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Containment zones to go up with more Covid-19 tests, relaxations: Officials

All the other districts have less than 50 active containment zones, with New Delhi having the least number of such zones at 18, according to data

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Wednesday's figure was also the highest single-day spike in the national capital in the last 45 days. As many as 1,781 fresh cases were reported on July 11.

Press Trust of India New Delhi

4 min read Last Updated : Aug 27 2020 | 10:43 PM IST

The number of Covid-19 containment zones in Delhi, which currently stand at 716, maybe increased owing to further relaxations under 'Unlock' and doubling of coronavirus tests, officials said on Thursday.

Covid-19 tests in Delhi will be doubled to 40,000 per day within a week as there has been a marginal increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the city, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had said on Wednesday, asserting that aggressive testing and isolation will remain his government's strategy to fight the disease.

The number of Covid-19 containment zones in Delhi has risen from 539 on August 1 to 716

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