The district health department has detected 82 fresh Covid-19 cases in the district and one death was also reported on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases to 7,208. Of this, 6,077 people have recovered. The Covid-19 toll has reached 110 in the district.
“Gurugram now has 1,021 active cases, including 793 in-home isolation. Remaining 145 patients are admitted in private, government and Covid care centers in the district while 145 patients were recovered on Wednesday," Gurugram Civil Surgeon Dr. Virender Yadav said.
The health department said out of 110 deaths 73 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 is sampling 3,000 tests a day. This includes both types-Rapid Antigen Test and RTPCR Test. Those patients have been done on propriety. Patients are being treated based on their symptoms,” Yadav said.
Besides this, the district has 106 containment zones. Of these, 95 containment zones have been set up in Gurugram block, 4 in Pataudi and 7 in Sohna and Farrukhnagar have been removed from the containment zone. 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 eight 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.