COVID-19 containment zones rise to 803 in Delhi

With the addition of 243 new areas in the last 10 days, the number of COVID-19 containment zones in Delhi now stands at 803.

New Delhi:The number of COVID-19 containment zones in Delhi stands at 803, officials said.

According to the health bulletin, 243 new areas were added to the list of containment zones in Delhi in the last 10 days.

According to data available, as on August 28, South-West district currently has the highest number of 321 active containment zones. Subsequently, 266 in West Delhi, 223 in North Delhi, 184 in South Delhi, 141 in East Delhi, 121 in Shahdara, 101 in Central Delhi, 97 in South East Delhi, 87 in New Delhi, 83 in North West Delhi.

Officials in some districts said the number of containment zones may rise with the number of COVID-19 tests getting doubled and further relaxations under unlock.

However, testing is the way to detect and isolate the positive cases to spread the check of coronavirus, they said.

According to data, the number of containment zones had decreased to 496 in the national capital on August 2 and had witnessed a marginal increase to 499 on August 4.

The following days, the number declined to 481 and 466. On August 12, the number of containment zones went past 500. On August 23, the number went past 600, on August 26, it went past 700, and on Aug 29, it crossed 800.