Surat, Nov 5 (PTI) As many as 217 new cases of coronavirus infection were found in the Surat district of Gujarat in the last 24 hours, a release by the state Health Department said on Thursday evening.

Surat's tally of cases thus went up to 36,976.

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While 156 persons tested positive in Surat city, 61 cases were reported from rural areas in the last 24 hours, said the release.

Three COVID-19 patients, including two from the city, also died, taking the death toll of the district to 1,026.

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220 patients -- 165 from the city -- were discharged during the day.

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