Coronavirus in Navi Mumbai: NMMC screens more than one lakh people for COVID-19 in one week

Coronavirus in Navi Mumbai: NMMC screens more than one lakh people for COVID-19 in one week

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Monday, July 06, 2020, 09:36 PM IST
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As per the official update by Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), the corporation screened more than one lakh people for COVID-19 in last seven days.

The local body in this mass testing drive covered 37,841 houses from the 12 areas which were recently declared as special containment zones.

In this mass screening initiative, data of people with underlying comorbidities like diabetes, hypertension, cancer, kidney disorders and other chronic diseases was recorded separately and special attention is being paid to these people.

List of the areas covered by NMMC is as follows:

Chinchpada, Airoli

Houses covered: 4,900

Population covered: 9,063

Kopar Khairane Gaon Sector 19

Houses covered: 5,005

Population covered: 15,786

Rabade Gaon

Houses covered: 1,430

Population covered: 3,297

Khairane Bonkode Gaon

Houses covered: 2,987

Population covered: 5,572

Karave Gaon

Houses covered: 4,625

Population covered: 16,690

Turbhe Store

Houses covered: 5,037

Population Covered: 16,926

Sector 21, Turbhe Gaon

Houses covered: 2,689

Population covered: 7,813

Juhu Gaon

Houses covered: 2,151

Population covered: 4,328

Sector 22, Turbhe Gaon

Houses covered: 1,378

Population covered: 5,317

Washi Gaon

Houses covered: 4,056

Population covered: 11,428

Diwale Gaon

Houses covered: 215

Population covered: 682

Khairne Gaon

Houses covered: 3,368

Population covered: 7,057

Total

Houses covered: 37,841

Population covered: 1,03,959