List of red zones in Tamil Nadu from Chennai to Coimbatore to Tiruppur as Kottayam and Idukki join the ranks

• Most of Tamil Nadu’s districts have been declared red zones with only two districts in the green — Krishnagiri and Mayiladuthurai.
• The state’s capital city, Chennai, has a whopping 570 confirmed cases with 157 locations declared to be containment zones.
• Over 157 locations within the city have been declared as containment zones.

Tamil Nadu’s Kottayam and Idukki districts have been added to the list of red zones in the state as the number of Coronavirus cases continue to rise.

However, they are far from the worst-affected districts in the state. Chennai tops the charts with over 570 confirmed cases. As many as 18% of the residents are confined to their homes with 157 locations declared to be containment zones.


These areas have been blocked off with barricades to prevent the entry and exit of people in an attempt to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

According to the Union Health Ministry, red zones are areas which have been witnessing a significant number of coronavirus infections. To keep the infection from spreading from the red zones to other areas, authorities have put strict restrictions on the movement of public and traffic.

In Tamil Nadu, any district with 20 cases or more is a red zone. Any area which has between 10 to 20 cases in an orange district. Green zones are areas that have no active coronavirus cases at all, which as of now is only Krishnagiri and Mayiladuthurai.

Red zone districts in Tamil Nadu:

570	Chennai
141	Coimbatore
112	Tiruppur
80	Dindigul
79	Madurai
70	Erode
63	Tirunelveli
59	Namakkal
58	Chengalpattu
55	Thanjavur
53	Tiruvallur
51	Tiruchirappalli
48	Villuppuram
44	Nagapattinam
43	Theni
42	Karur
39	Ranipet
38	Tenkasi
31	Virudhunagar
31	Salem
29	Tiruvarur
27	Thoothukudi
26	Cuddalore
22	Vellore

Source: Health & Family Welfare Department Government of Tamil Nadu as of April 28, 4:00pm

On April 27, Tamil Nadu reported 52 new Covid-19 cases bringing the total tally of active cases to 1,937.

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


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