ZAGREB, July 17, 2020 – A total of 98 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Croatia in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of active cases to 1,192, the national coronavirus response team said on Friday.
“Today, the 144th day since the appearance of the coronavirus in Croatia, 98 new cases have been registered in the last 24 hours, so that the current number of active cases is 1,192, or two more than yesterday,” Health Minister Vili Beros told a press conference.
Since the start of the epidemic in the country in late February, the total number of people infected has reached 4,137 and 2,825 of them have recovered, which is 68.3 percent.
To date, 100,851 samples have been tested, including 1,437 in the last 24 hours. The rate of positive tests is 4.1 percent.
Currently, 137 people are receiving hospital treatment and seven of them are on ventilators, one more than on Thursday. There have been no fatalities in the last 24 hours, with the death toll remaining at 120.
The average age of the people infected with the virus is 47.16 years.
In the last 24 hours, 14 people have been discharged from hospitals, bringing their total to 994, while 1,871 have recovered at home, which is 76 more than on Thursday.
There are 87 active cases among health workers, five more than on Thursday, and 431 health workers are in self-isolation, 46 fewer than on Thursday.
