Port Blair, Aug. 12: One covid positive case has been detected today in A&N Islands. Today, 10 flights with 1717 passengers arrived, out of which, 1513 passengers were vaccinated with both doses while RT-PCR test was conducted on 148 passengers and the reports are awaited.  

During RAT conducted on 33 passengers bound for North & Middle Andaman at Ferrargunj, no positive case has been detected. At Phoenix Bay Jetty, 24 passengers were tested with RAT, no positive case has been detected. RAT was conducted on 25 passengers at Mohanpura Bus Terminus, no positive case has been detected.