Port Blair, Aug. 21: Five positive cases have been detected today in A&N Islands, of which, 3 were from incoming flight passengers who arrived here yesterday. Today, 9 flights with 1430 passengers arrived, out of which, 1314 passengers were vaccinated with both doses while RT-PCR test was conducted on 64 passengers and the reports are awaited.

  During RAT conducted on 35 passengers bound for North & Middle Andaman at Ferrargunj, no positive case has been detected. At Phoenix Bay Jetty, 3 passengers were tested with RAT, no positive case has been detected. RAT was conducted on 17passengers at Mohanpura Bus Terminus, no positive case has been detected, a press release from IP&T said.