gurgaon the health department on monday proposed declaring seven containment zones in the city as covid19 cases have risen over the past month across parts of indiagurgaon on monday recorded 461 new cases with a positivity rate of 168 active cases touched 2441 of which 20 patients were hospitalised though sizable mondays count was still lower than the 562 patients diagnosed with the viral illness on sunday and 523 the day before that positivity rate on sunday had also breached 18officials said seven areas mostly households they may declare as containment zones have three or more active cases at the moment these are two houses in palam vihar a flat in sector 69 a flat in sector 67 two houses in sector 9a and a house in sector 28if declared health department teams will screen for more cases and mcg will sanitise these areas containment zones will be automatically denotified after 14 days of initial diagnosis of the patientswe are observing a rise in cases because of laxity towards covid19 norms we have sent a proposal to the district administration to set up seven containment zones these cases are largely among families we appeal to people to ensure that they isolate themselves if they have covid19 symptoms said dr virender yadav gurgaon chief medical officergurgaon has so far added 4381 cases to the citys tally this month doctors say most patients have mild symptoms such as cold cough fever and fatigue though those with weak immunity or existing health issues should still take ample precautionsthe duration of illness is five to six days common symptoms are fever sore or scratchy throat body aches and fatigue said a doctor treating covid19 patients in gurgaonas we face the resurgence of covid19 cases and the looming threat of seasonal flu let us not yield to fear but take necessary precautions basic hygiene protocols and preventive measures must be diligently observed to minimise the risk of contracting seasonal infections with some patients currently hospitalised with moderate to severe covid19 pneumonia it is crucial to enforce covid appropriate conduct including wearing face masks and selfisolating when experiencing influenzalike symptoms said dr arunesh kumar senior consultant and head of pulmonology and respiratory medicine at paras health in gurgaonharyana on monday recorded a total of 898 new cases on monday the state now has 5334 active cases of which 4339 patients are in home isolation the states daily positivity rate is 1428