Croatia has recorded 502 new coronavirus cases and 18 related deaths in the last 24 hours, the national coronavirus response team reported on Wednesday morning.

The number of active cases currently stands at 2,219. Among them are 884 infected people who are receiving hospital treatment, including 82 who are on ventilators.

A total of 11,050 people are currently self-isolating.

Since 25 February 2020, when the first case was confirmed in the country, 238,501 people have been infected with the novel virus, of whom 5,375 have died and 230,907 have recovered, including 224 in the last 24 hours.

A total of 1,282,357 people have been tested to date, including 7,348 in the last 24 hours.