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Andaman detects high positive covid cases among local inter-island passengers than passengers coming from Mainland India

Port Blair, May 09 (UNI) The Andaman and Nicobar Administration today said that high positive cases of COVID-19 have been recorded among local inter-island passengers than passengers coming from Mainland India by flights.
“A total of 350 passengers arrived by flight yesterday and during the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) conducted on these passengers, only 3 passengers were found positive while the test conducted on 71 passengers bound for Middle & North Andaman 8 were found positive. This shows that the number of positive cases among the passengers coming from the mainland has decreased whereas the positive cases have increased among those moving to Inter-Island,” the Secretary (IP&T), Mr Sunil Kumar Singh told media persons today.
He said, this ratio of high positive cases in Inter-Island movement passengers is alarming and a matter of grave concern for the Administration.
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