In the last 24 hours Croatia has registered 551 new coronavirus cases and 26 related deaths, the national coronavirus response team reported on Saturday.

A total of 1,249 patients are hospitalised, including 113 on ventilators.

The number of active cases currently stands at 3,075 and 15,700 people are in self-isolation.

Since 25 February 2020, when the first case of the infection was confirmed in the country, 232,090 people have been infected with the virus, of whom 4,998 have died and 224,017 have recovered, including 567 in the last 24 hours.

A total of 1,186,046 people have been tested for the novel virus to date, including 5,195 in the last 24 hours.