Surat, Nov 26 (PTI) Surat district of Gujarat recorded 289 fresh cases of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, said a release by the state Health Department on Thursday evening.

It took the district's case count to 41,339.

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231 new cases were found in Surat city alone.

Three patients from the city died due to the infection, taking the death toll in the district to 1,059.

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On the other hand, 195 patients recovered -- 178 from the city and 17 from rural parts of the district -- on Thursday.

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