53 new COVID-19 cases in Croatia

In the past 24 hours, 53 new cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in Croatia and currently there are 1,145 active cases in the country without any new deaths, the National Civil Protection Authority informed on Monday.

Today it is 140 days since the first confirmed case of the coronavirus infection in Croatia and in the past 24 hours we identified 53 newly diagnosed cases, which brings the total number of positive cases to 3,775 since the outbreak of the epidemic, Health Minister Vili Beros told a press conference.

The average age of patients is 47.4 years. No one has died since yesterday and four patients are on ventilators while 132 are hospitalised.

There are currently 1,145 active cases, while 1,620 have fully recovered to date..

A total of 94,175 people have been tested for the virus.

Beros informed that technical glitches had appeared in recording new positive cases of the disease in Istria County. Today it is clear that that number is zero however Beros has called for a written explanation for Sunday's figures.

"It is clear and visible that we are continuing to live with the virus. It is still among us and we have to be cautious," said Beros.

Croatia's death toll to the virus stands at 119.

Text: Hina



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