Surat, Dec 5 (PTI) With 241 new coronavirus positive cases being detected on Saturday, Surat district's tally of infections rose to 43,718, Gujarat health departmentsaid.

The count of fatalities rose to 1,081 with two more patients succumbing to the viral disease, it said.

Also Read | Naming of Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology’s New Campus in Kerala After RSS Ideologue MS Golwalkar Stirs Controversy.

At 269, recoveries exceeded the new cases during the day.

Surat city reported202 new cases and 221 recoveries, while rural parts added 39 infections and 48 recoveries.

Also Read | Arnab Goswami Moves Bombay High Court to Restrain CJM Court at Raigad-Alibaug from Taking Cognizance of Chargesheet Filed Against Him.

Surat city's recoveryrate stood at 93.93 per cent with 31,179 patients having been discharged so far, the department said.

A total21,366 patients are quarantined in Surat while 8,66,984 patients have been surveyed in localities from where COVID-19 positive cases were reported, it said.

431 patients currently remain hospitalised in various hospitals in the city.

Kamrej taluka has reported 2,346 COVID-19 cases so far, the highest among nine talukas in Surat district.

With 81 cases, the number is the lowest in Umarpada taluka, said the officials.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)