were reported. the same day croatian national theatre ivan pl. zajc in rijeka was reopened. on 21 may, three new cases were confirmed. no recoveries were recorded, while the number of patients on ventilators increased to nine. one death was reported. on 22 may, six new cases were recorded, as well as 33 recoveries and two deaths; a 57-year-old man in split and a 43-year-old man in zagreb. the number of patients on ventilators decreased to five. on 23 may, no new cases and no deaths were recorded, while twelve recovered. the number of patients on ventilators increased to six. on 24 may, one new case and four recoveries were recorded. no deaths were reported. the number of patients on ventilators did not change. fifth week on 25 may, no new cases were reported. eight recovered and one died; an elderly woman in koprivnica. the number of patients on ventilators did not change. on 26 may, no new cases were reported. the number of recovered increased to 2,046. one death was recorded, while the number of patients on ventilators decreased to five. on 27 may, no new cases and no deaths were reported. one person recovered, while the number of patients on ventilators increased to six. on 28 may, one new case was recorded in brod-posavina county and one new death was recorded in split; a 70-year-old man who suffered from diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension, diabetic nephropathy and cardiomyopathy. four people recovered, while the number of patients on ventilators decreased to five. on 29 may, no new cases were reported. the number of patients on ventilators decreased to four, while eight recovered. one person died; a 69-year-old man in zagreb who suffered from arterial hypertension. civil protection headquarters made a decision that citizens of slovenia, hungary, austria, czechia, slovakia, estonia, latvia, lithuania, poland and germany can all enter croatia under the same conditions as before the beginning of the pandemic. on 30 may, one new case was reported. the number of patients on ventilators and the number of deaths did not change, while four recovered. the ban on public gatherings with more than forty people was abolished. outdoor sport events were continued; however, without audience. weddings and funerals were again allowed to be held in front of more people other than just family. on 31 may, no new cases were reported. the number of patients on ventilators and the number of deaths did not change, while nine more patients had recovered. first, second and third week during the first week of june (1–7 june) one new case and one death were recorded. on 6 june, one death was reported; a 76-year-old woman in zagreb who was suffering from a lymphoproliferative disorder. during the week 54 people recovered in total. on 4 june, the number of patients on ventilators decreased to three, and two days later it decreased to two. during the second week of june (8–14 june) five new cases and three deaths were recorded, while seven people recovered in total. on 9 june, two patients on ventilators died; both of them 79-year-old women from split. a croatian citizen who got infected in nigeria was planned to be transferred from nigeria to split; however, he died. on 10 june, two new cases were reported, including a man from the island of rab who, despite arriving from austria on 17 march, infected nobody in his surroundings. on 12 june, a 73-year-old man died in split. however, he was not positive for the virus at the time of his death. during his treatment, he was tested multiple times with the last two tests coming back negative. despite that, he suffered from several chronic diseases that were worsened by the virus. on the next day, two new cases were reported, and one more on the day after. during third week (15–21 june), 65 new cases were reported, one of them a citizen of ireland. eight recoveries and no deaths were recorded fourth week on 22 june, nineteen new cases were reported. no deaths and no recoveries were reported. on 23 june, thirty new cases were reported, while no one recovered or died. ten new cases were nuns from a đakovo monastery, who had reportedly visited kosovo. on 24 june, 22 new cases and three recoveries were recorded. no deaths were reported. civil protection headquarters announced that passengers entering the country from bosnia and herzegovina, serbia, north macedonia and kosovo would be obliged to self-isolate. they also announced that people wearing no masks wouldn't be allowed to use public transportation. on 25 june, 95 new cases were reported, the second record increase since the beginning of the pandemic. four new recoveries and no deaths were reported. 36 new cases were nuns from the đakovo monastery and one new case was the archbishop of đakovo-osijek marin srakić, hospitalized in clinical hospital osijek. twenty new cases were patients and employees of sveti ivan psychiatric hospital zagreb. on 26 june, 56 new cases and one new recovery were reported. no deaths were recorded. as a significant number of new cases got infected in nightclubs, minister božinović announced inspections to make sure nightclubs were implementing civil protection headquarters' measures. the same day, it was revealed that two children from a đakovo kindergarten, run by nuns who had tested positive, were positive as well. goran ivanović, director of civil protection headquarters of osijek-baranya county, announced that everybody who attended the rite of confirmation led by archbishop srakić on 21 june would be tested. on 27 june, 85 new cases and two new recoveries were reported. no deaths were recorded. once again, a large number of new cases got infected in nightclubs. on 28 june, 67 new cases were reported. no deaths and no recoveries were recorded. on 29 june, 34 new cases and three recoveries were reported. one patient was put on a ventilator, for the first time since 8 june. no deaths were recorded. the same day, the obligatory self-isolation rule for passengers entering the country from bosnia and herzegovina, implemented on 24 june, was lifted. on 30 june, 52 new cases were reported, including two doctors from merkur clinical hospital in zagreb. no deaths and no recoveries were recorded. the number of patients on ventilators increased to two. first week on 1 july, 54 new cases were reported. one death was confirmed, in zagreb, for the first time since 12 june. the number of recoveries and the number of patients on ventilators did not change. on 2 july, 81 new cases and two new deaths were reported, both of them in zagreb county. the number of patients on ventilators increased to three, while no recovery was recorded. on 3 july, 96 new cases were reported. thirteen recoveries and two deaths were reported. the number of patients on ventilators increased to four. on 4 july, 86 new cases were reported. fifteen recoveries and one death were recorded. the number of patients on ventilators decreased to three. on 5 july, 57 new cases and thirteen recoveries were reported. no deaths were recorded. the number of patients on ventilators increased to four. second week on 6 july, 69 new cases and fourteen recoveries were reported. no deaths were recorded. the number of patients on ventilators increased to five. on 7 july, 52 new cases and nineteen recoveries were reported. no deaths were recorded. the number of patients on ventilators did not change. on 8 july, 53 new cases and 48 recoveries were reported. one death was recorded. the number of patients on ventilators decreased to four. the virus outbreak in kutina made it a new infection hotspot. on 9 july, 91 new cases and 46 recoveries were reported. one death was recorded. the number of patients on ventilators decreased to three. on 10 july, 116 new cases were reported – a record in a single day – causing new measures from the government, restricting gatherings with more than hundred people. 54 recoveries and two deaths were reported. the number of patients on ventilators increased to four. on 11 july, 140 new cases were reported, setting a new record for a second day in a row. 89 recoveries and one death were reported. the number of patients on ventilators decreased to three. on 12 july, fifty new cases were reported. twenty recoveries and one death were reported. the number of patients on ventilators did not change. third week since 13 july, it is mandatory to wear face masks in shops and other buildings on 13 july, 53 new cases were reported. 28 recoveries and no deaths were reported. the number of patients on ventilators increased to four. civil protection headquarters announced that wearing a mask would be obligatory in stores and public government buildings for everyone apart from children younger than two, patients who suffer from respiratory illnesses and who would have breathing issues while wearing a mask, and disabled people who cannot put it on by themselves. on 14 july, 52 new cases and 44 recoveries were reported. one death was reported; a 69-year-old man from zagreb. the number of patients on ventilators increased to five, of which four were in osijek and one was in zagreb. civil protection headquarters announced that several infected foreigners resided in the country at that moment; including two families from sweden and north macedonia, respectively. on 15 july, 126 new cases and 71 recoveries were reported. no deaths were reported. the number of patients on ventilators remained the same. civil protection headquarters expanded the decision about wearing a mask to post offices, banks and all service industries. on 16 july, 86 new cases and 100 recoveries were reported. no deaths were reported. the number of patients on ventilators increased to six. on 17 july, 98 new cases and 96 recoveries were reported. no deaths were reported. the number of patients on ventilators increased to seven. new infection hotspot was made in municipality of ivankovo near the town of vinkovci. on 18 july, 116 new cases and 104 recoveries were reported. no deaths were reported. the number of patients on ventilators increased to eight. on 19 july, 92 new cases and 89 recoveries were reported. no deaths were reported. the number of patients on ventilators increased to nine. fourth week on 20 july, 25 new cases and 80 recoveries were reported. two deaths were reported, both of them in istria county. the number of patients on ventilators remained the same. on 21 july, 52 new cases and 85 recoveries were reported. one death was reported. the number of patients on ventilators remained the same. the new cases included one hospital worker in split and the minister of public administration ivan malenica. on 22 july, 108 new cases and 95 recoveries were reported. two deaths were reported, both of them in osijek-baranja county. the number of patients on ventilators remained at nine. on 23 july, 104 new cases and 116 recoveries were reported, making it a record number of recoveries in a single day. three deaths were reported. the number of patients on ventilators decreased to seven. on 24 july, 81 new cases and 161 recoveries were reported, making it a record number of recoveries in second day in row. no deaths were reported. the number of patients on ventilators increased to nine. on 25 july, 77 new cases and 223 recoveries were reported, making it a record number of recoveries in third day in row. five deaths were reported. the number of patients on ventilators remained at nine. on 26 july, 65 new cases and 108 recoveries were reported. three deaths were reported. the number of patients on ventilators remained the same. fifth week on 27 july, 24 new cases and 70 recoveries were reported. three deaths were reported. the number of patients on ventilators remained the same. the same day, croatian health sector and it sector launched a mobile app called stop covid-19 that tracks users' movements and informs them if they were in contact with someone who might have the virus. on 28 july, 41 new cases and 98 recoveries were reported. one death was reported. the number of patients on ventilators remained the same. minister beroš announced that croatia pre-ordered 1.5 million doses of the covid-19 vaccine, that is yet to be discovered. on 29 july, 71 new cases and