Vikaramaditya
Port Blair, Jun 30: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands has recently seen a spurt in Cornavirus cases with the infection tally mounting to 97 today. Rigorous lockdown restrictions helped the islands stay coronavirus-free before the infection knocked the doors of the islands on June 9, when one person, who flew back home from outside tested positive.
Since then there has been a steady spike in coronavirus cases with flights landing here from different destinations. A total of 97 confirmed cases have been reported so far in the Union territory, out of which 45 have been cured, leaving it with 52 active cases.
There are 18 Army jawans among those found infected and they are undergoing treatment. According to sources, 104 Army jawans had gone to Nashik in Maharashtra for training and returned back here on June 20 by a special plane, and 18 among them tested positive for the highly contagious disease.
