ZAGREB, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Croatia logged a record 11,343 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, and 43 related deaths, Health Minister Vili Beros said Thursday.
Moreover, there were 6,146 positive cases through fast antigen tests, bringing the total number of new infections in the last 24 hours to 17,489, Vili said at a government session.
The new infections broke the record set on Wednesday, when 10,427 positive cases were confirmed by PCR tests, and 5,590 cases confirmed through fast antigen tests.
Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Thursday urged all citizens to get vaccinated.
"Confidence in science, medicine, and profession is extremely important. Only vaccination and following of fundamental measures can help us reduce the infection," Plenkovic said.
To date, a total of 848,150 COVID-19 cases have been recorded, with 13,300 deaths in the country of 3.8 million. ■