COVID-19: 31 areas declared as containment and micro-containment zones in Ferozepur
3 deaths, 191 new COVID-19 +ve cases reported
Ferozepur, May 21, 2021: In view of surge in cases on daily basis, 3 containment zones and 28 micro-containment ones have been declared in Ferozepur District.
On Thursday, 3 deaths and 2191 new Covid-19 cases were reported in the district. During the last month of April, 2,383 Covid positive cases with 55 deaths were report. In the current month, as of today 1,828 cases are still active with 118 deaths reported.
Three containment – one at Guruarsahai and at Ferozepur Urban and 28 Micro-containment zones – 6 at Mamdot, 9 Guruharshai, 3 Ferozshah, 3 Kssoana, 7 Ferozepur Urban, have been declared.
As per the report, 1,55,063 samples were taken, since the outbreak of virus, out of which 1,42,851 were negative, 11,312 positive, 9,157 were recovered while 1,828 are active cases and reports of 900 samples are,, still awaited.
With 3 deaths today in the age group of 55, 66 and 70 years all females in Mamdot Block and , the total deaths in the district has gone to 337.
In the vaccination drive, 1,048 have been given vaccination of 18-44 years today taking the total to 6,351 and 95,602 to 45 plus age including the frontline and health workers.