Ahmedabad, Jul 17 (PTI) Gujarat's Ahmedabad district recorded 184 new coronavirus cases since Thursday evening, taking the total in the district to 23,964, the state health department said.

With five COVID-19 patients dying in Ahmedabad city, the death toll in the district reached 1,537 on Friday.

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Of 184 new cases, 166 were reported from Ahmedabad city and 18 from other parts of the district.

166 patients were discharged upon recovery on Friday, the health department said.

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