Health Minister Vili Beros said on Thursday that today's record daily increase in the number of coronavirus infections was somewhat expected since private and public gatherings, where epidemiological measures had not been adhered to, had lately been the main source of infection.

“Public gatherings and large family gatherings, attended by people with mild symptoms of infection, are the most common cause of hotspots developing. (…) There are currently numerous such hotspots in nearly all counties,” said Beros.

A similar trend is to be expected in coming days, especially if non-compliance with measures in public space and daily life continues, the minister said.

Not adhering to the measures and ignoring symptoms of respiratory infection is a particularly undesirable behaviour, and it is necessary to behave responsibly in such situations, Beros said.

Croatia today registered a record number of 542 new cases of the coronavirus infection.

Last week, 116 health workers got infected, and 844 are self-isolating.

In the last week, 343 patients have been admitted to hospital, while 255 have been released, so the number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals is steadily increasing, Beros said.