Delhi sees over 1,349% jump in COVID-19 containment zones in past 1 month

Northeast Delhi has 600 containment zones closely followed by East Delhi (504) which has the lowest number of such zones.

PTI

May 06, 2021 / 14:38 IST

India is witnessing a second wave of novel coronavirus outbreak. The country has reported more than 3lakh new cases. Over 1.69 crore COVID-19 cases have been reported in the country so far. (Image: Reuters)

The national capital has witnessed a staggering 1,349 per cent jump in the number of its COVID-19 containment zones in the past one month, with South Delhi accounting for the maximum 21,172 such zones out of the total 47,704, according to official figures.

Northeast Delhi has 600 containment zones closely followed by East Delhi (504) which has the lowest number of such zones.

Delhi had 3,291 containment zones on April 6. The number shot up to a staggering 47,704 -- an increase of over 1,349 per cent -- by Tuesday.

According to data from the city government''s revenue department, south Delhi has the maximum number of 21,172 containment zones -- nearly 45 per cent of the total -- followed by central Delhi (7,114), New Delhi (4,946) and southwest Delhi (3,238).

Out of the 11 districts in the national capital, seven have less than 3,000 containment zones. These are North Delhi (2,801), West Delhi (2,525), Southeast Delhi (2,027), Northwest Delhi (1,487), Shahdara (1,290), Northeast Delhi (600) and East Delhi (504).

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