Coronavirus pandemic daily regional update on April 30, 2021

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A roundup of the daily reports on the coronavirus pandemic from the countries of the region on Friday, April 30, 2021.

Bosnia-Herzegovina

A total of 595 people have tested positive for the coronavirus and 39 COVID-19 patients passed away in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the past 24 hours, healthcare authorities reported on Friday.

In Bosnia’s Federation (FBiH) entity, 288 of the 2,236 people tested since Thursday were positive for the virus and 20 people died from the disease. In the other semi-autonomous entity, Republika Srpska (RS), 844 tests were performed and 275 new infections confirmed, as well as 16 COVID-19 fatalities. Bosnia’s Brcko District registered 32 new infections and three COVID-19 deaths.

Croatia

Over the last 24 hours, Croatia’s health authorities performed 9,282 coronavirus tests with 2,007, or 21 percent, returning positive, the national coronavirus task force said on Friday. During the same period, 41 new Covid-related deaths were reported, bringing the country’s total death toll to date to 7,081.

Currently there are 14,507 active cases in Croatia, including 2,237 hospitalized patients – 253 of whom are breathing with the help of ventilators. To date, as many as 1.8 million tests have been performed in the country, confirming 332,183 cases. This includes 310,595 recoveries to date – including 2,337 recoveries over the past 24 hours. Nearly 34,000 Croatians are currently in self-isolation. Under the vaccination rollout plan, 872,726 shots against this infectious disease have been administered. The national Covid-19 task force said on Friday that 682,757 Croatians had got vaccinated. Exactly 490,230 people have received the first shot, and almost 190,000 have been inoculated by both doses so far. Croatia has a population of about 4 million.

Montenegro

The Montenegrin Public Health Institute said that 3 people died of coronavirus-related ailments in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to xxx since the pandemic broke out.

It said that 1,390 people had been tested for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, including 132 who tested positive. There are 2,637 active cases. Another 162 patients were reported to have recovered from COVID-19.

Kosovo

The authorities in Pristina said that 11 people died of coronavirus-related ailments in Kosovo in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 2,173 since the pandemic broke out.

It said that 2,810 people had been tested for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, including 202 who tested positive. There are 8,841 active cases. Another 646 patients were reported to have recovered from COVID-19.