In the last 24 hours 86 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus have been identified in Croatia, and the number of active cases in the country stands at 798, the national COVID-19 response team said in a statement on Saturday.

Among those 798 people, 85 are receiving treatment in hospital, including three who are on ventilators. One person has died of the infection.

Since February 24, when the first case of infection with COVID-19 was reported in Croatia, 3,094 people have contracted the disease, of whom 113 have died while 2,183 have recovered.

A total of 5,272 people are in self-isolation.

So far, 84,166 people have been tested, including 1,264 in the last 24 hours.

All information related to the coronavirus is available at the websites of the Civil Protection Directorate and the Croatian Public Health Institute (HZJZ) and the website www.koronavirus.hr.