IN THE last 24 hours, of 2,849 tests performed for the coronavirus infection, 304 turned out positive, and Croatia currently has 2,420 active cases, the national COVID-19 response team reported on Thursday.

Of those active cases, 194 are in hospitals, including 13 patients placed on ventilators.

In the last 24 hours, Croatia's COVID-related death toll has risen by two more fatalities to 177.

Since the outbreak of the disease on 25 February, Croatia has performed 160,236 tests, and 9,192 persons have been diagnosed with the disease, of whom 6,595 have recovered.

Currently, 8,388 people throughout the country are self-isolating.