Coronavirus pandemic daily regional update on March 8, 2021

Croatia

In the last 24 hours, of 2,178 coronvairus tests performed in Croatia, 4.3%, that is 94, have returned positive, the country's COVID-19 crisis management team told a news conference in Zagreb on Monday.

Currently, there are 805 COVID patients in hospitals, including 74 placed on respirators. In the last 24 hours, the health authorities have reported 19 new fatalities linked to COVID, and the death toll stands now at 5,609.

Bosnia-Herzegovina

A total of 393 new coronavirus infections were confirmed and 38 people died due to COVID-19 in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the past 24 hours, healthcare authorities said on Monday.

Of the 1,718 people tested in Bosnia’s Federation (FBiH) entity since Sunday, 304 were positive for the virus and 25 COVID-19 patients passed away. In the other semi-autonomous entity, Republika Srpska (RS), 86 of 495 people tested were positive and 12 died due to the disease. Bosnia’s Brcko District registered three new infections and one COVID-19 fatality. More than 137,000 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in BiH since the beginning of the pandemic and the COVID-19 death toll is nearly 5,300.

Montenegro

Montenegro’s Public Health Institute said that 18 people died of coronavirus-related ailments over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 1,085 since the pandemic broke out.

It said that 1,313 people had been tested for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, including 417 who tested positive. Another 492 patients are reported to have recovered from COVID-19. There are 8,969 active cases. A total of 80,191 people tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic broke out.

Kosovo

The Kosovo Public Health Institute said that 6 people died of coronavirus-related ailments over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 1,655 since the pandemic broke out.

It said that 2,813 people had been tested for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, including 587 who tested positive. There are 9,782 active cases. A total of 332,713 people were tested since the pandemic broke out, including 73,635 who tested positive.