ZAGREB, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic announced on Thursday additional, stricter epidemiological measures in four Dalmatian counties as COVID-19 infections rise.

The new measures limit mass gatherings in order to prevent the new spike in infections from jeopardizing the tourist season.

"After a very good nine weeks, we have a significant increase in the number of infected people for the first time and we must be careful," the prime minister said at a government session.

Decisions on holding events attended by larger numbers of people will be made on a case-by-case basis at local civil protection headquarters to avoid misunderstandings.

Plenkovic stated that by Thursday 1.6 million people, or 46 percent of Croatia's adult population, had been administered the first COVID-19 vaccine dose. He said that 94 percent of those hospitalized were not fully vaccinated.

The prime minister called on his compatriots to get vaccinated as the country faces a fourth wave of cases in the autumn.

According to Croatian Institute of Public Health (HZJZ), there were 179 new coronavirus infections and one death in the past 24 hours. Currently, Croatia has 918 active cases, of whom 124 are hospitalized and 14 are on ventilators. Enditem

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