The district health department has detected 109 fresh Covid-19 cases and one death was also reported on Monday, taking the total number of cases to 7,857. Of this, 6,693 people have recovered. The Covid-19 toll has reached 116 in the district.
“Gurugram now has 1,048 active cases, including 824 in-home isolation. Remaining 150 patients are admitted in private, government and Covid care centers in the district while 90 patients were recovered on Monday," Gurugram Civil Surgeon Dr. Virender Yadav said.
The health department said out of 116 deaths 79 died due to comorbidities and the remaining 37 without comorbidities.
Meanwhile the district administration have extended lockdown till July 28 in 9 large outbreak region which have high Covid-19 cases.
The area including Rajiv Nagar (east), Om Nagar, Nathupur, Laxman Vihar, Chauma, Patel Nagar, Firoz Gandhi colony, Manesar and Sohna. The officials said only essential services will be allowed in the area.
According to health officials Covid testing has been increased in the district to prevent the spread of corona infection. "The department have done around 8,219 tests in 9 large outbreak region from July 15 to till now in which 216 were found positive. This includes both types-Rapid Antigen Test and RTPCR Test,” Yadav said.
Besides this, the district has 100 containment zones. An area is notified as a containment zone usually when five or more cases are found and is removed from the list in 28 days.
Gurugram has nine such containment zones where infection rate was high. “We have initiated door to door screening in these zones to identify suspects. We are using the rapid antigen kit to test suspects," he said.
The civil surgeon further informed that the health facility have received 10,000 test kits. "The test can be completed in 15 to 30 minutes, which will help save time and lives. At present, it takes around two days to finalise the report of a patient, he added.