One more tests positive for COVID-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, total cases rise to 10

A man in his late 20s on Monday tested positive for COVID-19 in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, taking number of coronavirus positive cases in Union Territory to 10, officials said. He was part of a group of people that had gone to Delhi to attend a religious programme and returned to Port Blair via Kolkata on March 24, y said.

man has been admitted to G B Pant Hospital, where a 48-bed isolation ward was set up to attend to coronavirus patients. islands, home to several vulnerable tribes, have been put on alert following COVID-19 outbreak.