John Wilbert & Vikramaditya
Port Blair, Six 01: The Secretary of IP&T, Mr. S K Singh today informed that two flights with 175 passengers landed at Port Blair Airport and all passengers have undergone RT-PCR test.
He further informed that 75 persons (travelers) bound for N&M Andaman were tested at Ferrargunj out of which none of them were tested COVID-19 positive. RT-PCR results of today’s flight passengers are awaited.
The Secretary further informed that among 412 passengers of Monday, two were found COVID-19 positive.
About vaccination drive, the Secretary informed that today altogether 380 eligible beneficiaries got vaccinated, which consisted of 57 beneficiaries of age group above 45 year old, who got their first dose of vaccine and 323 beneficiaries of age group above 18-44 year old.
Later the Director ANIIMS, Dr. AK Mandal, informed media persons that six new COVID patients were admitted today in G.B. Pant Hospital and seven patients got discharged. With this, the number of corona positive patients in Hospital is 56. Out of the 56 patients, 45 are on Oxygen support and two are on ventilator.
The Deputy Director of Health, Dr. Amitabh De further said that today two new patient is admitted at COVID Care Center whereas none of patients got discharged and the number of patients in the COVID Care Center is 15 and at Wimberlygunj COVID Care Center two new admission is reported and none of patient discharged, at present Eight patients are admitted till date.
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