Surat, Oct 30 (PTI) A total of 218 people tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Surat, taking the district's caseload to 35,694, while two deaths increased the toll to 1,015, an official said on Friday.

Surat city accounted for 165 of the new cases.

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The official said 234 people were discharged during the day.

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