Ahmedabad, Jun 13 (PTI) 344 new coronavirus patients were reported in Ahmedabad on Saturday, taking the number of cases in the district to 16,306, the Gujarat health department said.

Twenty-six patients died during the day, taking the number of coronavirus deaths in the district to 1,165.

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255 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals, officials said.

A total of 517 new coronavirus cases and 33 deaths were reported in Gujarat on Saturday.

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