Ahmedabad, Dec 28 (PTI) The number of COVID-19 cases in Ahmedabad touched 57,140 on Monday after 174 people were detected with the infection, while the day also saw three deaths and 180 recoveries, an official said.

The toll in the district is 2,240, while the number of people discharged stands at 51,961, he said.

Of the seven zones of Ahmedabad city, the west zone has the highest number of active cases at 402, followed by the north-west zone with 388 and south-west zone with 375, a civic official said.

The number of micro containment areas in AMC limits rose by six to touch 19, he added.

Rural Ahmedabad has a caseload of 3,883, of which 3,805, or 98 per cent, have been discharged, while 60 patients have died.

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