Surat, Jul 21 (PTI) Surat reported 298 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday,taking the tally to 10,840, while 21 more patients died, the highest in Gujarat, the state health department said.

The district reported the highest number of COVID-19 deaths in the state on Tuesday at 21, taking the toll to 467, it said.

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Out of the 744 new cases reported from across Gujarat, Surat alone accounted for 298.

The district reported 21 out of the 34 deaths in the state on Tuesday, the department said in a release.

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Since the last several days, Surat has overtaken Ahmedabad in both the number of daily cases and fatalities.

Surat city reported 225 and rural parts recorded 73 new infections.

Also, the city under Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) limits reported 14 out of the 21 deaths, with seven being recorded from the district's panchayat areas, the release said.

Rander zone in Surat reported the highest number of 47 cases, while Katargam reported 34 infections. So far, Katargam has reported the highest number ofcases in the city at 2,096.

The SMC said it has carried out a health survey of over 10 lakh population, while 13,452 persons have been quarantined.

With several diamond workers getting infected with COVID-19, diamond units have voluntarily downed their shutters till July 31 to curb the infection spread.

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