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nCOVID-19 (2019 novel corona virus) is a naive infective virus that brought the whole world to standstill. The clinical features attributing to its infection have a broad spectrum, ranging from minimally symptomatic to respiratory failure and death. The aim of present case series was to assimilate data regarding the clinical characteristics of first 11 cases of COVID-19 infection in the local population of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Various clinical features, biochemical and individual parameters were compiled that may affect the disease evolution and then, subjected to descriptive analysis. Out of 11 patients, six patients had a definitive known source of their infection and four patients had history of close contacts with first six ones. Only one patient had unknown source of the infection. Majority of the patients remained asymptomatic to pauci-symptomatic. Mean duration of symptomatic period was less than seven days (5.6 days). In this series, out of 11 patients, 2 (18%) were females and rest all were males (82%). Four of the patients had fever, four had cough, and four had weakness and fatigue, two had malaise, three had anorexia, one had dyspepsia and one diarrhea. None of the patient landed in ICU. Patients were treated with empirical combination therapy including Azithromycin (500 mg OD) and Oseltamivir (75 mg BD) irrespective of their symptoms. Additionally, Hydroxychloroquine (200 mg BD) was given to symptomatic ones. Conclusively, less dreadful clinical presentation of this infection was faced in this population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]