Factors behind the classification of Districts as Red/Orange/Green Zones
- The occurrence of Coronavirus Cases
- COVID-19 Recovery Rate
- Doubling Rate of Cases
- The extent of Testing & Surveillance
Highlights of the New List of Red/Orange/Green Zones
- 130 districts are designated as Red Zone, 284 as Orange Zone, and 319 as Green Zone.
- Districts will be classified as a Green Zone if there is no COVID-19 positive case in the last 21 days.
- Red Zone: Almost all the Metro cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, and Ahmedabad are identified as Red Zones or Coronavirus Hotspots
Number of Districts identified as Red Zones in the Key States
Which districts or states will remain in lockdown after May 3?
- Districts designated as Red Zone will remain in lockdown after 3 May till 17 May
- All metro cities will remain in Lockdown beyond May 3. Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad are identified as Red Zones.
- In Delhi, Southeast, Central, North, South Northeast, West, Shahdara, East, New Delhi, Northwest, Southwest districts will remain in lockdown.
- Uttar Pradesh has the maximum number of Red Zones - 19, followed by Maharashtra that has 14 Red Zones.
- Uttar Pradesh districts like Gautam Buddha Nagar, Agra, Lucknow, Kanpur, Meerut, Raibareili, Saharanpur, and Aligarh are identified under Red Zone. These districts will remain in lockdown.
Have a look at the state-wise number of districts that may be in lockdown after 3 May:
Full List of Districts Classified as Red/Orange/Green Zones
What is Red/Orange/Green Zones?
Red Zone: Districts that have reported the high number of Coronavirus cases or districts with the doubling rates of cases are identified as Red Zones or Coronavirus Hotspots or Containment Zones.
Orange Zone: Districts which have reported a few cases of COVID-19 in the past with no new cases in the last 14 days are identified as Orange Zones
Green Zone: Districts that have reported no new cases of novel Coronavirus in last 21 days are designated as Green Zones
- The occurrence of Coronavirus Cases
- COVID-19 Recovery Rate
- Doubling Rate of Cases
- The extent of Testing & Surveillance
Highlights of the New List of Red/Orange/Green Zones
- 130 districts are designated as Red Zone, 284 as Orange Zone, and 319 as Green Zone.
- Districts will be classified as a Green Zone if there is no COVID-19 positive case in the last 21 days.
- Red Zone: Almost all the Metro cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, and Ahmedabad are identified as Red Zones or Coronavirus Hotspots
Number of Districts identified as Red Zones in the Key States
| State | Number of Districts under Red Zone |
| Delhi | 11 |
| Maharashtra | 14 |
| Tamil Nadu | 12 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 19 |
| West Bengal | 10 |
| Gujarat | 9 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 9 |
| Rajasthan | 8 |
Which districts or states will remain in lockdown after May 3?
- Districts designated as Red Zone will remain in lockdown after 3 May till 17 May
- All metro cities will remain in Lockdown beyond May 3. Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad are identified as Red Zones.
- In Delhi, Southeast, Central, North, South Northeast, West, Shahdara, East, New Delhi, Northwest, Southwest districts will remain in lockdown.
- Uttar Pradesh has the maximum number of Red Zones - 19, followed by Maharashtra that has 14 Red Zones.
- Uttar Pradesh districts like Gautam Buddha Nagar, Agra, Lucknow, Kanpur, Meerut, Raibareili, Saharanpur, and Aligarh are identified under Red Zone. These districts will remain in lockdown.
Have a look at the state-wise number of districts that may be in lockdown after 3 May:
| State | Number of Districts | Name |
| Delhi | 11 | Southeast, Central, North, South, Northeast, West, Shahdara, East, New Delhi, Northwest, Southwest |
| Bihar | 5 | Munger, Patna, Rohtas, Buxar, Gaya |
| Maharashtra | 14 | Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Nashik, Palghar, Nagpur, Solapur, Yavatmal, Aurangabad, Satara, Dhule, Akola, Jalgaon, Mumbai Suburban |
| Uttar Pradesh | 19 | Agra, Lucknow, Saharanpur, Kanpur, Moradabad, Firozabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar (Noida), Bulandshahr, Meerut, Rae Bareli, Varanasi, Bijnor, Amroha, Sant Kabeer Nagar, Aligarh, Muzaffarnagar, Rampur, Mathura, Bareilly |
| Tamil Nadu | 12 | Chennai, Madurai, Namakkal, Thanjavur, Chengalpattu, Thiruvallur, Tiruppur, Ranipet, Virudhunagar, Thiruvarur, VeIIore, Kanchipuram |
Full List of Districts Classified as Red/Orange/Green Zones
| Classification of the Districts - State-wise | ||||
| State | Red Zone | Orange Zone | Green Zone | Total |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| Assam | 0 | 3 | 30 | 33 |
| Bihar | 5 | 20 | 13 | 38 |
| Chandigarh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chhattisgarh | 1 | 1 | 25 | 27 |
| Dadra And Nagar Haveli | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Daman And Diu | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Delhi | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Goa | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gujarat | 9 | 19 | 5 | 33 |
| Haryana | 2 | 18 | 2 | 22 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Jammu And Kashmir | 4 | 12 | 4 | 20 |
| Jharkhand | 1 | 9 | 14 | 24 |
| Karnataka | 3 | 13 | 14 | 30 |
| Kerala | 2 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
| Ladakh | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Lakshadweep | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 9 | 19 | 24 | 52 |
| Maharashtra | 14 | 16 | 6 | 36 |
| Manipur | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| Meghalaya | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Mizoram | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Nagaland | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Odisha | 3 | 6 | 21 | 30 |
| Puducherry | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Punjab | 3 | 15 | 4 | 22 |
| Rajasthan | 8 | 19 | 6 | 33 |
| Sikkim | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Tamil Nadu | 12 | 24 | 1 | 37 |
| Telangana | 6 | 18 | 9 | 33 |
| Tripura | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 19 | 36 | 20 | 75 |
| Uttarakhand | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 |
| West Bengal | 10 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| Total | 130 | 284 | 319 | 733 |
What is Red/Orange/Green Zones?
Red Zone: Districts that have reported the high number of Coronavirus cases or districts with the doubling rates of cases are identified as Red Zones or Coronavirus Hotspots or Containment Zones.
Orange Zone: Districts which have reported a few cases of COVID-19 in the past with no new cases in the last 14 days are identified as Orange Zones
Green Zone: Districts that have reported no new cases of novel Coronavirus in last 21 days are designated as Green Zones