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Covid: record for deaths in Slovenia and Croatia

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, 24 OTT - Both Slovenia and Croatia reported a record number of new cases and deaths from Covid on Saturday. In Slovenia, 18 people died, by far the highest number since the beginning of the pandemic, the portal "Covid-19 Tracker" reported today. The cumulative number of deaths in Slovenia reached 234. Croatia confirmed 16 new deaths on Saturday, bringing the total to 429, the official portal Koronavirus.hr reported. Slovenia registered 1,963 new cases on Friday. In the country there are 13,023 active cases, 449 people hospitalized, 63 in ICU. In Croatia, there have been 2.242 new recorded cases in the last 24 hours, with 9,465 active cases; 731 people are hospitalized, 52 in ICU. (ANSA).