27 out of 33 districts in Gujarat are Coronavirus hotspots

• Gujarat is one of the worst affected states due to Coronavirus in India.
• The state has identified 27 Coronavirus hotspots to control the spread of Coronavirus. Only 6 districts have not been declared as hotspots.
• The Coronavirus hotspots include Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot.

India is currently under a nationwide lockdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic and almost 30,000 people have been infected by the deadly disease. Gujarat is one of the worst affected states and has the second highest number of patients.

As on April 28, Gujarat has reported 3,548 Coronavirus cases and out of this, 162 have succumbed to the disease and 394 have recovered. To control the spread of the disease, the Gujarat government identified 27 Coronavirus hotspots in the state.

What is a Coronavirus hotspot?

Coronavirus hotspots are districts in which 6 or more people have tested positive for Coronavirus. These areas are characterized on the basis of risk factors, probability of virus spread and measures being taken.

The Gujarat government has declared specific areas in these 27 Coronavirus hotspots as containment zones.

What does a containment zone mean?

A containment zone is created around a containment cluster where multiple cases of Coronavirus have been reported. A 3-kilometer radius surrounding the cluster is identified as a containment zone.

In situations where the virus is suspected to spread easily, an additional buffer zone of 5 kilometers in urban areas and 7 kilometers in rural areas will be created.

The containment zones are completely sealed, and only medical and government personnel are allowed to come out in these areas. The movement of all vehicles is restricted, and all roads are put under police surveillance.

List of Coronavirus hotspots in Gujarat

Here are the Coronavirus hotspots in Gujarat –

• Ahmedabad
• Surat
• Vadodara
• Rajkot
• Bhavnagar
• Anand
• Bharuch
• Gandhinagar
• Patan
• Narmada
• Panchmahal
• Banaskantha
• Aravalli
• Chhota Udaipur
• Kutch
• Mehsana
• Botad
• Dahod
• Gir Somnath
• Kheda
• Mahisagar
• Porbandar
• Sabarkantha
• Valsad
• Jamnagar
• Morbi
• Tapi

Out of the 33 districts in Gujarat, only six districts have not been declared as containment zones. They are Amreli, Dang, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Junagadh, Navsari and Surendranagar.

See also:

Names of Coronavirus hotspots and containment zones in Hyderabad, Telangana

Here’s a list of all containment zones in West Bengal’s Kolkata, Howrah, North Parganas and Purba Medinipur

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