After 26 of family in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday, the area has been declared as containment zone, taking the tally of total hot spots in the national capital to 69.
“26 members of a family have tested positive for coronavirus in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri. It is now a containment zone,” chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said.
The 69th zone was identified a day after Delhi’s count for hot spots reached 68.
With four more fatalities reported, the death toll from COVID-19 in Delhi has jumped to 42, while the number of coronavirus containment zones here were increased to 68.
New zones were added in various areas, including in Malviya Nagar and Jahangirpuri, the authorities said.