Port Blair, July 20: Eight positive cases have been detected today in A&N Islands, of which, 2 were from incoming flight passengers who arrived here yesterday. Today, 9 flights with 1164 passengers arrived, out of which, 1049 passengers were vaccinated with both doses while RT-PCR test was conducted on 78 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, 16 passengers were tested with RAT, no positive case has been detected. RAT was conducted on 13 passengers at Mohanpura Bus Terminus, no positive case has been detected. At helipad one person was tested with RAT and the report was negative.