Surat, Oct 7 (PTI) Surat district in Gujarat on Wednesday reported 280 new COVID-19 cases, its highest single-day spike, taking the tally to 30,156, state health department said.

With three fatalities, the toll rose to 963 in the district, it said.

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Recoveries outnumbered new cases, with 292 patients getting discharged in the day.

So far 20,656 patients have been discharged in Surat city, with a recovery rate of 90.9 per cent, the municipal corporation said.

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A total 29,583 people are quarantined in the city.

Meanwhile, three of 406 tailors and laundry shop-owners were found to be infected during testing in the day, the civic body said.

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