BENGALURU:
The number of containment zones in Bengaluru has risen in direct proportion to the spike in coronavirus infections. During the past fortnight, Bengaluru has seen an average of 1,500 cases daily. Till July 28, the city had a total caseload of 48,821 positive cases. In tandem, BBMP has been forced to cordon off a total of 12,781 containment zones.
As per the BBMP bulletin, the break-up of containment zones is: 3,935 in Bengaluru South, 2,256 in East, 1,770 in West, 437 in Yelahanka, 1,548 in Bommanahalli, 318 in Dasarahalli, 1,124 in RR Nagar and 937 in Mahadevapura.
Bengaluru reported 1,898 new cases of Covid on July 28. Till July 25, the containment zones included 1,268 apartment complexes.
The war room report of BBMP on July 28 shows that Bengaluru South has the most number of active containment zones, followed by Bengaluru East.
