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Andaman and Nicobar: No new Covid-19 case for fifth day in a row

The union territory now has only four active Covid-19 cases, a health department official said on Sunday.

Published on: Jan 31, 2021, 10:38:45 IST
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands did not record a single fresh Covid-19 case for the last five days, a health department official said on Sunday.

A health worker closes a tube with the coronavirus test sample. (REUTERS)
A health worker closes a tube with the coronavirus test sample. (REUTERS)

The coronavirus tally in the union territory remained at 4,994, while 62 people have so far died due to the contagion, he said.

The archipelago has not reported any new Covid-19 case since Tuesday. "No fresh Covid-19 case was reported for the fifth day in a row on Saturday," the official said.

The union territory now has only four active Covid-19 cases, he said.

One more person was cured of the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries in the archipelago to 4,928, the official said.

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The Andaman and Nicobar administration has conducted 2,21,875 sample tests for Covid-19 so far, and the positivity rate stands at 2.25 per cent, he added.

All passengers arriving by plane or ship in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands have to produce a Covid-19 negative test report before they are allowed entry into the Islands, the official added.

This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.
 
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