Port Blair, July13: Nine positive cases have been detected today in A&N Islands, of which, 5 were from incoming flight passengers who arrived here yesterday. Today, 7 flights with 1021 passengers arrived, out of which, 860 passengers were vaccinated with both doses while RT-PCR test was conducted on 101 passengers and the reports are awaited.   

During RAT conducted on 13 passengers bound for North & Middle Andaman at Ferrargunj, no positive case has been detected. At Phoenix Bay Jetty, 12 passengers were tested with RAT, no positive case has been detected. RAT was conducted on 9 passengers at Mohanpura Bus Terminus, one positive case has been detected. At Helipad one person was tested with RAT and the report was negative.