Uran declared red zone

Uran taluka has been declared a red zone after the total Covid case touched 61 on Tuesday. Uran was in orange zone.

Uran taluka has been declared a red zone after the total Covid case touched 61 on Tuesday. Uran was in orange zone.

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Raigad district collector Nidhi Chaudhary on Tuesday issued an order declaring it as red zone.

The order by Chaudhary states: “Cases in the region have been rising lately and hence on the basis of the powers vested in me, I have declared the area as red zone. The restrictions of red zone will now be applicable in the taluka.”

Uran tehsildar Bhausaheb Andhare, “A total of 53 people, including a one-year-old child, have been infected at Karanja village in Uran in the past few days. A Covid patient passed away recently. The area has been completed sealed as there are likely to be more cases.”