Over the past 24 hours 50 new Covid-19 infections have been confirmed in Croatia, bringing the total to 1,650, and two patients have died, the national civil protection authority said on Monday.

Speaking at a press conference, Health Minister Vili Beros said the two fatalities were patients at the Split University Hospital, a woman born in 1941 and a man born in 1973, and both had chronic conditions.

The average age of patients is 49 and 50.7% are women. To date 17,790 persons have been tested for the novel coronavirus, including 1,409 in the past 24 hours.

Thirty-four patients are on ventilators, 356 persons were hospitalised on Sunday and 400 persons have recovered to date, said Beros.