Port Blair, July 12: Eight positive cases have been detected today in A&N Islands, of which, 4 were from incoming flight passengers who arrived here yesterday. Today, 9 flights with 1099 passengers arrived, out of which, 953 passengers were vaccinated with both doses while RT-PCR test was conducted on 111 passengers and the reports are awaited.

During RAT conducted on 20 passengers bound for North & Middle Andaman at Ferrargunj, no positive case has been detected. At Phoenix     Bay Jetty, 7 passengers were tested with RAT, no positive case has been detected. RAT was conducted on 24 passengers at Mohanpura Bus Terminus, one positive case has been detected. At Helipad one person was tested with RAT and the report was negative.