Andaman and Nicobar Islands recorded 83 new COVID-19 cases, 13 more than the previous day, pushing the tally in the union territory to 9,605, a health department official said on Thursday.
Andaman & Nicobar Reports 83 New COVID-19 Cases
The COVID-19 death toll remained at 129 as no fresh fatality was reported in the last 24 hours, the official said.
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Of the 83 new cases, 10 were detected during testing at the airport and 73 during contact tracing, he said. The archipelago now has 545 active COVID-19 cases while 8,931 people have recovered from the disease, including 112 on Wednesday, the official said.
The COVID-19 death toll remained at 129 as no fresh fatality was reported in the last 24 hours, the official said. The union territory had reported 70 new COVID-19 cases and 94 recoveries on Wednesday.
The administration has tested over 6.81 lakh samples for COVID-19 and, the cumulative test positivity rate is 1.39 per cent. A total of 6,30,884 beneficiaries have been inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine so far, the official added.
With PTI inputs.
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