Containment zones up by 24 in a day in Bhopal limits, cross 200 mark

BHOPAL: With 24 more new Coronavirus patients detected in Bhopal on Friday, the total number of ‘containment areas’ in the city has gone beyond 200.
Localities in old Bhopal like Jehangirabad, Shahjanabad, Aishbagh and Koh-e-fiza are pockets where containment area restrictions have failed to contain the spread of the infection , leading to more curbs being put in place by the district administration.

Till Friday evening, there were 196 containment areas in the city, the highest of 21 containment areas in localities under Jehangirabad police station, which also had the highest number of 121 Coronavirus patients.
Kodh-e-fiza with 60 patients has the second highest number of patients but it has only 12 containment areas as against 13 in areas under TT Nagar police station, which has 17 Covid-19 patients as on Thursday. Areas under Mangalwara police station have 44 patients but only 4 8 containment areas .
Among areas under the jurisdiction of remaining police stations, Kamla Nagar has 21 patients and 10 containment areas, Ashoka Garden 24 patients and 10 containment areas, Shahjanabad 13 and 6, Aishbagh 23 and 8, Kolar has 8 patients and as much containment areas , Bagh Sevaniya 15 and 11, Govindpura 15 and 4, Nishatpura 11 and 7, Talaiya 19 and 8, Station Bajariya 7 and 5, Habibganj 8 patients and 6 containment areas, Misrod 3 patients and 3 containment areas.
Areas under Avadhpuri police station have five Coronavirus patients and 2 containment areas, Hanumanganj police station 2 and 2, Kotwali 5 patients and 4 containment area , Shahpura 6 and 4, Chuna Bhatti 2 patients and a many containment areas.
Areas under the jurisdiction of Piplani police station have 8 patients and 5 containment areas.
District collector, Tarun Pithode said said that a new strategy is being executed in Bhopal to contain the Coronavirus infection under which not only the “first contact” persons of the infected person is being traced and quarantined but also persons with whom the “the first contact persons” had come in contact.