Number of Covid-19 containment zones in Delhi rises to 417 from 280 after re-mapping: Officials

A trader wearing a mask stands in front of a closed shop at Sadar Bazar during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in New Delhi, Saturday, June 6, 2020. Traders of Sadar Bazar market met district magistrate Nidhi Srivastava to inform her of the hardship they were facing due to the closed market, which falls in containment zone. (PTI Photo)

The number of Covid-19 containment zones in Delhi has risen to 417 after re-mapping of such areas, while around 2.45 lakh people have been screened in a mammoth exercise to check the spread of Covid-19 in the national capital, officials said on Sunday.

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They said the count of containment zones is expected to jump further as the authorities in some districts were yet to complete the task of redrawing such areas following the Centre's directions.

Before the re-mapping exercise, the number of containment zones was 280 in the city, an official said.

"We have screened around two lakh people for Covid-19 in house-to-house survey being conducted across the city. Also, 45,000 people have been screened in COVID-19 containment zones," the official told PTI.

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The process of screening every household has to be completed by July 6.

According to the 2011 Census, there were over 34.35 lakh households in the national capital, including 33.56 lakh in urban areas and 79,574 in rural areas.

According to Covid-19 response plan issued by the Delhi government, the re-mapping of the containment zones should be completed by June 30.