The Gurugram district reported 129 more coronavirus positive cases on Monday. The situation is alarming here with 100 cases reported ten days ago and now the tally has zoomed up to 903 on Monday. The Gurugram district reported 586 Covid-19 cases in the past six days.
The total coronavirus cases are at 903 in Gurugram, including 284 who were cured and discharged from hospitals. While 615 are undergoing treatment.
Health officials said there is no reason to panic because of the sudden surge since most cases that have emerged are related to Delhi with those testing positive either being people who visited the capital recently or their contacts.
Health official said that several of them are wholesale vegetable dealers in Khandsa Anaj Mandi, vegetable vendors, health workers, police personnel, media personnel, pharmacists, depot holders, sanitation workers and some other infected patients who have a travel history to Delhi, who, along with their contacts, are testing positive.
The affected areas were sealed by Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) and health officials have initiated the sanitation works.
"All the patients are isolated at different government, ESI and private hospitals. Their family members are also put under home quarantine. The health officials are making efforts to identify other persons who were infected after coming in contact with them," he said.
Increased screening and testing, the official said, is another reason why the number of cases has seen a steep rise this month.