40.40% population in A &N Islands have been vaccinated: Secretary Health

John Wilbert & Savita Kumari
Port Blair, Jul 09: The Secretary (Health) Mr. Ram Niwas Sharma informed today that altogether 1 flights with 156 passengers arrived today at Port Blair Airport and all passengers have undergone RT-PCR test, the results for today’s RT-PCR are awaited.
While addressing a COVID-19 media briefing in the conference hall of IP&T, the Secretary further pointed out that yesterday (Thursday) among 367 passengers who landed at Port Blair Airport none were found COVID-19 positive during the RT-PCR test.
The Secretary further informed that 168 persons (travelers) bound for N&M Andaman were tested at Ferrargunj in which none was tested COVID-19 positive during Rapid Antigen Test (RAT). Similarly at Heli -pad 06 persons were tested and none of them found COVID-19 positive and at Phoenix Bay jetty also 95 persons were tested, none were detected COVID-19 positive.
The mobile testing team conducted tests on 103 persons at Chouldari in which all were found negative.
“So today altogether 372 Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) was conducted on persons and none of them were detected COVID-19 positive and altogether 156 samples of RT-PCR test have gone for testing, the results for today’s RT-PCR test are awaited”, the secretary pointed out.
Giving details about active cases as per reports till yesterday in Andaman and Nicobar Islands is 13 active cases in which all 13 are in South Andaman District, the Secretary said.
The secretary further pointed out that at GB Pant Hospital altogether 03 patients are admitted and two of them are on oxygen support.
About the vaccination drive, the Secretary informed that altogether 212003 doses of vaccines have been given to the islanders including first and second doses. 161602 are the eligible persons who have received their first dose and 50401 persons have been given both the doses, fully vaccinated, which is almost 31.19% of people who got their first dose.
In the category of 45 and above, 105350 people have got their first dose and in the category of 18-44 around 56287 people have got their first dose. In Andaman and Nicobar Islands 40.40% of population has been vaccinated by Administration.