Coimbatore: Union Health Ministry on Wednesday (April 15) declared 170 districts as coronavirus COVID-19 hotspots and 207 districts as non-hotspots. Hotspots are those districts which are reporting more number of cases or where the rate of growth of COVID-19 cases is high.
Coimbatore: Union Health Ministry on Wednesday (April 15) declared 170 districts as coronavirus COVID-19 hotspots and 207 districts as non-hotspots. Hotspots are those districts which are reporting more number of cases or where the rate of growth of COVID-19 cases is high.
Addressing the daily briefing to provide updates on coronavirus situation in the country, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Health Lav Agarwal said that states have been asked to classify districts witnessing higher number of cases as hotspots, districts where some cases have been found as non-hotspots, and those which have reported no cases as green zones.
Agarwal said, "As per data till yesterday, 170 districts have been classified as hotspot districts. Non-hotspot districts where cases have been reported are 207 in number," adding "Cluster containment plan needs to be implemented in those 207 non-hotspots as they can develop as potential hotspots."
He also clarified that "There is no community transmission in the country so far. What we are seeing is some local outbreaks and clusters, where cluster and outbreak containment strategies are being adopted."
The ministry has defined Red, Orange and Green Zones. The Hotspot Red Zone Districts can become Orange zone if no new cases reported in the last 14 days, while the oranage zone can convert into Green zone if no case is reported in the last 14 days.
If the Red zone has to convert in the Green zone, it will take 28 days in which no cases out to be reported.
District-wise COVID-19 Hotspots in India: 170
Total hotspots Red Zone Districts: 123 in 20 states (Large Outbreak)
47 Hotspot Districts with Cluster transmission
As the second phase of the national lockdown came into force today, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) unveiled the consolidated revised guidelines to provide many relaxations to the restrictions in a range of areas with conditions.
The number of coronavirus COVID-19 infections inched towards 12,000 while the death toll crossed 400, according to official data today.
Addressing the daily briefing to provide updates on coronavirus situation in the country, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Health Lav Agarwal said that states have been asked to classify districts witnessing higher number of cases as hotspots, districts where some cases have been found as non-hotspots, and those which have reported no cases as green zones.
Agarwal said, "As per data till yesterday, 170 districts have been classified as hotspot districts. Non-hotspot districts where cases have been reported are 207 in number," adding "Cluster containment plan needs to be implemented in those 207 non-hotspots as they can develop as potential hotspots."
He also clarified that "There is no community transmission in the country so far. What we are seeing is some local outbreaks and clusters, where cluster and outbreak containment strategies are being adopted."
The ministry has defined Red, Orange and Green Zones. The Hotspot Red Zone Districts can become Orange zone if no new cases reported in the last 14 days, while the oranage zone can convert into Green zone if no case is reported in the last 14 days.
If the Red zone has to convert in the Green zone, it will take 28 days in which no cases out to be reported.
District-wise COVID-19 Hotspots in India: 170
Total hotspots Red Zone Districts: 123 in 20 states (Large Outbreak)
- Tamil Nadu (22 Districts): Chennai, Tiruchirapalli, Coimbatore, Erode, Tirunelveli, Dindigul, Villupuram, Namakkal, Theni, Chengalpattu, Tiruppur, Vellore, Madurai, Tuticorin, Karur, Virudhnagar, Kanniyakumari, Cuddalore, Thiruvallur, Thiruvarur, Salem, and Nagapattinam.
- Andhra Pradesh (11 Districts): Kurnool, Guntur, Nellore, Prakasam, Krishna, YSR, West Godavari, Chittoor, Vishakhapatnam, East Godavari, and Anantapur.
- Bihar (1 District): Siwan
- Chandigarh UT (1 District): Chandigarh
- Chhatisgarh (1 District): Korba
- Delhi: (9 Districts): South Delhi, Shahdara, South East, West Delhi, North Delhi, Central Delhi, East Delhi, New Delhi, and South West Delhi
- Gujarat (5 Districts): Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Bhavnagar, Rajkot
- Haryana (4 Districts): Nuh, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Palwal
- Jammu and Kashmir (6 Districts): Srinagar, Bandipora, Baramulla, Jammu, Udhampur, Kupwara
- Karnataka (3 Districts): Bengaluru Urban, Mysuru, Belagavi
- Kerala (6 Districts): Kasargod, Kannur, Ernakulam, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta
- Madhya Pradesh (5 Districts): Indore, Bhopal, Khargone, Ujjain, Hosangabad
- Maharashtra (11 Districts): Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Nagpur, Sangli, Ahmednagar, Yawatmal, Aurangabad, Buldhana, Mumbai suburban and Nasik
- Odisha (1 District): Khurda
- Punjab (4 Districts): Sasnagar, SBS Nagar, Jalandhar, Pathankot
- Rajasthan (11 Districts): Jaipur, Tonk, Jodhpur, Banswara, Kota, Jhunjhnu, Bhilwara, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Jhalawar and Bharatpur
- Telangana (8 Districts): Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Warangal Urban, Ranga Reddy, Jogulambagadwal, Medchal Malkajgiri, Karimnagar, and Nirmal.
- Uttar Pradesh (9 Districts): Agra, Gautam Budh Nagar, Meerut, Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Saharanpur, Shamli, Firozabad, and Moradabad
- Uttarkhand (1 District): Dehradun
- West Bengal (4 Districts): Kolkata, Howrah, Purba Medinipur, 24 Paragana North
47 Hotspot Districts with Cluster transmission
- Andaman and Nicobar: (District -1): South Andaman
- Assam (Districts 5): Golaghat, Marigaon, Nalbari, Goalpara, Dhubri
- Bihar (Districts 3): Munger, Begusarai, Gaya
- Chhatisgarh (District 1): Raipur
- Delhi (Districts 1): North West
- Gujarat (District 1): Patan
- Haryana (District 2): Ambala, Karnal
- Himachal Pradesh (Districts 5): Solan, Una, Sirmaur, Chamba, Kangra
- Jammu and Kashmir (Districts 2): Shopian, Rajouri
- Jharkhand (Districts 2): Ranchi, Bokaro
- Karnataka (Districts 5): Dakshin Kannada, Bidar, Kalburgi, Bagalkote, Dharwad
- Kerala (District 1): Wayanad
- Ladakh (District 1): Kargil
- Madhya Pradesh (District 1): Morena
- Maharashtra (Districts 3): Kolapur, Amaravati, Palghar
- Odisha (District 1): Bhadrak
- Punjab (Districts 4): Amritsar, Mansa, Ludhiyana, Moga
- Rajasthan (District 1): Udaipur
- Telangana (District 1): Nalgonda
- UP (Districts 4): Bulandshahar, Sitapur, Basti, Baghpat
- Uttarakhand (Districts 2): Nainital, Udhamsingh Nagar
As the second phase of the national lockdown came into force today, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) unveiled the consolidated revised guidelines to provide many relaxations to the restrictions in a range of areas with conditions.
The number of coronavirus COVID-19 infections inched towards 12,000 while the death toll crossed 400, according to official data today.