Port Blair, Sept. 22: Seventeen positive cases have been detected today in A&N Islands today, of which, 2 were from incoming flight passengers who arrived here yesterday. Today, 12 flights with 2019 passengers arrived, out of which, 1860 passengers were vaccinated with both doses while RT-PCR test was conducted on 129 passengers and the reports are awaited.  

During RAT conducted on 15 passengers bound for North & Middle Andaman at Ferrargunj, no positive case has been detected. At Phoenix Bay Jetty, 25 passengers were tested with RAT and no positive case has been detected. RAT was also conducted on 11 passengers at Mohanpura Bus Terminus, no positive case has been detected.