India News | Five Fresh COVID-19 Cases in Andamans
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Monday reported five new COVID-19 cases, two less than the previous day, pushing the tally to 10,131, a health department official said.
Port Blair, Jun 27 (PTI) Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Monday reported five new COVID-19 cases, two less than the previous day, pushing the tally to 10,131, a health department official said.
Of the five new cases, three patients have travel history, while two infections were detected during contact tracing, he said.
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The Union territory now has 37 active cases, while 9,965 people have recovered from the disease so far, including five in the last 24 hours.
A total of 129 patients have succumbed to the infection to date.
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The administration has thus far tested over 7.50 lakh samples for COVID-19, and fully vaccinated 3.40 lakh people.
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