John Wilbert & Savita Kumari
Port Blair, June 09: The Secretary of Information, Publicity and Tourism, Mr. S K Singh today said that two flights with 304 passengers arrived at Port Blair Airport and all passengers have undergone RT-PCR test. He further informed that 133 persons (travelers) bound for N&M Andaman were tested at Ferrargunj out of which none of them was tested COVID-19 positive.
He pointed out that yesterday (Tuesday) among 271 passengers, four were found COVID-19 positive and results for today’s RT-PCR test is awaited.
About vaccination drive, the Secretary informed that today altogether 99 eligible beneficiaries got vaccinated. In which 22 beneficiaries were of age group above 45 year old and 77 were beneficiaries of age group above 18-44 year old who got there first dose of vaccine.
The Director, ANIIMS, Dr. AK Mandal, informed that 01 new COVID patients was admitted today in G.B. Pant Hospital and 01 patient got discharged. With this, the number of corona positive patients in Hospital is 37. Out of the 37 patients, 25 are on Oxygen support and one patient is on ventilator.
“Two new admissions and two discharges were reported at COVID Care Centers and the number of patients in the COVID Care Centers is 10,” he added.
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