Port Blair, June 21: Eight positive cases have been detected today of which, six were from incoming flight passengers who arrived here yesterday. Today, 12 flights with 1782 passengers arrived, out of which, 1547 passengers were vaccinated with both doses while RT-PCR test was conducted on 172 passengers and the reports are awaited. 

During RAT conducted on 50 passengers bound for North & Middle Andaman at Ferrargunj, no positive case has been detected. At Phoenix Bay Jetty, 64 passengers were tested with RAT, no positive case has been detected. RAT was conducted on 56 passengers at Mohanpura Bus Terminus, no positive case has been detected. At Helipad, RAT was conducted on 1 passenger, no positive case has been detected. RT-PCR test was conducted on 47 passengers who arrived here by the sailing of MV Swaraj Dweep from Vizag and the reports are awaited.