Gurugram: City recorded 180 fresh Covid-19 cases on Thursday, the largest surge in infection in the past seven months, took the calculation to 1,82,682.
This is the highest count since May 25, when 220 people have been tested positively.
Gurugram on Wednesday reported 151 new cases, more than doubled from Tuesday 72.
No Covid deaths reported on Thursday.
The overall position level stands at 0.6%.
22 people recovered on the day, bringing the total recovery to 1,81,095.
At present, there are 660 active cases, with 651 patients recovering at home and nine in hospitals.
Gurugram has 1,049 active cases on May 24, after that the number decreases.
Active case figures have seen uptick this month and has increased since December 12.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health has proposed seven new detention zones to curb the spread of the virus.
The city has added 984 fresh cases for its calculation in December until now.
A total of 5,777 tests were carried out on Thursday.
“We have increased testing and sending 2% of the samples for genome sequencing.
We are also ready to handle severe cases if needed,” said Chief Medical Officer Virender Yadav.
At present, the city has five detention zones, including housing communities in sectors 28, 58 and 69, and two homes in Sector 45 and Palam Vihar.
Areas with three or more active cases are notified as detention zones.
New areas that can become a new detention zone immediately include the flat in the 58’s Ireo Grand Arch sector, which has four active cases, a building in Hibiscus in Nirvana’s country, sector 50 (three active cases), two flats near the north, sector 50 with total Four active cases, flat in Emaar Palm Drive, Sector 66 (four cases), towers at Emaar Palm Hills, Sector 77 (four cases) and flat on DLF Crest, Sector 54 (four cases)).
Health officials said the door-to-door playback would be carried out in these areas and the corporation of the city of Gurugram will clean it.
The detention zone is deemed symbolized after a period of 14 days.
74 Vax Govt Todoa sites total 17,053 people in categories 18-44 and 2,103 people in the 45-plus age bracket inoculated with covid vaccines on Thursday.
A total of eight health service workers and seven frontline workers were also vaccinated.
19,171 Jab was managed.
The Ministry of Health will establish 74 government vaccination sites on Friday.
While the covishield will be given in 67 sites, Covaxin will be given to six central and sputnik on one site.