Five fresh COVID-19 cases in Andamans

Five fresh COVID-19 cases in Andamans
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Port Blair: 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.

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.

The administration has thus far tested over 7.50 lakh samples for COVID-19, and fully vaccinated 3.40 lakh people.