11 new COVID-19 cases in Andaman & Nicobar Islands

The COVID-19 tally of Andamanand Nicobar Islands rose to 4,083 as 11 more people testedpositive for the infection, a health official said on Sunday.

Of the 11 new cases in the Union territory, nine weredetected during contact tracing, while two patients havetravel history, he said.

Seventeen more people have been cured of the disease,taking the total number of recoveries in the archipelago to3,848, the official said.

The Union territory now has 179 active COVID-19 cases,while 56 people have so far succumbed to the infection, hesaid.

The administration has so far sent 74,277 samples forCOVID-19 tests, of which 74,027 reports have been received and250 are awaited, the official added.

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