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779 of Mumbai's 1,391 containment zones are in congested areas
Updated On: 01 May, 2020 07:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale
While officers say this is because of focus on concentrated spots, improvement in these zones will decide how restrictions are eased

BMC food packets for Jijamata Nagar, a sealed area, in Worli. Pic/ Suresh Karkera
THE city's congested areas continue to see a rapid increase in the number of Containment Zones (CZ) as a result of positive cases in such areas across wards. Out of the total 1,391 CZs in the city, 779 (56 per cent) are in high density areas.
While the southern part of the city — Worli, Dharavi and Byculla has been the centre of COVID-19 cases, in the past 10 days, the northern and eastern part of the city have also seen CZs rise. The Kurla-Chembur belt in Eastern suburbs and the Jogeshwari-Andheri belt in western suburbs, together have nearly 25 per cent of the city's CZs. Out of the 1,391 active CZs, these two together have 322. Byculla too has seen a significant rise.


