page_title: Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia
section_title: Third week
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia / Timeline / July 2020 / Third week
caption_attribution_description: Čeština: Upozornění na povinnost nosit roušky v obchodě v Drašnici
context_section_description: 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.
caption: Since 13 July, it is mandatory to wear face masks in shops and other buildings
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