Andamans report six new Covid-19 infections; case tally rises to 10,224

The COVID-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 10,224 on Saturday as six more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said.

Three new patients have travel history, while three other infections were detected during contact tracing, it said.

The Union territory now has 40 active cases, while 10,055 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 7.57 lakh samples for COVID-19, and fully vaccinated 3.41 lakh people.