Ahmedabad, Jun 25 (PTI) The number of coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat reached 19,839 on Thursday with 238 new cases coming to light, the Gujarat health department said.

Twelve persons died due to the pandemic since previous evening, taking the death toll in the district to 1,390, it said.

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216 patients were discharged on recovery in the last 24 hours, it added. PTI PJT PD KRK KRK 06252022 NNNNBarcelona leads the league by three points over Real Madrid, which can pull level if it wins at Real Sociedad on Sunday.

Madrid holds the tiebreaker between the two in case of a tie. Atlético and Sevilla trail Barcelona by 13 points with eight games left.

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Atlético used the occasion of its first match at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in more than three months to pay tribute to its former coach Radomir Antic, three former players, and a 14-year-old youth player who died during the pandemic.

A jersey with Antic's name was placed on a seat next to Simeone on the bench, while the four players had shirts with their names draped on seats in the empty stands.

A violinist played the club's anthem to honor all of Spain's over 28,000 virus victims before kickoff.

Vitolo went on in the 73rd and broke the deadlock when he headed in after goalkeeper José Caro failed to punch a corner away, leaving his goal undefended. The ball fell to Vitolo at the far post and he guided his header home. (AP)

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