From 58,000 to under 500: Major fall in COVID containment zones in Delhi in 2 months

According to latest figures of the revenue department, the total number of containment zones across the 11 districts of Delhi is 472.

New Delhi: With the second wave of COVID-19 subsiding, the number of containment zones in Delhi has gone down from over 58,000 to less than 500 in the last two months, according to official data. Containment zones are residential areas with three or more active COVID-19 cases, entailing complete restrictions on entry and exit from such places and special measures such as mass testing, tracing and tracking. According to latest figures of the revenue department, the total number of containment zones across the 11 districts of Delhi is 472.