In the last 24 hours, 223 new coronavirus cases and five Covid-19-related deaths have been registered in Croatia, bringing the number of active cases to 1,226, the national Covid-19 response team said on Friday.

Among the active cases are 273 people receiving hospital treatment, of whom 22 are on ventilators.

In the last 24 hours, 5,414 tests have been carried out, 192 infected people have recovered, and 8,898 people are currently in self-isolation.

Since February 25, when the first case was confirmed in Croatia, 15,795 persons have been diagnosed with Covid-19, 266 have died and 14,303 have recovered.

A total of 284,449 people have been tested to date.