Ahmedabad, Jul 28 (PTI) The number of COVID-19 cases in Gujarat's Ahmedabad district crossed the 26,000 mark and reached 26,032 on Tuesday with addition of 156 patients, state Health department said.

The death toll rose by four to 1,583.

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With 167 patients being discharged in the day, the count of recovered cases in the district went up to 21,001, it said.

Of the 156 cases, 147 cases were reported from the limits of Ahmedabad city and the rest nine from rural areas.

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