The Gurugram district on Monday recorded 243 fresh coronavirus cases, the highest number of positive cases in a single day so far. Five deaths were also reported from the city, taking the district's COVID toll to nine.
Earlier, the district had recorded 215 cases on June 4 and on June 7 the cases were 230. Officials said that 1,144 cases have appeared in the last 7 days. Gurugram currently has 1,577 corona positive patients admitted in different hospitals while the total number reached 2,165. While 579 have been cured and discharged.
The officials further said that the condition of ten patients is extremely critical.
Officials further pointed out that a majority of cases appeared in containment zones. The situation in containment zones is extremely precarious. Sources have said that a majority of residential societies and condominiums have positive cases. Places like Dundahera, DLF phase 3 Nathupur, Sirhaul, Mullahera, sector 10A, Devilal, Rajiv Nagar, Om Nagar, Basai, Sector-9A and Prempuri colony are badly hit.
“We are receiving frequent cases in Gurugram. It is a concern for us. We are working hard to contain spread in limited places. On Monday, 128 patients recovered from illness and they were discharged from hospital,” said a senior health official.
“The district administration has already constituted a separate medical team which will call every patient daily and register progress reports. If needed, the team will also visit them for medical assistance,” he said.
Apart from this, The Haryana Government has decided that shopping malls and places of worship will not reopen for the public in Gurugram and Faridabad districts, the two districts worst hit by Covid-19.
Banquet halls with a size of around 2,000 square feet would be allowed to operate with a maximum of 50 guests at a time and social distancing norms must be observed.
“Hotels, restaurants and other hospitality services would be reopened with 50 per cent maximum capacity with generic preventive measures across the district. The restaurants will have to obtain permissions from the concerned Deputy Commissioner certifying their seating capacity,” said a senior administration official.
Also, The timing of opening for all would be between 9 am and 8 pm to ensure compliance of night curfew between 9 pm and 5 am.