New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 containment zones in Delhi has risen from 539 on August 1 to 591 on August 21, with officials attributing the rise to smaller areas being contained now.According to data, the number of containment zones had decreased to 496 in the national capital on August 2 and had witnessed a marginal increase to 499 on August 4.The following days, the number declined to 481 and 466.
On August 12, the number of containment zones went past 500.Officials attributed the rise in the number of containment zones to bigger areas being broken into smaller segments to ensure that people do not face issues.On June 26, it was decided to re-map the containment zones to divide those into micro clusters for a better surveillance and.