Ahmedabad, May 31 (PTI) The COVID-19 case count in Ahmedabad went up by 299 to 12,180 on Sunday while the death toll rose by 20 to 842, a Health department official said.

A total of 601 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery, the official said.

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Meanwhile, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation said that only shops selling essential items, nursing homes, and private practitioners are allowed to work in containment zones in the city between 7 am and 7 pm in line with the relaxations granted by the state government during the fifth phase of the lockdown.

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