Ahmedabad, Jul 18 (PTI) The number of COVID-19 cases in Ahmedabad district in Gujarat rose by 199 to 24,163 on Saturday, state health department said.

With four more deaths, the toll has reached 1,541, it said.

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A total of 169 patients were discharged in the day, taking the number of the recovered cases in the district to 18,841, a release said.

Of 199 new cases, 182 cases were reported from the city limits and the rest 17 from other parts of the district, it said.

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