March 29, 2020 – As the world obsesses with graphs and charts, how does the coronavirus curve in Croatia look like for daily new cases?
As a species, our habits have changed in the last few weeks, and things we used to do at will are no longer possible, and our attention – no, obsession – has turned to things that never used to concern us.
Charts. Graphs. Statistics. Updates. Refresh.
I am sure that we have all spend some time on the Worldometer coronavirus page, a website whose traffic is a reflection of the times.
In just 6 weeks, the site has gone from 10,000 in Alexa ranking to into the top 200 most-visited websites on the planet, according to Alexa stats.
The graphs of the global picture are truly terrifying.
So how does the coronavirus chart in Croatia look?
The official Koronavirus.hr website has details of the cumulative cases of daily cases and recoveries.
And Index.hr was the first to track the individual cases on a day to day basis.
It is just 32 days since the first case of coronavirus was recorded in Croatia.
A lifetime ago.
At time of writing, there are 657 cases recorded in Croatia, with the biggest daily number at 91 on March 27, 2020. This number came down to 71 the next day. Today’s numbers should be announced at the 14:00 press conference.
The daily coronavirus curve in Croatia looks much, much more encouraging than in many other countries, and after a slow start, the emergency response of the Croatian authorities has been outstanding.
So outstanding in fact that Oxford University research published this week showed that Croatia had the most stringent measures of all to restrict travel in a bid to contain the virus.
Time will tell if these efforts were enough to save Croatia from the tragedy unfolding in Italy, Spain, and other countries.
For now at least, the coronavirus chart in Croatia offers some comfort. Long may it last, and kudos to those who are working so hard in these exceptionally challenging circumstances to keep COVID-19 at bay.
For more on the coronavirus crisis in Croatia, follow the dedicated TCN COVID-19 section.
