedelja, 22 Zaprešić, 15 Jastrebarsko, 46 Velika Gorica, 15 Ivanić-Grad, 37 Dugo Selo, 6 Vrbovec, 22 Sveti Ivan Zelina, municipalities – 12 Brdovec, 5 Bistra, 3 Jakovlje, 3 Luka, 2 Marija Gorica, 1 Pusca, 1 Dubravica, 11 Klinca Sela, 3 Stupnik, 4 Pisarovina, 1 Krasic, 1 Orle, 2 Kravarsko, 1 Pokupsko, 2 Klostar Ivanic, 9 Kriz, 4 Brckovljani, 5 Rugvica, 4 Dubrava, 1 Rakovec, 4 Gradec, and 2 Bedenica. Two hundred twenty-two (222) people recovered.
COVID-19 News in Past 48 Hours
Zagreb Will Place Passenger Capacity Labels on Trams
Ljuba Romčević-Žgela, President of the Management Board of ZET, reported that the production of labels with the exact number of passengers which can be a vehicle is in progress. Stickers will be displayed on the first front doors of ZET vehicles, and on articulated buses, on both the first and rear doors.
“I ask all customers of public transport to protect themselves and others and not to get into vehicles when they see that there are a large number of passengers in the vehicle,” Romčević-Žgela emphasized.
Međimurje High Schools Begin Online Classes
“At a meeting with principals, we decided that classes in high schools will be held online from Monday, November 30 to December 14,” revealed Blaženka Novak, Head of the Administrative Department of Education on Friday. She added that it was agreed that classes will be held online during the morning shift as often as possible.
School Holidays Extended by One Week
The Christmas holidays begin on December 24, and were supposed to last until January 8. That is, the students were supposed to be in school on January 11. However, as confirmed to Index by the Ministry of Education, the holidays will be extended by a week, so Croatian students will start school on January 18. As reported to Index on Friday, there probably will not be any holidays scheduled between February 23 and 26.
Bubaš Not Expect any Significant Improvements for Three Weeks
Assistant Director of the Croatian Institute of Public Health Marija Bubaš was a guest on Novi Dan and commented on the new measures, as well as the situation with the COVID-19 epidemic in Croatia. “I don’t expect any significant improvements given the number of infected, I’m still of the opinion that it will take a long time. We’ll see in three weeks, it’s hard project everything,” explained Bubas.
She believes that with the maximum use of all resources, it is possible to process 20,000 tests a day. “If the number of infected people falls and if we manage curtail infections, we may not have to reach that ceiling. There are currently 28 testing sites in Croatia. I believe we will be able to control this epidemic more effectively,” she added on Friday.
Zagreb Begins Testing Students
The City of Zagreb, in cooperation with the Teaching Institute for Public Health Dr. Andrija Štampar and the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Medicine will conduct a preliminary study on the prevalence of COVID-19 among students and employees of primary and secondary schools in Zagreb, they reported on Thursday.
Testing with antigen tests will be conducted by employees of the Institute of Public Health Dr. Andrija Štampar from November 30 to December 4 in 15 schools in Zagreb. In each of the 15 schools, 8 primary and 7 secondary, 120 students will be tested, with the prior consent of parents, and 20 employees, by random selection.
The purpose of testing is to obtain information on the presence of the virus in Zagreb schools on a representative sample — the basis of which further epidemiological measures will be determined in the schools of Zagreb, the statement read.
Zagreb Arena Ready for COVID-19 Patients By Weekend
The Zagreb Arena is being prepared for COVID-19 patients, and they should begin arriving tomorrow or the weekend.
Davor Vagić, Coordinator for the COVID-center Arena Zagreb, announced the details on N1. He says they are waiting for permission to begin accommodating patients. “The Arena hospital is equipped. We have 100 beds, there will be patients who are nearing the end of treatment, who should be discharged,” he revealed.
“Staffing was a problem, but we have solved it. There will be 18 doctors here. As for nursing care, there will be 55 nurses here. Patients will be able to give all the necessary care. We also have oxygen, we have an X-ray device, we also have a laboratory. We have everything the center needs to take care of patients. We also have a room where patients can be intubated. We don’t have ventilators, but we have wi-fi and heat,” he explained.
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.
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, slot machine clubs and fitness centers. Restaurants and cafes are also closed. However, restaurants may offer delivery and pick-up. Stores and businesses allowed to remain open must adhere to the capacities prescribed by Civil Protection Headquarters. All events and gatherings with more than 25 people are prohibited, funerals included.
Official Croatia Government measures from koronavirus.hr — original here and translation here. This decision goes into effect at midnight on November 27, 2020 and applies until December 21, 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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