New Delhi:Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan, in a letter to chief secretaries of all states and Union Territories, designated districts into Red, Orange and Green Zones.
“Since recovery rates have gone up, districts are now being designated across various zones duly broad-basing the criteria,” Sudan wrote.
“The classification is multi-factorial and takes into consideration incidences of cases, doubling rates, extent of testing and surveillance feedback. Some states have raised issues on certain districts being included in red zone, but this is a dynamic list and will be revised on a weekly basis,” according to the letter.
According to the letter, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar each have 5 districts each in the red zone, Delhi has 11, Jammu and Kashmir has 4, Jharkhand has 1, Karnataka has 3, Kerala has 2, Maharashtra has 14, Odisha has 3, Tamil Nadu has 12, Uttar Pradesh has 19 and West Bengal has 10.
Check the districts falls under which zones across the country.
