Port Blair, Jan 25 (PTI) The union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands recorded more COVID-19 recoveries than fresh cases as 91 people recuperated from the disease while 86 new infections pushed the tally to 9,452, a health department official said on Tuesday.
The archipelago now has 598 active COVID-19 cases, while 8,725 people have recovered from the disease, he 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 89 new COVID-19 cases and 50 recoveries on Monday.
The administration has so far tested 6,81,572 samples for COVID-19 and the cumulative test positivity rate is 1.39 per cent.
A total of 6,03,236 beneficiaries have been inoculated with COVID-19 vaccine of whom 3,04,064 have received the first dose and 2,99,172 both doses of the vaccine, the official added. PTI COR RG RG
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