Surat, Aug 24 (PTI) Surat reported 229 new coronavirus cases on Monday, the highest for a district in Gujarat, taking its tally to 19,423, the state health department said.

With the death of fiveCOVID-19 patients, also the highestin the state, the toll in Surat district rose to 782, it said.

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The number of recovered cases in the district rose to 15,985 with 182 more patients getting discharged, the department said in a release.

Surat city reported 159 new cases and the rural parts of the district 70.

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The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Surat city rose to 15,255 and in the rural parts to 4,168.

The Surat Municipal Corporation said said it has surveyed over 7 lakh population in areas from where positive cases were reported.

A total of 27,832 persons are quarantined in the city, it said.

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