Ahmedabad, Jul 22 (PTI) The number of COVID-19 cases in Ahmedabad district in Gujarat rose by 196 to 24,963 on Wednesday, the state health department said.

With three more patients succumbing to the infection, the death toll rose to 1,560, it said.

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A total of 212 patients were discharged in the day, taking the count of recovered cases to 19,625, it said.

Of the 196 new cases, 181 were reported from Ahmedabad city and the rests 15 from rural areas in the district.

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All three fatalities were reported from city.

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