As India witnessed a sharp spike in the number of COVID-19 cases the govt of India has identified 10 hotspots where it is ramping up testing and containment measures. Two of these hotspots are in Delhi — Dilshad Garden and Nizamuddin — the others are Noida, Meerut, Bhilwara, Ahmedabad, Kasaragod, Pathanamthitta, Mumbai and Pune. Why are these places being called hotspots?

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