Port Blair, June 21: The Secretary (IP&T), Mr. Sunil Kumar Singh addressing the media persons on COVID-19 status in the Islands held in the conference hall of IP&T here this evening said that the A&N Administration has extended the lockdown by giving some more relaxations, the order to this effect has been issued by the District Magistrate, South Andaman today and it will in force till June 28, 2021.
The Secretary further disclosed that during the RT-PCR conducted on 489 incoming passengers who arrived here yesterday by flight, 6 positive cases have been detected despite carrying RT-PCR report from mainland. He further informed that 2 flights with 300 passengers arrived today and the RT-PCR reports are awaited.
He also stated that during the RAT conducted on 192 passengers proceeding to N&M Andaman at Ferrargunj, no positive case has been detected. He said, that today till 3 pm, 382 beneficiaries were vaccinated in South Andaman District, out of which, 330 were in the age group of 18-44 and the rest were above 45 plus age group.
The Deputy Director, G.B Pant Hospital, Dr. Amitabha De disclosed that the Govt. of India has provided 3080 doses of vaccine for A&N Islands. He further disclosed that 12 COVID positive patients are presently undergoing treatment in the G.B Pant Hospital. Today, 1 COVID patients was discharged.
He further informed that out of the 12 patients, 10 patients are on Oxygen support and no patient on ventilator, he added. He further informed that in the three COVID Care Centres functioning in Port Blair, 1 new patient was admitted today. Altogether, 6 patients are presently being taken care of in these three COVID Care Centres while in COVID Care Centre Wimberlygunj only 2 patients are being taken care, he added.
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