Habib Ganj, Islam Ganj going containment zone way

Ludhiana: Habib Ganj and Islam Ganj areas here are likely to be declared containment zones, as 13 Covid-19 cases — only two short of the number of cases required to declare an area as such zone — have been reported from there.
A senior officer of the health department said 13 positive cases have been reported from the two areas, and once there are 15 confirmed cases, they would be declared containment zones and restrictions would be put in place to check further spread of virus.
However, the number of high-risk areas in the district has been reduced to 10, after the health department removed three areas — including Chawni Mohalla, which was declared a containment zone — from the list of 12 such areas and added one to the list.
Referring to Habib Ganj and Islam Ganj areas, civil surgeon Dr Rajesh Bagga said an epidemiologist is monitoring the pandemic condition in there and the same would be declared containment zones once the number of cases hits 15.
“Once it is 15, the epidemiologists will talk to the district administration and the state headquarters, and then containment zone restrictions will come in force,” the civil surgeon said.
BOX
Two Short of 15
Date – Description
June 4 – Male, 35, Islam Ganj
June 6 – Pregnant woman, 27, Islam Ganj
June 6 – Female, 65, Habib Ganj
June 7 – Female, 18, daughter of parents testing positive, Islam Ganj
June 8 – Male, 32, Kusht Ashram at Islam Ganj
June 9 – Female (30), male (35), male (30), Islamganj
June 9 – Male (60), male (29), female (20), Habib Ganj.
Corona count
Areas — Cases
Doraha — 5
Guru Amardass Market &, Mata Rani Mohalla, Khanna — 2
Gobind Nagar, Machhiwara, Samrala — 3
Bhopur, Khanna — 5
Model Town Extension — 3
SAS Nagar, Near Sangeet Cinema — 3
Isher Nagar, Gill Road — 4
Prem Nagar, Islam Ganj — 4
Madhopuri — 2
Chander Nagar — 2
BOX 2:
High-risk zones down to 10
The number of high-risk areas has come down to 10, as the health department removed three areas — Chawni Mohalla, 33-Foota Road and Guru Nanak Nagar — from the list of 12 such areas and added Chander Nagar to it