May 20, 2020 – A Croatia COVID-19 overview of the latest health, travel and stats news on the coronavirus crisis, with live updates in English, powered by Index.hr.
There are currently 2234 officially confirmed Croatia COVID-19 cases and two new cases since yesterday afternoon. 1978 patients have recovered. 96 people have died. 10 patients are on ventilators. There are 169 active cases.
You can now track the progress of the curve of cases and recoveries on the official koronvirus.hr homepage. (You can also follow it into the English version here, which has less content but covers the essential information).
Note that koronavirus.hr is now mapping cases by county instead of town/city. Koronavirus.hr will update their map after the 14:00 CET daily press conference.
Index has now added two more stat counters – unemployment numbers and a more detailed look at the curve with new cases by day.
You can see many more detailed charts regarding COVID-19 in Croatia on the Velebit.ai website.
More than 324,961 people are dead from the virus, which originated in Wuhan City, China. Over 4,989,061 cases have been confirmed globally. The USA has the highest number of recorded cases (1,570,583) as well as the highest number of deaths (93,533) deaths.
UPDATED: May 20, 2020 – 08:00 CET – With apologies in advance if the translations are not perfect. With very limited resources and plenty of pressure, we are trying to get the updates done as quickly as possible, so a little help from Google Translate is necessary. We thank you for your understanding.
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14:20: In Požega-Slavonia County, there are currently 5 active cases of coronavirus infection (COVID-19), 4 people are in home isolation, and one person is hospitalized. There are currently 4 people in self-isolation, 14 samples were sent for analysis, and a total of 1,015 people were tested. Today is the 8th day without newly ill people in Požega-Slavonia County.
14:00: The National Civil Protection Headquarters announced:
Currently, there are 2234 coronavirus cases in Croatia, which are two new cases in the last 24 hours. Ninety-six people have died in total, and the 1978th person recovered. 8 people are currently on a ventilator.
A total of 57,021 people have been tested so far, and 1221 people were tested in the last 24 hours.
13:55: 70 people were tested in Karlovac County yesterday. So far, 55 negative findings have been received. The rest of the findings are still pending. 31 people were tested through the drive-in today. There is another person under self-isolation measures.
13:00: Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on this day records another cured patient from COVID 19.
At the moment, there are only 10 positive patients and 61 cured in the county. This continues the good trend of the epidemiological picture in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, which was the only one to have its own “corona-free zones” throughout the epidemic, namely Gorski Kotar and the Kvarner islands of Lošinj and Rab.
12:49: In the last 24 hours in Brod-Posavina County, there are no new cases of COVID-19, but during the day more results are expected from some swabs taken yesterday, reports SBonline.net.
The total number of sick people in Brod-Posavina County is 37, 15 people are still cured, and with 1 person who died earlier, there are currently 21 active infections.
12:10: According to information from the Civil Protection Headquarters of Zadar County, there are no new cases of coronavirus today. Yesterday, 54 samples were tested, and 2511 samples since the beginning of the epidemic.
There are 8 inhabitants in self-isolation, and the supervision has expired for 3861 people.
11:51: There are still no newly infected people on Brač
According to the report of the NZJZ SDŽ, out of a total of 148 processed tests from the area of Split-Dalmatia County, there are no newly diagnosed persons today. Out of the total number of processed tests, 66 tests are from the island of Brač. A total of 434 people have been cured in Split-Dalmatia County so far.
28 people are hospitalized. 27 health professionals are in self-isolation. 5 people are on ventilators – 3 from Split-Dalmatia County and 2 from Šibenik-Knin County. 1 person is in the quarantine of the hotel Zagreb on Duilovo.
So far, 558 cases of coronavirus infection have been recorded in Split-Dalmatia County, the Split-Dalmatia County Civil Protection Headquarters reported.
11:38: Zagreb County has no new infections
According to the data of the Zagreb County Public Health Institute in Zagreb County until Wednesday by 11:00 a.m., 129 individuals had been diagnosed with the new coronavirus. Compared to yesterday’s data, this is the same number, which means that there are no new cases in the Zagreb County for 22 days in a row. The number of cured also remained the same. So far, a total of 116 people have been cured and four have died.
11:33: Međimurje County is still without the coronavirus.
After 36 days without new cases, Međimurje is a “corona-free” county for 12 days – according to the report of the Civil Protection Headquarters of Međimurje County.
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11:13: In Sisak-Moslavina County today there are no newly diagnosed patients with COVID-19. For the remaining four patients from the county, they are waiting for negative results for laboratory tests for SARS-CoV-2 virus.
10:58: There are no new cases in Šibenik-Knin County
They announced that an infected man from Murter died in Split.
9:51: Osijek-Baranja County without new patients for 12 days
In the last 24 hours in the laboratories of the Clinical Hospital Center Osijek and the Institute of Public Health OBŽ 183 samples were tested and all were negative for COVID-19, which means that for the twelfth day there are no newly infected people in Osijek-Baranja County.
All other data regarding the coronavirus in the Osijek-Baranja County, which arrived this morning (May 20, 2020) at the County Civil Protection Headquarters, are identical to the previous report and read:
the total number of patients is 131 people,
the total number of cured is 110 people,
the total number of dead is eight,
There are currently two patients undergoing treatment at the Osijek Clinical Hospital,
11 patients are being treated at home,
there are 14 people in self-isolation, with one person coming out of self-isolation yesterday, while one new contact was placed under that measure.
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9:40: In the area of Krapina-Zagorje County in the past 24 hours, 2 more people recovered from COVID-19; from Lobor and Pregrada. The total number of cured persons is 131, and the current number of active cases of coronavirus infection in the county is 7. In the past 24 hours, 31 samples were tested, of which 30 were negative, while another 1 is awaiting the result. A total of 2540 samples have been tested so far. There are currently 7 people in home self-isolation.
The statistics in the table also include residents of Krapina-Zagorje County tested outside the county and people who did not have a positive test for coronavirus, but in accordance with the instructions due to the epidemiological history and clinical picture are considered positive.
9:12: One newly infected person in Vukovar-Srijem County
9:07: Bjelovar County has no newly infected or active cases
8:35: There are no new cases in Istria.
The Headquarters informs that 97 swab samples were tested within 24 hours and all of them were negative for coronavirus (COVID-19).
8:00: Today, 15 workers from Sweden are expected to leave for Croatia, and they should arrive tomorrow. Swabs will be taken from them and they will be quarantined.
7:55: Virovitica-Podravina has no new infections
“We have been without new cases for eighteen days. Namely, a total of 26 people from Virovitica-Podravina County have been tested for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours. None of them were positive. The number of those tested exceeded “a thousand”. “A total of 1,016 people were tested. In the Virovitica-Podravina County, nine people contracted the coronavirus, six of whom recovered, two were still infected, and one man died of COVID 19,” they said.
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06:05: Today’s numbers will be released at 1the 4:00 press conference.
06:00: Welcome to today’s TCN corona update. The situation at the start of the day is that there are 2232 officially confirmed Croatia COVID-19 cases and four new cases since yesterday afternoon. 1967 patients have recovered. 96 people have died. 10 patients are on ventilators. There are 169 active cases.
(Live updates provided by Index)
Entry into Republic of Croatia
As of midnight on March 19, 2020; crossing the border of the Republic of Croatia is temporarily restricted. Croatian citizens and residents will be allowed to return to Croatia, which means that they may go to the country where they work and reside and must follow the instructions and measures of the Croatian Institute of Public Health (HZJZ) upon their return. These measures went into effect at 00:01 on March 19, 2020 and are valid for 30 days. More information and exceptions here.
For the latest Croatia travel advice in these uncertain times, click here.
Social Distancing Measures Implemented
Also as of March 19, 2020; it is compulsory to strictly adhere to anti-epidemic measures and strict social distance measures. A strict measure of social distance requires avoiding close personal contact at a distance of at least:
- Two (2) meters indoors
- One (1) meter outdoors
The anti-epidemic measures required according to this decision include a ban on holding all public events, gatherings of more than 5 people in one place and the suspension of all retail and trade activities. EXCEPTIONS and details can be found here. These measures were strengthened today March 21, 2020. Residents are being ordered not to leave home except to get food or medicine.
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Croatian Health Organization Coronavirus Updates
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- Live updates from Croatian Government at their dedicated website koronavirus.hr here and their Facebook page here.
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UPDATES from May 19, 2020
14:00: Currently, 2232 people with coronavirus have been confirmed. Ninety-six people died, and 1967 patients recovered.
A total of 2,232 people infected with the coronavirus have been confirmed so far, and 1,967 people have recovered. There are 4 are new cases in the last 24 hours.
Ninety-six people died. 10 people are currently on a ventilator.
A total of 55,800 people have been tested so far.
13:40: “An hour and a half ago, two of us received information about four newly ill people,” confirmed the Chief of Brod-Posavina County, Stjepan Bošnjaković, SBonline reports. Three people contacts are already positive people, and the fourth person is a returnee from Germany. 15 workers of Đuro Đaković will leave Sweden by van early tomorrow morning and are expected to arrive in Croatia on May 21.
13:40: In the last fourteen days, Varaždin County has not recorded a single new case of coronavirus infection, and in the last few days, three new people have recovered and were discharged home from the Varaždin General Hospital. “We can state that the total number of coronavirus patients in our County has stopped at 47, while the total number of cured is now 44. There are three more active patients, one of whom is in OB Varaždin, and two are being treated at the Clinic for Infectious Diseases. diseases “Dr. Fran Mihaljevic” in Zagreb,” said the county.
Preventive testing is still carried out continuously with the primary goal of protecting the hospital system, so in the last 24 hours 95 people were tested, and a total of 2432 people so far. The preventive measure of self-isolation of persons who stayed abroad was abolished earlier, and as of today, Varaždin County no longer has a single person in self-isolation because the 14-day measure of self-isolation has expired due to close contacts of patients.
“Given all the above, we can freely conclude that the epidemiological situation in our county is extremely satisfactory and that the current mitigation measures combined with epidemiological measures and recommendations of the Croatian Institute of Public Health have not resulted in new cases of infection,” said Varaždin County Civil Protection Headquarters. Robert Vugrin would like to thank everyone who continuously contributes to this positive development of the situation.
13:00: The city of Zagreb has no new patients. 74 patients went through triage clinics. Self-isolation was not assigned to anyone, 27 people were sent for testing.
12:42: To date, there are no newly diagnosed patients with contagious disease COVID-19 in Sisak-Moslavina County. “We have four more patients with this disease left in the county. They are in clinically good condition, only the results of laboratory processing of swabs for SARS-CoV-2 virus are awaited,” the Sisak-Moslavina County said.
12:41: According to the report of the NZJZ SDŽ, out of a total of 214 processed tests from the area of Split-Dalmatia County, there are no newly diagnosed persons today. Of the 214 processed samples, 11 were from the island of Brač. A total of 426 people have been cured in Split-Dalmatia County so far.
29 people are hospitalized. 27 health professionals are in self-isolation. 6 people are on ventilators, 4 from Split-Dalmatia County and 2 from Šibenik-Knin County. 1 person is in the quarantine of the hotel Zagreb on Duilovo.
So far, 558 cases of coronavirus infection have been recorded in Split-Dalmatia County.
12:10: According to the data of the Institute of Public Health of the Zagreb County in the area of Zagreb County by Tuesday, May 19, 2020, until 11:00 am, 129 persons were confirmed to have the coronavirus. Compared to yesterday’s data, this is the same number, which means that there have been no new cases in Zagreb County for three weeks, and one person has been cured more. So far, a total of 116 people have been cured and four have died.
11:44: Vukovar-Srijem has no active cases
11:40: Šibenik-Knin has no new cases
For the sixth day in a row, there are no new cases of COVID-19 in Šibenik-Knin County, so the number of patients in the county is still 91, and 79 patients have recovered, the Civil Protection Headquarters of Šibenik-Knin County reported.
11:40: Zadar has no new cases
Today, Zadar County has no new cases of infection.
11:00: Primorje-Gorski Kotar has no new cases
In the last 24 hours, another person recovered in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, and there were no new infections. Currently, there are 11 other people in the county who are positive for the coronavirus, and 60 people have recovered. In the last 27 days, only one new case of coronavirus has been recorded in the county, it is an imported case, a sailor from Rijeka who returned from the Caribbean.
10:36: Bjelovar-Bilogora County without new infections
10:31: Karlovac County has no new infections
All those tested yesterday have a negative result, reports the Karlovac headquarters.
10:30: Lika-Senj County has no new infections
For the 31st day in a row, there are no new cases, the favorable epidemiological situation continues, according to the county.
9:36: Osijek-Baranja County has no new infections
None of the 180 samples tested for the COVID-19 virus in the last 24 hours were positive, so for the eleventh day Osijek-Baranja County has no positive results, ie the number of patients has not increased from 131 people.
At the same time, another person was cured and the total number of cured is now 110 people. There were no tragic endings to the disease, so the number of deaths from the coronavirus remains at eight. Only two patients are being treated at the Clinical Hospital Center Osijek this morning (May 19, 2020), while 11 positive people are being treated at home.
In the last 24 hours, the number of persons in self-isolation was reduced from 16 to 14, and in three checks of the self-isolation measure, the police found these persons at the reported address.
9:34: Virovitica-Podravina has no new infections
9:30: In the last 24 hours, 104 swab samples from Istria County were tested and all of them were negative for coronavirus.
8:53: In Požega-Slavonia County, there are currently 5 active cases of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and people are in home isolation. There are currently 5 people in self-isolation, 42 samples were sent for analysis and a total of 998 people were tested, the county said. So far, 8 cases have been recorded in Požega-Slavonia County.
8:50: At its regular meeting at the end of March, the Civil Protection Headquarters of the City of Crikvenica adopted special measures for the area of the City of Crikvenica, and it was said that it is mandatory to wear a face mask in open spaces and public spaces (shops, institutions, etc.). Considering the overall situation with the condition of coronavirus in the whole of Croatia and especially in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, which has very good results, yesterday at the meeting of the Civil Protection Headquarters of the City of Crikvenica the obligation to wear masks in the city was abolished. are from Crikvenica.
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06:05: Today’s numbers will be released at 1the 4:00 press conference.
06:00: Welcome to today’s TCN corona update. The situation at the start of the day is that there are 2228 officially confirmed Croatia COVID-19 cases and 2 new cases since yesterday afternoon. 1946 patients have recovered. 95 people have died. 10 patients are on ventilators. There are 195 active cases.
