Port Blair, Sept. 18: Three COVID positive cases have been detected today in A&N Islands, of which one was from incoming flight passenger who arrived here yesterday. Today, 11 flights with 1858 passengers arrived, out of which, 1752 passengers were vaccinated with both doses while RT-PCR test was conducted on 84 passengers and the reports are awaited.  

During RAT conducted on 16 passengers bound for North & Middle Andaman at Ferrargunj, no positive case has been detected. At Phoenix Bay Jetty, 9 passengers were tested with RAT, no positive case has been detected. RAT was conducted on 13 passengers at Mohanpura Bus Terminus and no positive case has been detected, a press release from IP&T said.