Aurangabad, Jul 7 (PTI) The COVID-19 count in Aurangabad in Maharashtra reached 7,134 as 194 people were detected with the infection on Tuesday, while nine deaths took the toll to 327, an official said.

A total of 253 patients were discharged during the day, taking the number of such cases to 3,824, he added.

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The 194 new cases include 55 from the district's rural areas, which also accounted for 108 people discharged on Tuesday, the official informed.

The number of active cases is 2,983.

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