This story is from April 14, 2021

Delhi: From 448 to 6,852, Covid containment zones through the roof in a month

In the past one month, from March 12 to April 12, the number of Covid containment zones in the capital has gone up from 488 to 6,852. On March 25, the count was 1,506 and 5,346 zones have been added in the past 18 days.
Delhi: From 448 to 6,852, Covid containment zones through the roof in a month
However, compared with last year, each containment zone this time is covering fewer people.
NEW DELHI: In the past one month, from March 12 to April 12, the number of Covid containment zones in the capital has gone up from 488 to 6,852. On March 25, the count was 1,506 and 5,346 zones have been added in the past 18 days.
The highest concentration of red zones is in South, North and New Delhi districts while densely populated North East, East and Central districts have comparatively fewer numbers, indicating that more cases are coming from upper middle class and middle class areas during the fourth Covid wave in Delhi.

covid red zones in Delhi

However, compared with last year, each containment zone this time is covering fewer people. While last year up to 40,000 people came under some containment zones, this year most red pockets are covering dozens of people.
The government is creating micro containment zones, which not only help the authorities in effective surveillance and health screening, but also hamper economic activities of only those people who are either infected or are at the high risk of exposure.
According to the latest report, Delhi has set up 22,778 containment zones during the pandemic, out of which 15,976 have been desealed. South district now has 1,632 containment zones, followed by 920 in North, 680 in New Delhi, 668 in South West, 636 in West and 589 in South East. Densely populated North East district has 308 containment zones, East district 201 and Shahdara 379.

A health department official said a trend had been witnessed that more Covid cases were coming more from upper middle class and middle class areas during the current wave. “It is difficult to pinpoint the reason behind it, but it is believed that the densely populated and slum areas have already been infected during the previous Covid waves,” health minister Satyendar Jain recently said.
The Covid management plan of the government focuses on the management of containment zones the way it was done during the third wave. However, during the third wave, the number of containment zones did not see such a rapid rise.
In the first two months of 2021, the number of containment zones had come down as the authorities had desealed several zones. The number started rising again as the authorities tried to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus infection by creating sealed zones in and around flats and buildings where Covid cases had been reported. A containment zone is desealed 14 days after the last Covid positive case is detected there.
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