COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Croatia
The COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Croatia |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China via Italy, Austria, Germany, Romania, Tanzania, Turkey |
Index case | Zagreb |
Arrival date | 25 February 2020 (4 years, 8 months and 1 day) |
Confirmed cases | 2,336 |
Active cases | 87 |
Recovered | 2,142 |
Deaths | 107 |
Government website | |
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The first case in the Republic of Croatia was reported in Zagreb on 25 February, when a patient who had come from Italy was tested positive. The same day, the second case related to the first one was confirmed.
In March 2020, a cluster of cases were reported in numerous Croatian cities. On 12 March, the first recovery was reported, and on 18 March the first death from the virus was confirmed.
On 15 June, two new cases, both of them from Zagreb, and six recoveries were reported. No deaths were recorded.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Stožer: Danas dvoje novooboljelih, oboje su iz Zagreba". Večernji list (in Croatian). 15 June 2020.