Port Blair, Nov 8 2020
COVID-19 active case load of Andaman and Nicobar Islands has reduced significantly. There are 169 active cases of COVID-19 in the Islands today. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Islands from the start stands at 4450 out of which 4421 have cured and discharged from the hospital. Altogether from the start Andaman and Nicobar Islands have witnessed 60 COVID-19 related deaths.
At present there are 20 positive cases of COVID-19 admitted in various isolation beds in North and Middle Andaman District. The Nicobar District has 04 cases admitted in isolations beds and the South Andaman District has 145 cases currently admitted in the isolation beds.
Today nine new confirmed cases were detected in the Islands and 15 positive patients were also discharged. Total 98812 samples have been tested till date in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the rate for testing per million of Andaman and Nicobar Islands stands at 2,47,030 which is the highest in the country.
Altogether 550 incoming passengers were screened at Veer Savarkar International Airport, Port Blair on 8th of November. The passengers of the following flights with the following seat numbers were found COVID-19 positive in the screening today.
| Name of flight with No. | Seat No. of Positive case |
| Air India (Kolkata) AI 787 | 3A, 31F |
| Indigo (Chennai) 6E 188 | 18D, 14E |
The passengers seated next to the above mentioned seat numbers in the above mentioned flights have been asked to self monitor themselves at home and if they encounter any symptoms like fever, cough, breathing difficulties, they have been advised to contact Control Room No. 102 or 1070 and seek medical guidance and advise immediately.
The 24X7 Control Room Numbers for any COVID-19 related assistance in Andaman and Nicobar Islands are 240126/232102 (Add 03192 if dialling from a Mobile Phone) and 1077/1070.
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