Cases on the rise, Ghaziabad adds over 180 containment zones in four days

Ghaziabad: In four days, Ghaziabad has added 189 containment zones to its tally along with 1,657 active cases. According to data released by Ghaziabad district administration, as per May 7, the total number of containment zones in the district are 1,659. Till May 3, the number was 1,470.
The number of active cases in the district was 10,099 on May 7. It was 8,442 on May 3.
“As the number of active cases goes up, the number of containment zones are also on the rise. Between May 3 and 7 such areas have increased by about 13% and the active cases have gone up by about 20% in these places,” said an official from district administration. “An analysis of data reveals the number of cases have been steadily rising in Indirapuram and Kaushambi. In places like Vijay Nagar and Kavi Nagar, the rise has been drastic in the past few days,” the official added.
Indirapuram area had 43 containment zones on May 7 and also on May 3. But the number of active cases has gone up from 2,093 to 2,101 in the same period.
In Kaushambi, which has 27 containment zones, the number of active cases has increased from 1,021 on May 3 to 1,150 on May 7. On May 3, the number of cases in Vijay Nagar area was 881 and it rose to 1,056 on May 7. In Kavi Nagar, on May 3, there were 846 cases and on May 7, the number went up to 1,045.
“We are taking up regular sanitisation drives, along with other steps,” an official said.Crossings Republik in Vijay Nagar area is one of the places with a large number of cases.
Of the 29 highrises in the area, 10 are sealed. Gaur Global society was sealed on Monday after 15 cases were reported.
Sanjay Jha, a member of the residents’ welfare association, Gaur Global, said: “On Monday, the administration sealed our society on Monday. In Crossings Republik, 10 highrises are sealed and they together have 10,000 families.”