No. of containment zones in Patna district goes up to 114

PATNA: In the wake of a steep rise in Covid-19 cases, the number of containment zones in Patna has gone up to 114. With 242 new cases reported on Wednesday, the district has surpassed the 2,500-mark.
The containment zones, whose number was only 13 on April 30, have witnessed a massive increase in just 10 weeks. As per the information shared by the district administration, Patna Sadar and Danapur have 38 containment zones each. There are 23 such zones in Patna City, eight in Paliganj and seven in Masaurhi. Approximately 77,027 residents reside in 15,938 houses in these areas.
Some prominent areas like Ashok Nagar, P C Colony, Ram Krishna Nagar, Alamganj in Patna City and Doctors’ Colony in Kankarbagh have already been sealed due to the rise in number of corona cases.
Patna district magistrate (DM) Kumar Ravi told this newspaper that several measures, including contact tracing, were being taken to curb the spread of the virus.
“We are making containment and buffer zones to make residents aware of the areas with positive cases. Sanitization is also being done across the city,” the DM said.